Patent ID: 6084584
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system coupleable to a wide area network directly or through a local area network, for providing computing services within a predetermined area, said computer system comprisinga) a host computer providing for the execution of a host program that provides a stream of graphics display commands and graphics display data objects that, when graphically rendered, represents an interactive graphical user interface, and that is responsive to user provided input data;b) a host wireless transceiver coupleable to said host computer, wherein a portion of said wireless transceiver is locatable within said predetermined area to enable the wireless exchange of said stream and said user provided input data; andc) one or more interactive graphical display tablets operable within said predetermined area with respect to said host computer, each of said interactive graphical display tablets including:i) a graphics display suitable for presenting said interactive graphical user interface;ii) a data input device for collecting said user provided input data;iii) a tablet wireless transceiver for exchanging said stream and said user provided input data; andiv) a processor, coupled between said graphics display, said data input device, and said tablet wireless transceiver, providing for the execution of a control program implementing graphics display commands that provide for the rendering of graphics display data objects,wherein said host computer selectively provides modified graphics display commands and selectively omits providing graphics display data objects as said stream to said host wireless transceiver.