Modular device backbone for a network of user-swappable products
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1. A modular device backbonecomprising:
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two or more backplates configured to be distributed throughout a user space and further configured to couple with any of a plurality of swappable devices,wherein each of the two or more backplates comprises;
a configuration storage device to store backplate-based configuration information including a backplate identifier and further including information for communicating with the controller; and
a communication unit to transmit the backplate-based configuration information,wherein, upon coupling of a particular swappable device of the plurality of swappable devices to a particular backplate of the two or more backplates,the particular swappable device receives configuration information including the backplate-based configuration information from the particular backplate and controller-based configuration information associated with the backplate identifier from the controller,wherein the configuration information includes information for communicating with additional swappable devices of the plurality of swappable devices and a location of the particular backplate in the user space,wherein the particular swappable device self-configures location-based functionality based on the location,wherein the coupled swappable device establishes a communication link to the additional swappable devices based on the configuration information.
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Abstract
A modular device backbone includes two or more backplates configured to be distributed throughout a user space and further configured to couple with swappable devices. Each of the one or more backplates may include a configuration storage device to store configuration information for communicating with additional swappable devices coupled to additional backplates. Each of the one or more backplates may further include a communication unit to provide the configuration information to a coupled swappable device, where the coupled swappable device unit establishes a communication link to the additional swappable devices based on the configuration information.
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1. A modular device backbone
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a controller; two or more backplates configured to be distributed throughout a user space and further configured to couple with any of a plurality of swappable devices, wherein each of the two or more backplates comprises; a configuration storage device to store backplate-based configuration information including a backplate identifier and further including information for communicating with the controller; and a communication unit to transmit the backplate-based configuration information, wherein, upon coupling of a particular swappable device of the plurality of swappable devices to a particular backplate of the two or more backplates, the particular swappable device receives configuration information including the backplate-based configuration information from the particular backplate and controller-based configuration information associated with the backplate identifier from the controller, wherein the configuration information includes information for communicating with additional swappable devices of the plurality of swappable devices and a location of the particular backplate in the user space, wherein the particular swappable device self-configures location-based functionality based on the location, wherein the coupled swappable device establishes a communication link to the additional swappable devices based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A modular device network comprising:
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a controller; two or more backplates distributed throughout a user space and configured to couple with any of a plurality of swappable devices, wherein each of the two or more backplates comprises; a configuration storage device to store backplate-based configuration information including a backplate identifier and further including information for communicating with the controller; and a communication unit to transmit the backplate-based configuration information; and two or more swappable devices of the plurality of swappable devices coupled to the two or more backplates, wherein, upon coupling of a particular swappable device of the two or more swappable devices to a particular backplate of the two or more backplates, the particular swappable device receives configuration information including the backplate-based configuration information from the particular backplate and controller-based configuration information associated with the backplate identifier from the controller, wherein the configuration information includes information for communicating with additional swappable devices of the plurality of swappable devices and a location of the particular backplate in the user space, wherein the particular swappable device self-configures location-based functionality based on the location, wherein the two or more swappable devices establish a communication link between each other based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing a modular device network comprising:
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mounting two or more backplates throughout a user space, wherein the two or more backplates are configured to couple with any of a plurality of swappable devices, wherein each of the two or more backplates comprises; a configuration storage device to store backplate-based configuration information including a backplate identifier and further including information for communicating with a controller; and a communication unit to transmit the configuration information; and coupling two or more swappable devices of the plurality of swappable devices with the two or more backplates, wherein, upon coupling of a particular swappable device of the two or more swappable devices to a particular backplate of the two or more backplates, the particular swappable device receives configuration information including the backplate-based configuration information from the particular backplate and controller-based configuration information associated with the backplate identifier from the controller, wherein the configuration information includes information for communicating with additional swappable devices of the plurality of swappable devices and a location of the particular backplate in the user space, wherein the particular swappable device self-configures location-based functionality based on the location, wherein the two or more swappable devices establish a communication link between each other based on the configuration information.
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