| US RE42,984 E1 | ||
| Data security method and device for computer modules | ||
| William W. Y. Chu, Los Altos, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Acqis Technology, Inc., Mountain View, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 16, 2009, as Appl. No. 12/561,138. | ||
| Application 09/312199 is a continuation of application No. 11/056604, filed on Feb. 10, 2005, granted, now Re. 41092. | ||
| Application 12/561138 is a reissue of application No. 09/312199, filed on May 14, 1999, now 6,643,777, filed on Nov. 04, 2003. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 726—2 [726/27; 726/36] | 82 Claims |
| [ 14. A system for information transaction, the system comprising:
a console comprising
a first low voltage differential signal channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, multiple serial bit channels to transmit
data in opposite directions,
a first interface controller coupled to the first low voltage differential signal channel to communicate an encoded serial
bit stream of Peripheral Component Interconnect (“PCI”) bus transaction,
a power supply, and
a hard disk drive housed in the console; and
a computer module coupled to the console, the computer module comprising
a central processing unit,
a peripheral bridge directly coupled to the central processing unit without any intervening PCI bus, the peripheral bridge
comprising a second interface controller,
a second differential signal channel extending directly from the second interface controller, the second differential signal
channel comprising two sets of unidirectional, serial bit channels to transmit data in opposite directions,
a mass storage device coupled to the central processing unit through the peripheral bridge, and
a security mechanism to provide access protection for the computer module,
wherein the computer module is configured to receive power from the power supply.]
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