Portable computer that can be plugged into a backplane
First Claim
1. A computer system that can be coupled to a network, comprising:
- a backplane that contains a unique identification; and
, a computer that can be plugged into said backplane and retrieve the backplane identification, said computer compares the backplane identification with a stored backplane identification stored in said computer, and transmits a command to the network if the backplane identification does not match the stored backplane identification.
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Abstract
A computer that can be plugged into a backplane which is coupled to a network. The backplane has a backplane identification that is retrieved by the computer and compared with a stored backplane identification. The stored backplane identification is the ID of the last backplane that was coupled to the computer. If the stored ID does not match the ID from the backplane, the computer transmits a command to the network indicating that the computer has been moved to a new physical location. A server can receive the command and automatically reconfigure the network so that a network address and/or telephone number associated with the computer is routed to the backplane. The computer may also transmit a client identification that is used by the server to determine whether the computer is authorized for usage.
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71 Claims
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1. A computer system that can be coupled to a network, comprising:
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a backplane that contains a unique identification; and
,a computer that can be plugged into said backplane and retrieve the backplane identification, said computer compares the backplane identification with a stored backplane identification stored in said computer, and transmits a command to the network if the backplane identification does not match the stored backplane identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a server;
a backplane that is coupled to said server and which contains a unique backplane identification; and
,a computer that can be plugged into said backplane and retrieve the backplane identification, said computer compares the backplane identification with a stored backplane identification stored in said computer, and transmits a command to said server if the backplane identification does not match the stored backplane identification.
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23. A system, comprising:
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a server that has a relational database that correlates a network address to a backplane address;
a backplane that is coupled to said server and contains a unique backplane identification; and
,a computer that can be coupled into said backplane, said computer has a client identification and a computer network address, said computer transmits the client identification to said server so that the computer network address is correlated with the backplane identification.
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30. A system, comprising:
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a server that has a relational database that correlates a telephone number to a backplane address;
a backplane that is coupled to said server and contains a unique backplane identification; and
,a computer that can be coupled to said backplane, said computer has a client identification and a telephone number, said computer transmits the client identification to said server so that the telephone number is correlated with the backplane identification. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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35. A system, comprising:
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a backplane;
a computer that can be coupled into said backplane, said computer wirelessly emits a RF id when decoupled from said backplane;
a receiver that receives the RF id;
an alarm that is coupled to said receiver and is activated in response to the RF id.
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46. A system, comprising:
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a backplane that is coupled to said server and has a unique backplane identification;
a computer that can be coupled into said backplane; and
,a server that is coupled to said backplane and can transmit evacuation information to said computer said evacuation information being correlated with the backplane identification.
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56. A method for operating a computer system, comprising:
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plugging a computer into a backplane;
transmitting a backplane identification from the backplane to the computer;
comparing the backplane identification with a stored backplane identification; and
,transmitting a command to a network if the backplane identification does not match the stored backplane identification.
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61. A method for operating a computer system, comprising:
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plugging a computer into a backplane that has a backplane identification;
transmitting a client identification from the computer to a server; and
,correlating the client identification with the backplane identification. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for operating a computer system, comprising:
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unplugging a computer from a backplane;
transmitting a client identification from the computer to a wireless detector;
comparing the client identification with an authorized client identification; and
,activating an alarm if the client identification does not match the authorized client identification. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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67. A computer system that can be plugged into a backplane which is coupled to network, wherein the backplane has a unique backplane identification, comprising:
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a memory device that contains a stored backplane identification number; and
,a processor that reads the backplane identification from the backplane, compares the backplane identification with the stored backplane identification, and transmits a command to the network if the backplane identification does not match the stored backplane identification.
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70. A backplane that can be coupled to a computer and a network, comprising:
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a printed circuit board;
a first network connector that can be coupled to the computer;
a second network connector that can be coupled to the network; and
,an integrated circuit that is attached to said printed circuit board and contains a backplane identification. - View Dependent Claims (71)
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