Mobile data center
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1. A readily mobile deployable data center (DDC) capable of being transported by hand, the mobile DDC comprising:
- a secure carrying case including a top portion and a bottom portion;
at least one reader removably disposed within said bottom portion, wherein said at least one reader, when disposed in said bottom portion, provides a slot having at least one connector disposed therein;
a portable computing device having a processor and removably coupled to said at least one connector, said portable computing device being disposed, when coupled to said at least one connecter, within said slot so as to have the major plane of said portable computing device parallel to the major plane of said at least one reader; and
at least one power supply removably disposed in said bottom portion and electronically coupled to said at least one reader and said portable computing device, andwherein said bottom portion includes a plurality of sidewalls and wherein a plurality of interfaces are disposed in at least one of said plurality of sidewalls.
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Abstract
A portable and mobile deployable data center (DDC) is disclosed, which includes various components that enables the DDC to have multiple functions including, computing, data storage and retrieval, communications and routing. A DDC includes a rugged case that suitable for harsh environments, an interconnection mechanism, a plurality of hot swappable readers, a plurality of hot swappable portable computing devices, and a plurality of hot swappable power supplies.
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26 Claims
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1. A readily mobile deployable data center (DDC) capable of being transported by hand, the mobile DDC comprising:
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a secure carrying case including a top portion and a bottom portion; at least one reader removably disposed within said bottom portion, wherein said at least one reader, when disposed in said bottom portion, provides a slot having at least one connector disposed therein; a portable computing device having a processor and removably coupled to said at least one connector, said portable computing device being disposed, when coupled to said at least one connecter, within said slot so as to have the major plane of said portable computing device parallel to the major plane of said at least one reader; and at least one power supply removably disposed in said bottom portion and electronically coupled to said at least one reader and said portable computing device, and wherein said bottom portion includes a plurality of sidewalls and wherein a plurality of interfaces are disposed in at least one of said plurality of sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A readily mobile deployable data center (DDC) capable of being transported by hand, the mobile DDC comprising:
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a secure carrying case including a top portion and a bottom portion; at least one reader removably disposed within said bottom portion, wherein said at least one reader, when disposed in said bottom portion, provides a slot having at least one connector disposed therein; a portable computing device having a processor and removably coupled to said at least one connector, said portable computing device being disposed, when couple to said at least one connector, within said slot so as to have the major plane of said portable computing device parallel to the major plane of said at least one reader; at least one power supply removably disposed in said bottom portion and electronically coupled to said at least one reader and said portable computing device; and a mass storage device, wherein said mass storage device is removably coupled to said at least one reader via said slot and is accessible by said portable computing device.
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13. A readily mobile deployable data center (DDC) capable of being transported by hand, the mobile DDC comprising:
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a secure carrying case including a top portion and a bottom portion; at least one reader removably disposed within said bottom portion, wherein said at least one reader, when disposed in said bottom portion, provides a slot having at least one connector disposed therein; a portable computing device having a processor and removably coupled to said at least one connector, said portable computing device being disposed, when couple to said at least one connector, within said slot so as to have the major plane of said portable computing device parallel to the major plane of said at least one reader; at least one power supply removably disposed in said bottom portion and electronically coupled to said at least one reader and said portable computing device; and a display device, wherein said display device is disposed on said top portion within said secure carrying case and electronically coupled to said portable computing device.
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14. A readily mobile DDC comprising:
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a hand held carrying case having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein said bottom portion includes a plurality of interfaces extending through a sidewall of said bottom portion, and wherein when said top portion and said bottom portion are coupled together said hand held carrying case is impregnable by liquids and dust; a plurality of readers removably disposed within said bottom portion, wherein each of said plurality of readers are disposed with said bottom portion such that a slot is formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of readers; and a plurality of portable computing devices sized and configured to be removably coupled with a corresponding respective one of said plurality of readers within said slot formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of readers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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