Patent ID: 6059614
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An arrangement, comprising:a plurality of processing modules;each of said modules having substantially identical housings;each of said modules having an operating structure and a multi-bus connector within said housing of said module;said multi-bus connectors being connected to said operating structure within said housing;said multi-bus connectors being engagable and disengageable and forming a multi-bus network interface when engaged with each other and connecting to each other when engaged;said housings and said connectors being interchangeable relative to other housings and connectors; andsaid connectors when engaged constraining said housings to maintain a uniform parallel relation with each other;the operating structure of each of said modules being different from the operation structure of each of the others of said modules, whereby different and distinct functions can be performed by each of said operating structures;each of said structures containing communication processors and being removable, and when removed, removing the distinct function performed by said structure;one of said modules being a voice processing module, one of said modules being a video module, and one of said modules being an information processing module, said modules forming a home information center.