Multipurpose processor, system and method
US7035949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0664
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage and processing device is reversibly attachable to a selected member of a set of appliances. The device includes a data storage medium and a processor. Each appliance includes appropriate functional components, a power source and a user interface. The device receives power from the attached appliance. Commands for operating the attached appliance are stored in the data storage medium and are executed by the processor in response to user instructions received from the attached appliance in order to operate the functional components. Preferably, the device receives power only from the attached appliance, and the functional components are operated, in response to the user instructions, only by the device's processor.
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