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1. A desktop consumer electronic product, comprising:
- a multi-part cylindrically shaped body having a first part and a second part that are separable from each other and that define, respectively, a first internal volume and a second internal volume each of which has a cross section that is circular and centered at a common longitudinal axis, and wherein the first part has a first opening and wherein the second part includes a circular base capable of supporting at least the second part in a vertical orientation on a horizontal surface during operation and comprising an annular arrangement of openings at a circumference that allow passage of air and acoustic energy; and
a computing engine comprising interconnected electronic components at least some of which are symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal axis, the computing engine comprising;
a first circular printed circuit board (cPCB) centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and located in the first internal volume and in proximity to the first opening and having a first active surface that includes (i) a first board to board (B2B) connector and (ii) an RF circuit that is coupled to an RF antenna that is operable to form a communication channel using a wireless protocol,a second cPCB that is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and located in the second internal volume and having a second active surface (i) that faces the first active surface and (ii) that includes a second B2B connector, anda flexible connector having a first end that connects to the first B2B connector and a second end that connects to the second B2B connector.
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Abstract
An internal component and external interface arrangement for a cylindrical compact computing system is described that includes at least a structural heat sink having triangular shape disposed within a cylindrical volume defined by a cylindrical housing. A computing engine having a generally triangular shape is described having internal components that include a graphics processing unit (GPU) board, a central processing unit (CPU) board, an input/output (I/O) interface board, an interconnect board, and a power supply unit (PSU).
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1. A desktop consumer electronic product, comprising:
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a multi-part cylindrically shaped body having a first part and a second part that are separable from each other and that define, respectively, a first internal volume and a second internal volume each of which has a cross section that is circular and centered at a common longitudinal axis, and wherein the first part has a first opening and wherein the second part includes a circular base capable of supporting at least the second part in a vertical orientation on a horizontal surface during operation and comprising an annular arrangement of openings at a circumference that allow passage of air and acoustic energy; and a computing engine comprising interconnected electronic components at least some of which are symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal axis, the computing engine comprising; a first circular printed circuit board (cPCB) centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and located in the first internal volume and in proximity to the first opening and having a first active surface that includes (i) a first board to board (B2B) connector and (ii) an RF circuit that is coupled to an RF antenna that is operable to form a communication channel using a wireless protocol, a second cPCB that is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and located in the second internal volume and having a second active surface (i) that faces the first active surface and (ii) that includes a second B2B connector, and a flexible connector having a first end that connects to the first B2B connector and a second end that connects to the second B2B connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A desktop consumer electronic device, comprising:
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a cylindrically shaped body that is symmetrically disposed about a longitudinal axis and having at least a first part and a second part separably joined together at a junction and wherein the first part defines a first internal volume having a first circular cross section that is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the second part defines a second internal volume having a second circular cross section that is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a first circular printed circuit board (cPCB) centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and located within the first internal volume, the first cPCB having a first active surface that includes first operational components and a first board to board (B2B) connector; a second cPCB centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and located within the second internal volume, the second cPCB having a second active surface that includes second operational components and a second B2B connector, wherein the first active surface and the second active surface directly face each other; and a flexible connector that electrically connects the first cPCB and the second cPCB and having a first contact electrically connected to the first B2B connector and a second contact electrically connected to the second B2B connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A desktop consumer electronic device comprising:
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a cylindrical housing comprising; a first cylindrical part that defines a first internal volume that is characterized (i) as being symmetric about a longitudinal axis, and (ii) as having a circular cross section that is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having a first areal value; and a second cylindrical part that is separable from the first cylindrical part and that defines a second internal volume that is characterized as being centered at and symmetric about the longitudinal axis, the second part comprising; a circular base centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and characterized as having a second areal value that is less than the first areal value, and capable of vertically supporting the cylindrical housing on a horizontal surface, the circular base having an annular ring shaped portion at a circumference having openings that allow a passage of air or acoustic energy between an environment external to the housing and at least the second internal volume. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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