Battery-powered platform for interchangeable modules

1. A device for storing and selectively routing electric power and data to one of at least two parties, comprising:

a) a frame;

b) a power source integrated within said frame;

c) at least one first external port disposed at said frame and configured to connect to an external electronic product to transfer power and/or data;

d) a backbone disposed at said frame, wherein said backbone comprises a plurality of module connectors configured to connect to at least one module to transfer power and data;

e) a plurality of docking spaces disposed adjacent to said backbone, wherein each said docking space is disposed adjacent to one of said module connectors; and

f) a control unit disposed within said frame, drawing electric power from said power source, and connected to said first external port and said plurality of module connectors, wherein said at least two parties comprise said external electronic product and one of the plurality of modules, wherein said control unit comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium and is configured to process data between said non-transitional computer readable medium and said module and wherein said device is configured to selectively establish a connecting route for said power, under control of the control unit, and

wherein the control unit is configured to route power to or from at least one of the at least two parties or route power from a power supply connected to the power connector to at least one of the two parties according to:

a power output priority, being the priority of selecting any one of

(i) a power supply connected to the device, or

(ii) said power source integrated within said frame, or

(iii) said external product, or

(iv) one of said plurality of modules

as a power master from any two or more of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv); and

a power input priority, being the priority of selecting any one of

(v) said power source integrated within said frame where it is a rechargeable power source, or

(vi) said external product, or

(vii) one of said plurality of module connectors

as a power slave from any two or more of (v), (vi) and (vii).

2. The device of claim 1 further comprises a wireless communication module disposed within said frame and connected to said control unit through an internal port and configured to further provide wireless data communication with said external electronic product and/or said module.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein said each docking space further comprises a locking mechanism configured to engage at a module locking mechanism of said module to allow said module to fixingly attach said storage device at one of said docking space.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein said locking mechanism is further shared by two adjacent docking spaces and is configured to allow two said modules fixingly attach to said storage device at said two adjacent docking spaces by engaging their respective module locking mechanisms to said locking mechanism simultaneously.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein said locking mechanism is selected from a group consisting of rails, pneumatic connector and magnetic connector.

6. The device of claim 4 , wherein said locking mechanism further comprises a pin with a pin head at the edge of said frame.

7. The device of claim 1 further comprises a switch; wherein said switch is configured to establish connection between said power source to said control unit, wherein said power source is selected from the group consisting of a battery, a rechargeable battery, a photoelectric cell and a fuel cell.

8. The device of claim 1 further comprises a first version super hub system coupled to said at least one first external port and an internal port; said internal port further coupling to said plurality of module connectors through said control unit, said first version super hub system selectively choosing one of said at least one first external ports or said internal port as master.

9. The device of claim 8 further comprises a second internal port; said second internal port coupling to a wireless communication module disposed within said frame and connected to said control unit and configured to further provide wireless data communication with said external electronic product.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein said first version super hub system comprises:

a) a hub comprising an upstream handler and at least one downstream handler, wherein said upstream handler is configured to connect said at least one downstream handler inside said hub;

b) a switch system capable of establishing connecting routes between said at least one first external port or said internal port to said upstream handler or to each of said at least one downstream handler of said hub; and

c) a controller configured to control said switch,

wherein each said connecting route transfers at least electric power and optionally data; wherein said controller is configured to control said switch to configure one of said at least one first external ports or said internal port as master by routing it to said upstream handler, and configure each remaining port as slave by routing each remaining port to one of said at least one downstream handler.

11. The device of claim 1 further comprises a second version super hub system coupled to said at least one first external port and an internal port; said internal port further coupling to said plurality of module connectors through said control unit, wherein said second version super hub system individually detects a master/slave status of said at least one first external port and said internal port and perform self-configuration to match said master/slave status of each said port.

12. The device of claim 11 further comprises a second internal port; said second internal port coupling to a wireless communication module disposed within said frame and connected to said control unit and configured to further provide wireless data communication with said external electronic product.

13. The device of claim 11 , wherein said second version super hub system comprising: a) at least two gateways; each of said gateways has a first terminal and a second terminal; wherein said first terminal of each said gateway is connected to one of said at least one first external ports or said internal port; and b) a control system connected to said second terminal of each said gateway, wherein said control system is configured to control each said gateway to perform self-configuration to match said master/slave status of each said port and to establish connecting routes between each said port for transferring at least electric power and optionally data.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein said control unit is further configured to store said data in said non-transitional computer readable medium; and transfer said data to said external electronic product and said modules.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein said control unit is further configured to allow communications between said modules connected to said device.

16. The device of claim 1 , wherein said at least one first external ports or said internal port are Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, Lightning ports, Ethernet ports, or controller area network ports.

17. A device for storing and selectively routing electric power and data to one of at least two parties, comprising:

a) a frame;

b) a power source integrated within said frame;

c) at least one first external port disposed at said frame and configured to connect to an external electronic product to transfer power and data;

d) a backbone disposed at said frame, wherein said backbone comprises a plurality of module connectors configured to connect to at least one module to transfer power and data;

e) a plurality of docking spaces disposed adjacent to said backbone, wherein each said docking space is disposed adjacent to one of said module connectors;

f) a power supply connector; and

g) a control unit disposed within said frame, drawing electric power from said power source, and connected to said first external port and said plurality of module connectors and said power supply connector, wherein said at least two parties comprise said external electronic product and one of the plurality of modules, wherein said control unit comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium and is configured to process data between said non-transitional computer readable medium and said module and wherein said device is configured to selectively establish a connecting route for said power, under control of the control unit, and

wherein the control unit is configured to route power to or from at least one of the at least two parties or route power from a power supply connected to the power connector to at least one of the two parties according to:

a power output priority, being the priority of selecting any one of

(i) a power supply connected to the device, or

(ii) said power source integrated within said frame, or

(iii) said external product, or

(iv) one of said plurality of modules

as a power master from any two or more of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv); and

a power input priority, being the priority of selecting any one of

(v) said power source integrated within said frame where it is a rechargeable power source, or

(vi) said external product, or

(vii) one of said plurality of module connectors

as a power slave from any two or more of (v), (vi) and (vii).