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Computer network with swappable components

  • US 6,622,257 B1
  • Filed: 02/11/2000
  • Issued: 09/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fault tolerant computer system, said computer system comprising:

  • a computer network station for delivering shared files and resources to at least one client;

    said at least one client connected to said computer network station, wherein at least one functional component of said at least one client is located in said computer network station and where said computer network station comprises M number of the same type of said at least one functional component for N number of clients and where M is greater than N;

    a detecting unit for detecting a failed functional component of a client; and

    a substituting component for swapping said failed functional component of said client with an operational functional component for said client having said failed functional component.

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