Uniform corporate client (UCC) usage model

• US 20070153824A1
• Filed: 12/31/2005
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Veeramoney, Murali, Phan, Truong, Lam, Hue, Wong, Hong, Kwong, Wah, Asbjornsen, Steven
• Application Number:
  US11/323,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20070153824A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/465
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/18 Packaging or power distribution

Abstract

A system board is to be designed as a standardized system board so that it can be used either in a mobile computer system or in a non-mobile computer system. In some embodiments, the system board may be fundamentally designed for the mobile computer system. Some reconfiguration may be performed to use the system board in the non-mobile computer system.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a standardized system board;

using the standardized system board for a mobile computer system; and

alternatively, using the standardized system board for a non-mobile computer system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the standardized system board is designed fundamentally to be used for the mobile computer system

3. The method of claim 2, wherein using the standardized system board for the non-mobile computer system comprises:

reconfiguring the standardized system board before it is used for the non-mobile computer system.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein reconfiguring comprises:

removing mobile specific electronic components from the standardized system board.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein reconfiguring comprises:

adding non-mobile specific electronic components to the standardized system board.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the standardized system board includes support for a first display and a secondary display.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the standardized system board includes support for un-interruptible power supply (UPS).

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the standardized system board is associated with a standardized set of software application applicable for both the mobile computer system and the non-mobile computer system.

9. A system, comprising:

a system board that includes a processor, a memory, and a bus coupled to the processor and the memory, and at least one mobile specific component coupled to the bus to enable the system board to operate when the system is a mobile system, wherein the system board is configurable to be used when the system is a non-mobile system.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the system board is configurable to be used when the system is a non-mobile system by removing the mobile specific component.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the system board is configurable to be used when the system is a non-mobile system by adding one or more non-mobile specific components.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the system board further includes electronic components to support a primary display and a secondary display.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the secondary display is to be used as en alternate display from the primary display when power supply is limited.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the system board includes electronic components to support un-interruptible power supply (UPS).

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a system board having multiple electronic components including the processor, the system board configured to be enclosed in a first housing or in a second housing, the first housing used when the computer system is configured as a mobile computer system, the second housing used when the computer system is configured as a non-mobile computer system

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system board is to include support for a primary display, a secondary display, and un-interruptible power supply (UPS).

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system board is to be associated with a software image applicable for the mobile computer system and for the non-mobile computer system.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system board is configured to be enclosed in the first housing or in the second housing without size or shape modification.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein when one of the multiple electronic components on the system board is mobile specific, the mobile specific component is removed before the system board is enclosed in the second housing.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein when the system board is to be enclosed in the second housing, one or more non-mobile specific components is added to the system board.