MODULAR APPLICATION COMPUTING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An open platform computer, comprising:
- at least one microprocessor;
a computer casing that encases the at least one microprocessor, communicatively associated with at least three ports, wherein said ports are electrically connected to the at least one microprocessor;
at least one operating system resident on the at least one microprocessor, wherein said at least one operating system comprises an open platform for accepting a plurality of applications exclusive from said at least one operating system, wherein each of the plurality of applications is correspondent to at least one hardware device discrete from said computer casing, which at least one hardware device is, absent the each of the plurality of applications, not operable by said at least one operating system; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of applications is applied at at least one of said ports to operate the at least one discrete hardware device and for presentation by the at least one microprocessor via said at least one operating system.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method of open platform computing. The present invention may include at least one microprocessor, a computer case that encases the at least one microprocessor, at least one operating system resident on the at least one microprocessor, wherein the at least one operating system includes an open platform for accepting a plurality of applications and hardware not presented as forming a portion of, and absent the plurality of applications not being operable by, the at least one operating system, at least three ports in the computer case, wherein the ports are communicatively electrically connected to the at least one microprocessor, and wherein at least one of the plurality of applications is applied at at least one of the ports for presentation by the at least one microprocessor via the at least one operating system.
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23 Claims
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1. An open platform computer, comprising:
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at least one microprocessor; a computer casing that encases the at least one microprocessor, communicatively associated with at least three ports, wherein said ports are electrically connected to the at least one microprocessor; at least one operating system resident on the at least one microprocessor, wherein said at least one operating system comprises an open platform for accepting a plurality of applications exclusive from said at least one operating system, wherein each of the plurality of applications is correspondent to at least one hardware device discrete from said computer casing, which at least one hardware device is, absent the each of the plurality of applications, not operable by said at least one operating system; and wherein at least one of the plurality of applications is applied at at least one of said ports to operate the at least one discrete hardware device and for presentation by the at least one microprocessor via said at least one operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A smart appliance for use in at least a home environment, the smart appliance, comprising:
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a hardware appliance; at least one microprocessor; a casing that encases the at least one microprocessor, wherein at least three ports are communicatively electrically connected to the at least one microprocessor, and wherein said casing is at least partially physically discrete from said hardware appliance; at least one operating system resident on the at least one microprocessor, wherein said at least one operating system comprises an open platform for accepting a plurality of applications presented discretely from said at least one operating system, wherein one of the plurality of applications is correspondent to at least one of said hardware appliances, and wherein said hardware appliance is operable by said at least one operating system solely based on the one of the plurality of applications; and wherein at least one of the plurality of applications is applied at at least one of said ports to operate said hardware appliance and for presentation by the at least one microprocessor via said at least one operating system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computing block system, comprising:
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at least one microprocessor; a computer casing that encases the at least one microprocessor, comprising at least one port, wherein said port is communicatively electrically connected to the at least one microprocessor; at least one operating system resident on the at least one microprocessor; at least one base comprising a receiving port for mating with the at least one port, and comprising at least one input port; wherein said at least one operating system comprises an open platform for accepting a plurality of applications, wherein each of said plurality of applications is input to the at least one input port, wherein each of the plurality of applications is correspondent to at least one hardware device discrete from said computer casing, which at least one hardware device is, absent the plurality of applications, inoperable by said at least one operating system; and wherein said at least one operating system operates the hardware device in accordance with the plurality of applications applied at said at least one input based on signaling via the at least one port. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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