Patent ID: 6246575
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A modular computer comprising:a portable computer including a first coupling element disposed on an exterior surface, the portable computer providing a first set of performance characteristics;a first expansion module having a second electrical coupling element on a first exterior surface and a third electrical coupling element on a second exterior surface, the second electrical coupling element detachably enegageable with the first electrical coupling element to mount the first expansion module to said exterior surface of the protable computer, the first expansion module operable to provide, in combination with the portable computer, a second set of performance characteristics; anda second module detachably engageable with the third electrical coupling element to mount the second module to the second exterior surface of the first expansion module and to electrically couple the portable computer to the second module to provide, in combination with the portable computer, a third set of performance characteristics.