Modular Computer System with Redundant Resource Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Home-based computer systems lack the redundancy and control of internet-based computing while maintaining user access and security, as users rely on third-party servers that may not guarantee data security and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A modular home computing system comprising resource modules with microprocessors, nonvolatile memory, and Ethernet ports, forming a cluster through beacon signals and priority election, allowing for secure data storage and execution of software applications within a user-controlled network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If information is stored on remote server computers through internet connection, then redundancy and decentralization are provided, but user control and data security are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the computing infrastructure into multiple independent resource modules that can be distributed across different physical locations within the home network. Each module operates autonomously but contributes to the collective redundancy and storage capacity, allowing users to maintain control while achieving internet-scale reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from centralized cloud storage to a distributed home network architecture by adding the spatial dimension of local deployment. Resource modules can be placed in different rooms or locations within the home, creating a three-dimensional distributed storage system that maintains user control while providing redundancy similar to internet-based systems.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If resource modules operate with continuous surfaces lacking ventilation holes, then device security is improved, but heat dissipation becomes problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs thermal interface materials and heat spreader films that conform to the processor surfaces, efficiently conducting heat away from critical components through the continuous housing structure. This allows the sealed design to maintain both security and thermal management by using advanced thin-film thermal conduction pathways.
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AI summary
The invention is a modular computing system and method of use. The invention includes a chassis used for structurally supporting a plurality of computer resource modules. The chassis provides a power source and connection point for the computer resource modules. The computer resource modules segment and replicate user information to provide redundancy of information in the case of failure. The computer resource modules elect a lead computer resource module to handle the organization of the computer resource modules during use. The computer resource modules provide a hierarchy of leadership in case the lead resource module fails. The operating software provides floating application storage which can persist across the multiple computer resource modules after the application is closed. The application can access the floating application storage when it is reopened.