Data security method and device for computer modules
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1. A security protection method for a computer module, said method comprising:
- inserting the computer module into a console;
initiating a security program in said module to read a security identification of said console and to read a security identification of said computer module;
determining of a predetermined security status based upon a relationship of said console identification and said computer module identification;
selecting said predetermined security status; and
operating said computer module based upon said security status.
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Abstract
A security method for an attached computer module in a computer system. The security method reads a security identification number in an attached computer module and compares it to a security identification number in a console, which houses the attached computer module. Based upon a relationship between these numbers, a security status is selected. The security status determines the security level of operating the computer system.
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1. A security protection method for a computer module, said method comprising:
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inserting the computer module into a console; initiating a security program in said module to read a security identification of said console and to read a security identification of said computer module; determining of a predetermined security status based upon a relationship of said console identification and said computer module identification; selecting said predetermined security status; and operating said computer module based upon said security status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for secured information transactions, the system comprising:
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a console comprising a peripheral controller housed in the console; a user identification input device coupled to the peripheral controller, the user identification input device being provided for user identification data; and an attached computer module coupled to the console, the attached computer module comprising a security memory device stored with the user identification data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a module computer into one of a plurality of network systems, the method comprising:
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providing a computer module, the module comprising a connection program; inserting the computer module into a computer console, the computer console having access to a network; receiving connection information from the computer console; configuring the connection program to adapt to the connection information; and establish a connection between the computer module and a server coupled to the network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer for information transactions, comprising:
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a central processing unit directly connected to a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; a main memory directly connected to the central processing unit; and a peripheral bridge directly coupled to the central processing unit without any intervening Peripheral Component Interconnect (“
PCI”
) bus, wherein the peripheral bridge directly conveys an encoded serial bit stream of address and data bits of a PCI bus transaction over a second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system, comprising:
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a console comprising a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) display and a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; and a computer coupled to the console through a connector, the computer comprising an integrated central processing unit and graphics controller in a single chip directly connected to a second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; and a mass storage unit coupled to the central processing unit and graphics controller in a single chip; wherein the graphics controller conveys digital video display information to the LCD display through the connector upon coupling to the console. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer, comprising:
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a central processing unit directly connected to a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit Universal Serial Bus (USB) Protocol data in opposite directions; a second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; a connector coupled to the first LVDS channel; and a main memory directly coupled to the central processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer, comprising:
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an integrated central processing unit and graphics controller in a single chip directly connected to a Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; a main memory directly coupled to the integrated central processing unit and graphics controller; a differential signal channel directly extending from the integrated central processing unit and graphics controller to convey digital video display information; a connector for coupling to a console; and a second differential signal channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions, wherein the second differential signal channel conveys Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol data through the connector to the console. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A modular computer system, comprising:
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a console comprising a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; and a computer coupled to the console through a connector, the computer comprising a central processing unit, a mass storage unit coupled to the central processing unit, a second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions, and a peripheral bridge directly coupled to the central processing unit without any intervening Peripheral Component Interconnect bus, wherein the peripheral bridge directly conveys an encoded serial bit stream of address and data bits of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (“
PCI”
) bus transaction over the second LVDS channel; andwherein the second LVDS channel communicates to the first LVDS channel in the console upon the computer coupling to the console. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A modular computer system, comprising:
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a console comprising a power supply; and a computer coupled to the console through a connector, the computer comprising a central processing unit, a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, multiple serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions, a peripheral bridge directly coupled to the first LVDS channel to communicate an encoded serial bit stream of address and data bits of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (“
PCI”
) bus transaction, the peripheral bridge directly coupled to the central processing unit without any intervening PCI bus, andwherein the power supply supplies power to the computer upon coupling to the console. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A modular computer system, comprising:
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a console comprising a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; and a computer that couples to the console, the computer comprising an integrated central processing unit and graphics controller in a single chip, directly connected to a second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions, and a connector that couples to the first LVDS channel in the console. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer, comprising:
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a central processing unit; a main memory directly connected to the central processing unit; a peripheral bridge directly coupled to the central processing unit without any intervening Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, wherein the peripheral bridge directly conveys an encoded serial bit stream of address and data bits of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus transaction over a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; and a mass storage device directly coupled the peripheral bridge. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A computer, comprising:
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a central processing unit directly connected to a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel to convey a first encoded serial bit stream of address and data bits of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus transaction; a main memory directly connected to the central processing unit; and a peripheral bridge directly coupled to the central processing unit without any intervening PCI bus, wherein the peripheral bridge directly conveys a second encoded serial bit stream of address and data bits of a (PCI) bus transaction over a second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer, comprising:
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an integrated central processing unit and graphics controller in a single chip directly connected to a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions, wherein the integrated central processing unit and graphics controller conveys digital video display signals through a second differential signal channel; a main memory directly coupled to the integrated central processing unit and graphics controller; and a mass storage device comprising flash memory. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A computer, comprising:
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an integrated central processing unit and graphics controller in a single chip directly connected to a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions; a main memory directly coupled to the integrated central processing unit and graphics controller; a mass storage device comprising flash memory; a connector that conveys Universal Serial Bus (USB) protocol information to a console; and a second LVDS channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions, wherein the second LVDS channel conveys said USB protocol information to the console through the connector.
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45. A computer, comprising:
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a Central Processing Unit (CPU) directly connected to a Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of multiple, unidirectional, serial bit channels to convey an encoded serial bit stream of encoded address and data bits of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (“
PCI”
) bus transaction in opposite directions;a main memory directly connected to the CPU; and a mass storage device coupled to the CPU. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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48. A computer, comprising:
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an integrated central processing unit and graphics controller in a single chip directly connected to a first Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) channel comprising two sets of multiple, unidirectional, serial bit channels to convey an encoded serial bit stream of encoded address and data bits of a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus transaction in opposite directions; a main memory directly coupled to the integrated central processing unit and graphics controller; and an Ethernet communication device coupled to the first LVDS channel. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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