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Laptop with extendable USB-powered I/O device

Re: US20080316176 A1 Is this invention novel and patentable? 1. A laptop computer system having an extended touchpad functionality, the system comprising: a base having a media bay, the ...
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Why did IBM buy patent (6,904,428) about an “intranet mediator”?

From what I see, US patent 6,904,428 (by the Illinois Institute of Technology) is a search algorithm process. Any ideas why IBM thought they needed it? An intranet mediator for obtaining direct ...