Patent ID: 7764667

Claim:
A system having Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability, comprising: a stateless client computing device having a voice input device connected thereto, the voice input device configured to convert an analog audio signal to digital data; a first server device located remotely from and in communication over a network with the stateless client computing device, the first server device operating to serve, an authentication manager configured to authenticate access to use the stateless client computing device; and a session manager configured to establish a session subsequent to access authentication, wherein the session manager runs a VoIP application within the session; and a second server device separate from and in communication with the first server device over a network, the second server device functioning as a VoIP gateway to provide an interface between a telephone network and the VoIP application executing within the session on the first server device, wherein the stateless client computing device is operable to access the telephone network without running the VoIP application on the stateless client computing device.