Information processing unit and information processing related units
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsHideki Kamimaki, Yukihide Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Koichi Kimura, Hideaki Gemma, Hitoshi Kawaguchi
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Abstract
A labor of disconnecting many cables is omitted even when carrying a file basestation with an external storage loaded together with a main body. An information processing unit comprises: a main body having a CPU, a keyboard and a display unit; a file basestation with an external storage, such as an FD·D or a CD-ROM·D, loaded; and a portreplicator with many connectors loaded. Removal of the main body alone from the portreplicator or removal of the main body and the file basestation can omit the labor of disconnecting many cables connected to the portreplicator.
Claims19
An information processing unit connectable to the external equipment comprising:
- a plurality of main body external connecting connectors for signal connecting to said external equipment;
- a main body external power source connector for receiving the external power;
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- a main body docking connector for connecting to a portreplicator having a replicator external connecting connector for signal connecting to said external equipment, a replicator external power source connector for receiving said external power and a replicator docking connector for signal connecting to said information processing unit and supplying the power,
- wherein a part of said main body external connecting connector has a connector having the same function as that of all or a part of said replicator external connecting connector, and is positioned on a different surface from a surface of said information processing unit on which said main body docking connector is positioned.
An information processing unit connectable to the external equipment comprising:
- a plurality of main body external connecting connectors for signal connecting to said external equipment;
- a main body external power source connector for receiving the external power;
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- a main body docking connector for connecting all or a part of said main body external connecting connector to a replicated portreplicator,
- wherein said main body external connecting connector replicated by said portreplicator is positioned on a different surface from a surface of said information processing unit on which said portreplicator can be connected.
An information processing unit connectable to the external equipment comprising:
- a main body having a CPU;
- a plurality of main body external connecting connectors for signal connecting said external equipment to said main body;
- a main body external power source connector for receiving the external power to said main body;
- a detachable portreplicator having a replicator external connecting connector for signal connecting to said external equipment, a replicator external power source connector for receiving said external power and a replicator doing connector for signal connecting to said main body and supplying the power;
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- a main body docking connector for connecting said portreplicator to said main body,
- wherein a part of said main body external connecting connector has a connector having the same function as that of all or a part of said replicator external connecting connector, and is positioned on a different surface from a surface of said information processing unit on which said main body docking connector is positioned.
A portreplicator for connecting an information processing unit to the external equipment comprising:
- a plurality of replicator external connecting connectors for signal connecting to said external equipment;
- a replicator external power source connector for receiving the external power;
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- a replicator docking connector for signal connecting to said information processing unit and feeding a power received from said external power to said information processing unit,
- wherein said information processing unit comprises a plurality of main body external connecting connectors for signal connecting to said external equipment, a main body external power source connector for receiving said external power, and a main body docking connector for connecting to said portreplicator, and a part of said main body external connecting connector has a connector having the same function as that of all or a part of said replicator external connecting connector, and is positioned on a different surface from a surface of said information processing unit on which said main body docking connector is positioned.
A portreplicator for connecting an information processing unit to the external equipment comprising:
- a plurality of replicator external connecting connectors for signal connecting to said external equipment;
- a replicator external power source connector for receiving the external power;
- a replicator docking connector for signal connecting to said information processing unit and feeding a power received from said external power to said information processing unit;
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- an air intake port for taking an air from said information processing unit.
An information processing unit connectable to the external equipment comprising:
- a main body having a CPU;
- a plurality of main body external connecting connectors for signal connecting said external equipment to said main body;
- a main body external power source connector for receiving the external power to said main body;
- a detachable portreplicator having a replicator external connecting connector for signal connecting to said external equipment, a replicator external power source connector for receiving said external power, a replicator docking connector for signal connecting to said main body and supplying the power and an air intake port for taking an air from said main body;
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- a main body docking connector for connecting said portreplicator to said main body.
An information processing unit connectable to the external equipment comprising:
- a plurality of main body external connecting connectors for signal connecting to said external equipment;
- a main body external power source connector for receiving the external power;
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- a main body docking connector for connecting to a portreplicator having a replicator external connecting connector for signal connecting to said external equipment, a replicator external power source connector for receiving said external power, a replicator docking connector for signal connecting to said information processing unit and supplying the power and an air intake port for taking an air from said information processing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.