WO2012026911A1

WO2012026911A1 - Multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with variable functionality

Info

Publication number: WO2012026911A1
Application number: PCT/UA2011/000077
Authority: WO
Inventors: Alexandr Mazaev; Alexey Savin; Vladislav Gretchykhyn
Original assignee: Alexandr Mazaev; Alexey Savin; Vladislav Gretchykhyn
Priority date: 2010-08-21
Filing date: 2011-08-22
Publication date: 2012-03-01

Abstract

The invention concerns the universal electronic devices intended for processing, transfer and storage of information in a digital format which are used for satisfaction of various requirements of people. The multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with changeable functionality, contains: the external casing of the device is optional and is executed with possibility to change its form and size; at least two functional blocks which contain hardware elements providing performance of functions of reception, storage, processing and transfer of information, each functional block contains the case executed in the form of a parallelepiped; each functional block contains, at least on the two sides of its casing, universal connectors thanks to which they will connect between themselves and will connect to the external casing of the device; each functional block is executed with possibility to attach at least two additional functional blocks with a help of universal connectors, that will allow to provide an exchange of information streams and to carry out power supplies transfer between these functional blocks; hus at least one of functional blocks is the block of processing of the information and device control, and at least one of functional blocks on function carried out by it is a source of power supplies and in addition each functional block contains a fragment of the divided universal system bus of data exchange which is executed with possibility of transfer of power supplies and information streams and which connects each universal connector of the functional block with its hardware elements, thanks to which each functional block carries out the set operations of reception, processing, storage and transfer of information, and also power supplies, thus during the connection of universal connectors it means that the fragments of the divided universal system bus are joined together and is carried out the interrelation between hardware elements of different functional blocks. The technical result which is reached by the invention is possibility to receive higher reliability, reception of new possibilities of universal electronic devices and ability to change qualitative characteristics of the specified functions, possibility to reduce or increase in size and weight of the device together with reduction or increase in quantity of carried out functions.

Description

MULTI-PURPOSE DIGITAL ELECTRONIC MOBILE DEVICE WITH VARIABLE FUNCTIONALITY

Branch of technology

The invention concerns the universal electronic devices intended for reception, processing, storage and transfer of information in a digital format which are used for satisfaction of various requirements of people.

State of the art

The various electronic devices are known, which people use for record and/or listening of audio records, fixing of photos in a digital format and viewing of the fixed photos, for work with various software, maintenance of various forms of communication, and so on. Today these devices are made compact and mobile - the person at desire can constantly carry such devices with itself. For example, there are such popular digital electronic devices as: mobile phones, MP3 have received players, tablet computers and so on.

With the advent of such digital electronic mobile devices as mobile phones, there was a tendency to do this kind of devices universal and multi-purpose. It allows to reduce quantity of devices which are required to be carried constantly by the user with itself for satisfaction of the various requirements. So, almost all mobile phones except function of communication also can carry out such functions as fixing of photos, access to the Internet, and also a number of various additional functions, such as: listening of music, playing games, reading of electronic books, viewing of films and so on.

Modern multi-purpose digital electronic mobile devices contain such basic elements as: the housing, the printed-circuit board and the hardware elements placed directly on the printed-circuit board or connected to the printed-circuit board. Hardware elements concern as separate electronic details and the technical elements mounted on a surface of the base printed-circuit board, for example a CPU chip, as well as can be executed in the form of separated modules (the additional printed-circuit boards separated from the base printed-circuit board), connected with the base printed-circuit board. Functional blocks can be presented in the form of group of the hardware elements mounted on a surface of basic printed-circuit board or additional printed-circuit boards and serve for performance of one concrete function or group of related functions. Obligatory elements of all without an exception of digital electronic mobile devices are: the central processor (CPU), which provides processing of the information and supervises work of all functions of the device and power supplies block. However, though the processor block and the power supply block is essentially a complete built-in digital device, now mobile digital electronic devices also contain at least one obligatory functional block for input and output of information.

It is known a mobile phone (the patent of the Russian Federation number RU 2298291, IPC indexes H04M 1/02, H04M 1/725) which contains the housing, the basic block which in turn contains the printed-circuit board and such functional blocks placed on a the printed-circuit board as: the processor (CPU), the memory block, the device for reading of the information from the SIM-cards. In the patent documentation it is underlined that the basic block can contain in addition also such elements as a source of electric power supply, the equipment for an input and output of information (the display block and the keyboard block).

Lacks of such multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device are: impossibility to change of functionality of the mobile device, for example, impossibility of switching-off of some not used functional blocks or impossibility of addition of new functional blocks in case if the increase in functionality of the device is necessary - because functionality of the device is limited as by the architecture of the printed-circuit board on which hardware elements are rigidly fixed, and also limited by the volume of empty space within the device housing (which it is designed for the concrete execution of the basic block of the mobile device); low reliability of the device and rather expensive cost of repair of the device which is connected with presence of such obligatory element as the basic printed-circuit board - at strong blow of the device there is exists a probability of damage of the basic printed-circuit board that demands its replacement (that at cost is equivalent to cost of purchase of the new device), besides there is a probability of damage of the device as consequence of hit of a moisture, small loose substances inside the housing and as consequence damage of the hardware elements placed on the base printed-circuit board.

It is known such multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device as the personal digital assistant (the patent application on inventions of Japan number JP 2005-

159399, IPC indexes H04M 1/02, H04M 1/00, published 6/16/2005) which contains the case and two base modules connected among themselves. Base modules contain printed-circuit boards on which face sides the display element and a keyboard element are placed, on an underside of printed-circuit boards the certain fixed quantity of contacts for connection of additional functional blocks is placed.

Functional blocks can be intended for execution of various functions and contain housings in the form of a parallelepiped - such form allows to place most compactly functional blocks on a surface of printed-circuit boards of each base module. Printed-circuit boards as a matter of fact are system buses of data exchange to which functional blocks can be connected and with help of which carries out an exchange of information signals between additional functional blocks. Such constructive decision has such obvious advantage as possibility to change functionality of the device, if necessary to add or remove functional blocks, in other words, the device has received such feature as changeable functionality. As one of variants of execution of such multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with changeable functionality in the document is specified a mobile phone in which it is possible to change functionality - the mobile phone can have such additional functional blocks as the memory block, the block of reception-transfer of radio-frequency signals and the block for transformation of acoustic signals into electric signals and on the contrary.

Lack of such multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device are: absence of possibility to reduce the size of the device in case if only the insignificant quantity of functions at the concrete moment is necessary for the user - because the size of the housing of the device are limited by the size of base modules; the size of the device and quantity of functional blocks which can be attached, are limited by the quantity of contacts on the printed-circuit boards of the base modules. Thereof, if all contacts appear occupied, the further expansion of functionality and addition of new functional blocks is impossible; not all functions can be replaced by means of additional functional blocks, so, some functional elements (for example the screen, and a keyboard element) can't be replaced - it does impossible a radical or significant change of functionality, the size, weight of the device - in accordance to requirements of different users; low reliability of the device which is connected with presence of such element as the basic printed-circuit board of each of two base modules - as consequence of falling, piercing, strong blow, influence of strong pressure on a surface of the housing of the device as there is a probability of damage of the basic printed-circuit board and necessity of its replacement; to make possible connection of a considerable quantity of additional functional blocks, each of basic printed-circuit boards must contain a large quantity of contacts, that will lead to substantial growth of the size and weight of the device, and also will lead to reduction of level of reliability of the device and essential reduction of its ergonomics.

In a basis of the invention there is a task to create the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with maximum freely changeable functionality, which: would have higher reliability level and high maintainability; wouldn't have restrictions on addition, removal or replacement of any functional blocks; would have possibility to change quality level of already established functions; would have possibility of reduction or increase in overall dimensions of the device and its weight at reduction or increase in quantity of functions carried out by the device.

Problem is solved by a multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with changeable functionality, which contains: the external housing of the device is optional and is executed with possibility to change its form and size; at least two functional blocks which contain hardware elements providing performance of functions of reception, storage, processing and transfer of information, each functional block contains the case executed in the form of a parallelepiped; each functional block contains, at least on the two sides of its housing, universal connectors thanks to which they will connect between themselves and will connect to the external housing of the device; each functional block is executed with possibility to attach at least two additional functional blocks with a help of universal connectors, that will allow to provide an exchange of information streams and to carry out power supplies transfer between these functional blocks; hus at least one of functional blocks is the block of processing of the information and device control, and at least one of functional blocks on function carried out by it is a source of power supplies and in addition each functional block contains a fragment of the divided universal system bus of data exchange which is executed with possibility of transfer of power supplies and information streams and which connects each universal connector of the functional block with its hardware elements, thanks to which each functional block carries out the set operations of reception, processing, storage and transfer of information, and also power supplies, thus during the connection of universal connectors it means that the fragments of the divided universal system bus are joined together and is carried out the interrelation between hardware elements of different functional blocks. Besides, functional blocks are executed with possibility to carry out various operations, including:

- reception and transfer of electromagnetic radiation, including radio-frequency signals;

- transformation of acoustic signals into electric signals and on the contrary;

- recording, listening and editing of sound records;

- manufacturing, editing and viewing of motionless (static) images, including photos;

- recording, editing and viewing of moving images, including video records;

- Viewing, editing of text documents, spreadsheets and graphic images, including pictures and handwritten images and notes, according to various formats of storage of the information.

Besides, the external housing of the device contains from the inside universal connectors, arranged at least on two inside sides of the external housing of the device and which are necessary for joining of the external case to functional blocks.

Besides, universal connectors contain corresponding contacts and are executed in such a manner that while connected, functional blocks will be located closely to each other.

Besides, the divided universal system bus or its fragments are placed inside the walls of the functional blocks housing.

Besides, the housing of at least one functional block is made from the polymeric material.

Besides, the housing of at least one functional block is made hermetically sealed.

Besides, there is a vacuum inside the hermetically sealed housing of at least one functional block. Besides, the hermetically sealed housing of at least one functional block is filled in with the inert gas.

Besides, the functional block of data processing and device control contains installed additional power supply.

Besides, at least one functional block contains switch element with a possibility to turn-off the power supply transmission to the hardware elements of this functional block.

Technical result that is achieved by the invention

- the external housing of the device, if necessary, can take the various sizes and forms;

- because of performance of each functional block of the multi-purpose digital electronic device with universal connectors and thanks to presence of the universal system bus of data exchange in each functional block, the requirement for the basic printed-circuit board disappears. Transfer of electric power to the functional blocks and an exchange of information signals between functional blocks is carried out directly through the functional blocks. Besides other, it allows to increase reliability and maintainability of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device;

- presence of universal connectors on the housing of each functional block will allow to connect easily functional blocks among themselves that accordingly will allow to change quickly functionality of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device according to requirements of each concrete user;

- performance of universal connectors of each functional block of the multipurpose digital electronic mobile device in such a manner that at connection of functional blocks among themselves, the sides of connected functional blocks are adjoin closely to each other as well as placing of fragments of the divided universal system bus within the walls of housings of functional blocks, allows to place functional block as much as possible compactly for the purpose of maximum effective utilization of space inside the external housing of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device;

- possibility of placement of universal connectors on the several sides of housings of functional blocks allows to create, if necessary, three-dimensional structures from the functional blocks;

- thanks to execution of each universal connector of functional blocks and internal sides of the external housing of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with longitudinal ledges and longitudinal deepenings, it allow to reach reliable connection of functional blocks between each other and with the external housing of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device;

- execution of the housings of functional blocks of the device from a polymeric material, for example, rubbers, will allow to increase firmness of functional blocks to vibration and blows and, accordingly, will increase the general reliability of the multi-purpose electronic digital mobile device and will allow to place fragments of the universal divided system bus of data exchange inside the walls of the housing of any functional block - because the polymeric material will carry out function of an insulator for channels of the system bus which transmit information signals in the electronic form and transfer power supplies;

- execution of housings of functional blocks of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device hermetically sealed and, for example, filled with inert gas (or containing vacuum) will allow to prevent oxidation or damage of the hardware elements placed inside the housings of functional blocks that also will allow to increase reliability of the device, especially in extreme conditions (such as high or low temperatures, high humidity of air). Besides, it will allow to use for manufacturing of hardware elements of functional blocks such materials which collapse at contact to air (for example, fullerene);

- the possibility to use in the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device two or more functional blocks which are carrying out the same function will allow to expand technical possibilities of the device considerably. For example, use of two or more functional blocks which are carrying out function of a source of power supplies, will allow to increase an operating time (level of autonomy) of the multipurpose digital electronic mobile device without recharging. Use of two or more processor blocks (blocks of processing of the information and device control) will allow to accelerate speed of processing of the information - because the information will be processed by several parallel streams simultaneously, that in turn will allow to accelerate the general speed of work of the device. Use of two equal camera functional blocks, placed correctly, will allow to make 3D photos and use of two or more audio speakers functional blocks will allow to receive stereophonic sound (important, for example, for listening of music), etc.;

- possibility to use in the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device the processor block (the block of processing of the information and device control) with the built in power supply that will allow to reduce loss of the electric power of the basic source of power supplies and will allow to prevent loss of information at a full discharge of the basic power supply of the device;

- presence in the functional block of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device of an element of deenergizing of giving of power supplies to its hardware elements that will allow to the user to disable, if necessary, the specific not used (or seldom used) functional block for the purpose of reduction of expenses of power supplies of such functional block and for increase in general time of autonomous work of the device;

- thanks to that the general size of structure in which functional blocks are uniting as a result of their connection is automatically decrease at reduction of quantity of functional blocks, it is possible to use several, various on dimensions external housings of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device - depending on demanded quantity of functional blocks.

List of figures: Figure 1 - connection of two functional blocks that are identical in the size. Figure 2 - connection of two functional blocks that are different in size. Figure 3 - schematic top view of the universal connectors of the functional block.

Figure 4 - schematic top view of the universal connectors of two connected functional blocks (principal scheme of physical interconnection of two universal connectors of different functional blocks).

Figure 5 - schematic view of housing of the functional block (top view).

Figure 6 - principal scheme of linear connection of functional blocks.

Figure 7 - principal scheme of two-dimensional connection of functional blocks.

Figure 8 - principal scheme of three-dimensional connection of functional blocks.

Figure 9 - schematic cut view of the functional block.

Figure 10 - schematic cut view of two connected functional blocks (housings of the functional blocks and connection of the elements of the divided system bus).

Figure 1 1 - schematic view of three connected functional blocks (housings of the functional blocks and connection of the elements of the divided system bus).

Figure 12 - schematic view of the arrangement of three functional blocks inside the external housing of the device.

Figure 13 - principal scheme of active and inactive universal connectors (those universal connectors that are colored in black and are inactive on this scheme and does not provide the transmission of information signals and/or electric power between functional blocks at the moment).

Figure 14 - schematic front view of the connected functional blocks (bigger functional block on this scheme - is the screen functional block). Figure 15 - schematic back view of the connected functional blocks (bigger functional block on this scheme - is the screen functional block).

Figure 16 - scematic top view of the flexible version of universal connector.

Figure 17 - schematic side view of the flexible version of universal connector.

Information that confirms the possibility of realization of the invention

Basic elements of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device are the functional blocks, each functional block is an independent separate element which can carry out certain function (or functions). It is clear that to provide the possibility of the device functionate, one of functional blocks should be the block of processing of the information and device control (the processor block), also one of functional blocks should be the power supply.

The key elements of the invention are the housings of the functional blocks 1 (Figure 1) which are executed in the form of a parallelepiped on which sides universal connectors 2 and 3 are executed in a definite way. Universal connectors are placed in such a manner that each functional block could be connected to at least two other functional blocks. On a Figure 1 it is shown the most simple example of execution of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device consisting of two functional blocks connected among themselves and identical on the size. On a Figure 2 it is shown a variant of execution of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device consisting of two functional blocks connected among themselves that are identical in height and a thickness, but are different in length.

Each universal connector 2 and 3 (Figures 3, 4) contains a longitudinal ledge 4 and longitudinal deepening 5. The sizes of a longitudinal ledge and longitudinal deepening should be picked up so that at connection of two functional blocks the adjoining parties of these functional blocks would adjoin closely to each other that is shown on the Figure 4 - the longitudinal ledge 6 of functional block 7 spatially enters into longitudinal deepening 8 of other functional block 9 and on the contrary - the longitudinal ledge of the functional block 9 spatially enters into longitudinal deepening 11 functional blocks 7. On a surface of each universal connector electric contacts are placed (not specified), which are placed on a surface of a longitudinal ledge and longitudinal deepening. Such constructive decision of universal connectors allows to make reliable both mechanical connection of functional blocks and transfer of electric signals between them.

Universal connectors can be placed on the sides of the functional block on any scheme, convenient for the connection of functional blocks. One of the possible schemes of such arrangement is specified on the Figure 1 and the Figure 2. The indispensable condition of placing of the universal connectors is their placing on the opposite sides of the housing of the functional block in such a manner that universal conectors have axial symmetry of longitudinal ledges and longitudinal deepenings - such placing of universal sockets does functional blocks mutually replaceable and allows to do so-called linear connection of functional blocks, the example of such connection is shown on the Figure 6. Other condition of placing of functional blocks is their placing on the sides of the housing of the functional block so that one of the sides of a longitudinal ledge which simultaneously is one of the sides of longitudinal deepening, would be placed in a conditional plane of symmetry of the housing of the functional block.

Universal connectors on a relative positioning can be single - such type of universal connectors is designated as 3 on the Figure 1 and the Figure 2, and ring - such type of universal connectors is designated as 2 on the Figure 2 and the Figure 3. Ring connectors are formed at least by two separate single universal connectors placed on the adjoining parties of the housing of the functional block and in one conditional plane of symmetry of the housing of the functional block. As the ring universal connectors looks is shown on the Figure 5 - on the top side 13 and to the back side of 14 housing of the functional block 12 longitudinal ledges 15 both 16 and longitudinal deepenings 17 and 18 are located, the longitudinal ledge 15 on the top side passes in a longitudinal ledge 16 on the back side and longitudinal deepening 17 on the top side passes in longitudinal deepening 18 on the back side. On the front side 19 of the housing of the functional block there is a longitudinal ledge 20 and longitudinal deepening 21 - a longitudinal ledge 20 on the front side passes in longitudinal deepening 17 on the top side and longitudinal deepening 21 on the front side passes in a longitudinal ledge 15 on the top side.

Universal connectors allow to connect functional blocks in various kinds of structures - linear, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional. Presence of single universal connectors suffices for linear structures on surfaces of housings of functional blocks. For 2-dimensional and, especially, for 3-dimensional connection of functional blocks among themselves, presence of both single and ring universal connectors is necessary. An example of linear connection of functional blocks among themselves in linear structure it is shown on the Figure 6 - connection of three functional blocks 1 by means of single universal connectors 3 is shown. An example of 2-dimensional connection of functional sides among themselves in 2- dimensional structure it is shown on the Figure 7 - association of functional blocks 1 by means of single universal connectors of 3 and ring universal connectors 2 is shown. Association of functional blocks in 3-dimensional structure as a matter of fact is connection of several 2-dimensional structures and is shown on the Figure 8, where functional blocks 1 are connected among themselves in 3-dimensional structure in which it is possible to allocate 2-dimensional structure of the first layer 22 and 2-dimensional structure of the second layer 23.

Each functional block (the Figure 9) contains the housing 24 which consists of six walls (sides), hardware elements (on the Figure 9 and on the other figures in details aren't shown, as their type, their form and their arrangement aren't a subject of this invention), universal connectors 3, a fragment of the divided universal system bus of data exchange of the device 26. The system bus of data exchange of the concrete functional block (as a matter of fact being a fragment of the divided universal system bus of data exchange of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device) can be executed in any known way and connects universal connectors of the functional block between themselves and connects universal connectors and hardware elements of the each functional block; the divided universal system bus of data exchange is intended for an exchange of information signals and power supplies between various functional blocks and their hardware elements. Various variants of placing of fragments of the divided universal system bus of data exchange in the housing of the functional block can be realized, the optimal way is to place it inside the walls of the housing of the functional block. At connection of two and more functional blocks, fragments of the divided universal system bus of data exchange are connecting among themselves by means of the contacts located on the surface of the universal connectors. The example of connection of fragments of the divided system bus of data exchange of various functional blocks, for the device with linear connection of functional blocks is shown on the Figure 10 - at such connection the exchange of information signals and power supplies is carried out between extreme functional blocks 27 through universal connectors 28. The example of connection of fragments of the divided system bus of data exchange for the device with 2-dimensional connection of functional blocks it is shown on the Figure 1 1.

Hardware elements of the functional block can be placed as on the printed circuit sub-board placed inside the housing of the functional block, and collected in the united scheme without usage of printed-circuit board as separate element. In that case hardware elements can be combined in the united scheme in the form of their free arrangement inside or on a surface of the material of which the housing of the functional block is made - in that case the walls of the housing of the functional block represent itself as a sub-board for placing of hardware elements.

The housing of the functional block can be made in the form of a parallelepiped - such form allows to place functional blocks in the external case of the device closely one to another that will allow to use as much as possible effectively empty space inside the housing of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device.

The housing of the functional block can be executed from any material, but the best variant is to use a polymeric material, for example polypropylene, phenol- formaldehyde tar, rubber. Execution of the housing of the functional block from a polymeric material easily allows to make the housing of the functional block hermetically sealed and, if necessary, to fill volume inside the housing of the functional block with inert gas or in general to pump out air (or any gas mix). Hermetic sealing of the housing of the functional block for the purpose of its filling with inert gas or pumping out of an air, allows to solve such problem as oxidation of contacts of hardware elements of the functional block and to protect hardware elements from hit of a moisture, small loose substances, and also from influence of high or low temperatures.

The general view of an arrangement of functional blocks inside the housing of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device is specified on the Figure 12. In the housing of the mobile device 29 the functional blocks 30, 31 and 32 are placed. For fastening of functional blocks to the external housing of the device the longitudinal ledges 33 and the longitudinal deepenings 34 are placed on the internal side of walls of the external housing of the mobile device. The sizes of a longitudinal ledge and longitudinal deepening on the internal sides of the external housing of the device are picked up in such a manner that the longitudinal ledge of any universal connector (of any functional block) completely enters longitudinal deepening on the internal side of the external housing of the device and, simultaneously, the longitudinal ledge on the internal side of the external housing of the device enters completely into longitudinal deepening of any universal connector (of any functional block). Such constructive decision allows to solve a problem of reliable connection of functional blocks with the external housing of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device. The functional block can contain an element of switching-on and switching-off of its power supply. The element for switching-on and switching-off of a power supply of the functional block can be executed in two various variants. According to the first variant, the for switching-on and switching-off of a power supply of the functional block is executed in such a manner that switching-on and switching-off of a power supply is carried out by the user manually - at requirement, the user can change level of giving of power supplies to the functional block or switch-on or switch-off power supply to change a level of energy consumption. In the second variant, the element for switching-on and switching-off of a power supply of the functional block is made in such a manner that switching-off, switching-on and change of level of giving of power (energy) to the functional block are made by giving of a corresponding signal (command) from the processor block (the block of information processing and device control) - the user through the menu of the utility of an operating system of the device, which is responsible for control of power consumption, can choose demanded action. After that the processor block will send a corresponding command on the certain functional block or group of blocks to switch-off, switch-on the power supply or change the level of power supply of this functional block or blocks. As one of variants, an element for switching-on and switching-off of a power supply of the functional block can be executed constantly connected to a universal connector and can disconnect if necessary communication of this universal connector with a fragment of the divided universal system bus of this functional block. An example of how in the multi-purpose digital mobile device functional blocks with switched-off by power supplies giving can be located, it is shown on the Figure 13. Functional blocks 35 are functioning and consume energy, at the same time functional blocks 36 are switched off. In drawing (the Figure 13) universal connectors which are inactive are shown by black color and are disconnected from fragments of the universal system bus of the device at the current moment.

One of variants of execution of the multi-purpose electronic digital mobile device is shown on the Figure 14 and the Figure 15 - in the form of 2-dimensional structure of functional blocks with the block of a conclusion of the information - the screen block. The functional block 37 is the screen block, the functional block 38 is the block of processing of the information and device control (the processor block), the functional block 39 is power supplies source.

In certain cases there is a necessity of performance of the multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with movable parts. In that case can be used special functional blocks which besides standard universal connectors also contain flexible universal connectors. One of possible (but not unique) variants of performance of a flexible universal connector is specified on the Figure 16 and the Figure 17. Functional blocks 40 and 41 are connected among themselves to the help of a flexible (knuckle-joint type) universal connector 42 which consists of a connector 43 on the functional block 40 and a connector 44 on the functional block 41. Functional blocks 40 and 41 can move, rotating round an axis 45 on the universal connector 43 of the functional block 40.

The mentioned above examples and drawings (Figures) only illustrate the invention, but don't limit it.

Claims

1. Multi-purpose digital electronic mobile device with variable functionality that includes:

- housing;

- at least two functional blocks, which contain the hardware elements and executed with the possibility of receiving, storing, processing and transmission of information, also each of functional blocks contains housing made in the form of a parallelepiped, is characterized that:

- housing of the device is optional and is made with the possibility of changing its shape and size;

- each functional block contain universal connectors, through which they can connect to the housing of the device as well as connect to the other functional blocks, at least on the two sides of its housing;

- each functional block is executed with possibility to connect at least two additional functional blocks by means of universal connectors that allows to carry out an exchange of information streams and to carry out power supplies transfer between the functional blocks, thus at least one functional block is the block of processing of the information and device control, and at least one functional block is the power supply block, and in addition:

- each functional block contains a fragment of the divided universal system bus of data exchange which is executed with possibility of transfer of power supplies and information streams and which connects each universal connector of the functional block with its hardware elements, thus during the connection of universal connectors it means that the fragments of the divided universal system bus are joined together and is carried out the interrelation between hardware elements of different functional blocks.

2. The device to claim 1, is characterized that functional blocks can carry out various operations, including:

- transformation of acoustic signals into electric signals and on the contrary;

- recording, listening and editing of sound records;

- recording, editing and viewing of moving images, including video records;

3. The device to claim 1, is characterized that the external housing of the device contains from the inside universal connectors, arranged at least on two inside sides of the external housing of the device and which are necessary for joining of the external case to functional blocks.

4. The device to claims 1-3, is characterized that universal connectors contain corresponding contacts and are executed in such a manner that while connected, functional blocks will be located closely to each other.

5. The device to claims 1-4, is characterized that the divided universal system bus or its fragments are placed inside the walls of the functional blocks housing.

6. The device to claims 1-5, is characterized that the housing of at least one functional block is made from the polymeric material.

7. The device to claims 1-6, is characterized that the housing of at least one functional block is made hermetically sealed.

8. The device to claims 1-7, is characterized that there is a vacuum inside the hermetically sealed housing of at least one functional block.

9. The device to claims 1-8, is characterized that the hermetically sealed housing of at least one functional block is filled in with the inert gas.

10. The device to claims 1-9, is characterized that the functional block of data processing and device control contains installed additional power supply.

1 1. The device to claims 1-10, is characterized that at least one functional block contains switch element with a possibility to turn-off the power supply transmission to the hardware elements of this functional block.