Patent ID: 9405499
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A zero client device, comprising: a housing; a transcoding processing unit, comprised in the housing, wherein the transcoding processing unit comprises a first circuit board, wherein the transcoding processing unit implements a zero client protocol for conducting zero client sessions, and wherein the first circuit board does not implement wireless communication functionality; a communications processing unit, comprised in the housing and directly interfaced to the transcoding processing unit, wherein the communications processing unit comprises a second circuit board; a changeover switch, directly interfaced to the transcoding processing unit and the communications processing unit; and a wireless communications module, comprised in the housing and directly interfaced to the changeover switch, whereby the wireless communications module is switchably interfaced to the transcoding processing unit and the communications processing unit; wherein the zero client device has no user-modifiable storage medium, but does include one or more memory elements for operation of the zero client device; wherein the communications processing unit is configured to: wherein the transcoding processing unit is configured to: wherein the wireless communication module is configured to: wherein the transcoding processing unit is further configured to: wherein the zero client device has no independent operational capability other than acting as a decoder or receiver for a computing experience that executes on a remote computer and is transmitted over a network to the zero client device.