Portable computing system, apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A computing system comprising:
- a portable computer comprising;
storage; and
at least one connector which connects to at least one reader;
one or more readers each comprising;
a housing; and
at least one connector which connects to the portable computer,wherein the portable computer excludes means for a user to interact directly with the portable computer,wherein the portable computer is no greater in size than 90.00 mm×
60.00 mm and is no greater than 3 mm thick,wherein the computer is configured so that a user cannot interact with the computer unless the computer is connected to at least on reader,wherein the housing is at least one input and at least one output device that facilitates direct user interaction with the portable computer,wherein the readers are non-functioning shells when not connected to a portable computer, andwherein the readers become fully functional general purpose computer immediately after being connected with a portable computer.
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Abstract
A computing system comprising a pocket personal computer and a reader are disclosed. The pocket PC is credit card-sized and comprises flash memory, and optionally a processor and a GPS chip. In some embodiments, the pocket PC also includes an operating system. The reader includes a monitor, a keyboard with docking port and an optional processor and at least one input/output USB connector. A user cannot interact with the pocket PC without the reader. The reader is a non-functioning “shell” without the pocket PC, however, when they are connected the system becomes a fully functional personal computer. To log on, a user provides security information, for example, a password or biometrics, such as fingerprints. The credit card size and capabilities of the pocket PC allows a user to easily carry virtually their entire computer in a pocket for use anywhere there is a reader. In addition, the pocket PC provides security against unauthorized use, even if lost or stolen, since a password or fingerprints are required to access to the device.
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19 Claims
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1. A computing system comprising:
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a portable computer comprising; storage; and at least one connector which connects to at least one reader; one or more readers each comprising; a housing; and at least one connector which connects to the portable computer, wherein the portable computer excludes means for a user to interact directly with the portable computer, wherein the portable computer is no greater in size than 90.00 mm×
60.00 mm and is no greater than 3 mm thick,wherein the computer is configured so that a user cannot interact with the computer unless the computer is connected to at least on reader, wherein the housing is at least one input and at least one output device that facilitates direct user interaction with the portable computer, wherein the readers are non-functioning shells when not connected to a portable computer, and wherein the readers become fully functional general purpose computer immediately after being connected with a portable computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable computer comprising:
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at least one card comprising; at least one connector which connects to at least one reader for interacting with the reader; and storage, wherein the portable computer excludes means for a user to interact directly with the portable computer independent of the reader, wherein the at least one reader facilitates direct user interaction with the portable computer, with the portable computer configured to be inoperable unless connected to the at least one reader, wherein the at least one card of the portable computer is no larger than 90.00 mm×
60.00 mm and is no thicker than 3 mm thick and comprises all of the components of a fully functional general purpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using a computing system having one or more readers and at least one portable computer configured to interact with the one or more readers, the method comprising:
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providing at least one portable computer that is no larger than 90.00 mm×
60.00 mm and is no thicker than 3 mm thick and comprises all of the components of a fully functional general purpose computer and that excludes an input and output device, the computer configured so that a user cannot interact with the computer unless the computer is connected to the one or more readers;providing at least one reader having an input and output device for interacting with the at least one portable computer, the at least one reader being a non-functional shell; connecting the portable computer to the at least one reader, wherein the at least one reader and the portable computer become a substantially fully functional general purpose computer; interacting with the at least one portable computer via the input and output device of the at least one reader; and disconnecting the portable computer from the at least one reader, whereupon the at least one reader again becomes a non-functional shell. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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