Patent ID: 8798675

Claim:
An electronic system comprising: an electronic device operable to provide a first functionality, wherein a periphery of the electronic device defines a device area and the electronic device comprises: a processor; one or more coupling force elements disposed on a coupling face of the electronic device; and a plurality of terminals disposed on the coupling face, wherein a periphery of the one or more coupling force elements and the plurality of terminals defines a coupling area; and one or more blades, at least one of the one or more blades being coupled to the electronic device at a blade device face having a blade area, wherein each of the one or more blades comprises: a microcontroller; one or more blade coupling force elements matched to the one or more coupling force elements of the electronic device; and a plurality of blade terminals matched to the plurality of terminals of the electronic device, a periphery of the one or more blade coupling force elements and the plurality of blade terminals defining the coupling area, wherein the device area and the blade area are independent of the coupling area.