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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKenneth Blair Ocheltree, Masato Anzai, Nicholas R. Dono, Akira Hino, Toshitaka Imai, Seiichi Kawano, Shinsuke Noda, Ernest Nelson Mandese, Toshitsugu Mito, James Randal Moulic, Robert K. Montoye, Robert Stephen Olyha JR., Ronald Alan Smith, Hiromi Tanaka, Kazuhiko Yamazaki, Yoshihisa Sueta, Masatoshi Ishii
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A modular computer system includes a core unit comprising a processor and a memory; a removable modular accessory; a docking connector for connecting the accessory to the core unit; and one or more subsystems contained within the accessory. The system is partitioned such that any of the cooling, power or input/output subsystems can be disposed within the modular accessory such that these subsystems can be removed from the system by removing the accessory. The core unit by itself is not useful to a user because it lacks power, cooling, or a user interface. The core unit can be connected into any of a variety of accessories and it adapts its functions to the system resources provided by each type of accessory.
A core computer unit comprising
The core computer unit of claim I wherein the processor is configured to identify the accessory by reading a code provided by the accessory and wherein the code uniquely identifies the accessory.
A modular computer system comprising:
A modular computer system comprising:
A modular computer system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.