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US 5,640,302 AGranted
Modular portable computer
AssigneeElonex I.P. Holdings, Ltd.
InventorDan Kikinis
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AssigneeElonex I.P. Holdings, Ltd.
InventorDan Kikinis
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A modular computer has a framework with module bays for receiving CPU modules, power modules, and peripheral function modules such as floppy and hard disk drives. The framework has a built-in compressed bus and a variety of function modules which can be plugged into any one of the module bays. Function modules include, but are not limited to, CPU, power, floppy disk, hard disk, RAM memory, LAN communication, modem, FAX communication, and data acquisition. In some embodiments function modules are provided for communicating with separate input means, such as voice, keyboards, and pen-pads. In one aspect the module bays and the function modules are configured according to dimensional and connective standards of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. In another embodiment heat sink structures in module bays are translatable to contact docked modules to extract waste heat. Such structures in other embodiments are configured to engage docked modules to prevent removal until a security procedure is accomplished.
A computer comprising:
In a computer comprising a CPU, an internal bus coupled to the CPU, and an enclosed docking bay having a connector coupled to the internal bus wherein a functional module may be docked, a security system comprising:
In a computer comprising a CPU, an internal bus coupled to the CPU, and a planar array of enclosed docking bays wherein functional modules may be docked, each docking bay having a connector coupled to the internal bus, a security system comprising:
A method for enhancing security for a functional module docked in a module bay of a computer, comprising steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.