Webbased operating system a new approach

I've developed a new form of client-based, secure 'Web Memory' that uses the JAVA or dotNET VM to launch a 'terminate and stay resident' program fragment that maintains persistence between web pages by program reloading. Web Memory is the basis for an Open Source e-commerce front end that could reduce web congestion and simplify online shopping.

The technique has a bandwidth - if too many people use it, then it will not work for anyone. Bandwidth for this Open Source application is now protected by US Patent 6,636,863, granted to me on Oct. 21, 2003 - it appears to describe Web Services as well as Web Memory, and could extend to portions of the Internet.

A web-based operating system might be possible. I am releasing this application of Web Memory also to Open Source.

Information:

Background: * I originally published in June of 2000 on javaboutique released the code for an e-commerce front end as Open Source.

* The article was mirrored on Linux Today

* On Oct. 21, 2003, after a lengthy process including a quality review by a number of patent examiners, I was granted US Patent 6,636,863 based on this work (to read the text, go to number).

* Web Memory is secure, client-based, user-specific memory, based in the JAVA VM present in computers, cell phones, Palm Pilots and chips. It works in dotNET as well. The bandwidth for this technique has been protected by patent. Is the method useful to the Open Source community?

Lane Friesen e-mail: lanefriesen (at) hotmail.com