Computerized apparatus with a high speed data bus

Computerized apparatus, comprising:

• high-speed data bus apparatus, the high-speed data bus apparatus comprising a plurality of data interface devices, each of the plurality of data interface devices in data communication with at least one other of the plurality of data interface devices, and disposed in a ring-like data bus configuration comprising a plurality of data bus segments;
• at least one user interface apparatus in data communication with the high-speed data bus apparatus;
• at least one input/output apparatus in data communication with the high-speed data bus apparatus;
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• at least one mass storage apparatus in data communication with the high-speed data bus apparatus;
• wherein each of the plurality of data interface devices of the high speed data bus apparatus is configured to act as both master over data transmitted to a downstream one of the plurality of data interface devices via one or more of the data bus segments, and slave to data transmitted from an upstream one of the plurality of data interface devices via one or more of the data bus segments;
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• wherein the plurality of data interface devices are each configured to transmit a different data signal simultaneously.

Computerized apparatus configured for high-speed data transactions between components thereof, the computerized apparatus comprising:

• high-speed data bus apparatus, the high-speed data bus apparatus comprising a plurality of data interface devices, each of the plurality of data interface devices in data communication with at least one other of the plurality of data interface devices and with at least one of a central processor unit and/or random access memory (RAM) storage device, the plurality of data interface devices disposed in a ring-like data bus configuration comprising a plurality of data bus segments;
• at least one user interface apparatus in data communication with the high-speed data bus apparatus configured to enable a user to interact with the computerized apparatus;
• at least one input/output apparatus in data communication with the high-speed data bus apparatus and configured to interchange data with one or more devices external to the computerized apparatus;
• at least one mass storage apparatus in data communication with the high-speed data bus apparatus and configured to store data and at least one computer program for use by the high-speed data bus apparatus;
• a data interface in data communication with each of the at least one user interface apparatus, the at least one input/output apparatus, and the at least one mass storage apparatus, and with the high-speed data bus apparatus;
• wherein each of the plurality of data interface devices of the high speed data bus apparatus is configured to act simultaneously as both master over data transmitted to a downstream one of the plurality of data interface devices via one or more of the data bus segments, and slave to data transmitted from an upstream one of the plurality of data interface devices via one or more of the data bus segments;
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• wherein the high-speed data bus apparatus cooperates with the data interface to enable the high speed data transactions of the computerized apparatus.