System and method for cartridge-based, geometry-variant scalable electronic systems
US6469901B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/18
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scalable electronic system is disclosed, comprised of multiple modular electronics clusters. Each modular electronics cluster comprises a receptacle for routing signals, and multiple resource cartridges for performing electronic functions. The resource cartridges are capable of being aligned in close proximity to the receptacle for communicating signals to and from the receptacle. In addition, the resource cartridges aligned with the receptacle are also capable of communicating with each other. The resource cartridges can be aligned or removed from alignment with the receptacle, without the need for additional electrical connection hardware. The receptacle includes at least one vertical transport channel for communicating with other modular electronics clusters. Each modular electronics cluster is capable of being aligned with other modular electronics clusters for communicating signals between the resource cartridges of the aligned modular electronics clusters through the vertical transport channels of the modular electronics clusters. Modular electronics clusters can be aligned or removed from alignment with other modular electronics clusters without the need for additional ele…
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