System of stacked devices

• US 9,064,356 B2
• Filed: 05/06/2014
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: i-Blades Inc
• Original Assignee: iBlaidZ, Inc.
• Inventors: Salmon, Peter C., Fernandes, Jorge, Meissner, Paul, Panagrossi, Jerry
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, NHAN T
• Application Number:
  US14/271,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20140240085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/90.3, 455418-420, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/557, 455/558
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00206 the keyless data carrier being hand operated
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/25 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/16225 the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/16245 the item being metallic
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/32245 the item being metallic
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48106 the connector being orthogonal to a side surface of the semiconductor or solid-state body, e.g. parallel layout
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48247 connecting the wire to a bond pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48465 the other connecting portion not on the bonding area being a wedge bond, i.e. ball-to-wedge, regular stitch
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/73265 Layer and wire connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/49513 having bonding material between chip and die pad
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/49541 Geometry of the lead-frame
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/32 of an individual layer connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6205 Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/86 Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/26 for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0256 : wherein the modules are operable in the detached state, e.g. one module for the user interface and one module for the transceiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 : User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 : using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/00 : Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 : Electrical device making
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 : Conductor or circuit manufacturing

Abstract

A method of implementing use cases includes associating a use case with each of a plurality of devices capable of being used or accessed by a user. The method also includes providing a plurality of stackable blades, each providing a standard physical interface and being configured to implement a solution to the use case associated with each of the plurality of devices. The method further includes stacking the plurality of stackable blades to form an interconnected stack. Each of the plurality of stackable blades are coupled using the standard physical interface. The method also includes executing a first purpose corresponding to a first use case and executing a second purpose corresponding to a second use case. Embodiments provide an electronic ecosystem featuring ubiquitous connectivity in which a standard contact array in each component of the ecosystem assures interoperability between heterogeneous devices.

Claims

1. A method of implementing use cases, the method comprising:

associating a use case with each of a plurality of devices capable of being used or accessed by a user;

providing a plurality of stackable blades, each of the plurality of stackable blades providing a standard physical interface and being configured to implement a solution to the use case associated with each of the plurality of devices, wherein the standard physical interface comprises;

one or more magnets disposed on a coupling face; and

a plurality of terminals disposed on the coupling face,

wherein a periphery of the one or more magnets and the plurality of terminals define a coupling area and wherein a peripheral area of one or more of the plurality of stackable blades is greater than and independent of the coupling area;

stacking the plurality of stackable blades to form an interconnected stack, wherein each of the plurality of stackable blades are coupled using the standard physical interface;

executing a first purpose corresponding to a first use case; and

executing a second purpose corresponding to a second use case.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the standard physical interface is characterized by a bisector;

the one or more magnets comprise at least a pair of magnets, each magnet of the at least one pair of magnets being positioned an equal distance from the bisector; and

the plurality of terminals are arrayed in pairs, each terminal of each pair being positioned an equal distance from the bisector.

3. A method of implementing use cases, the method comprising:

associating a use case with each of a plurality of devices capable of being used or accessed by a user;

providing a plurality of stackable blades, each of the plurality of stackable blades providing a standard physical interface and being configured to implement a solution to the use case associated with each of the plurality of devices;

stacking the plurality of stackable blades to form an interconnected stack, wherein each of the plurality of stackable blades are coupled using the standard physical interface;

executing a first purpose corresponding to a first use case;

executing a second purpose corresponding to a second use case;

removing at least one blade from the interconnected stack;

inserting a user-selected blade to form a second interconnected stack; and

executing a third purpose corresponding to a third use case.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein removing the at least one blade and forming the second interconnected stack is performed by a user without tools.