THIN CLIENT SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

• US 20080144610A1
• Filed: 10/09/2007
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Kakiuchi, Hiroyuki
• Application Number:
  US11/869,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20080144610A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

Abstract

In a TC system, there are provided a softphone and a communication system capable of automatically switching an operation mode in accordance with the environment of a system user. A module of a TC-version softphone and a module of a normal-version softphone are configured as one softphone, so that when using a TC terminal, the softphone functions as a TC-version softphone, and when using separately a PC placed on a user'"'"'s desk, the softphone functions as a normal-version softphone. Further, there is provided means for monitoring and determining a state of connection or disconnection of the TC terminal used in the TC system, so that an operation mode is automatically switched for processing in accordance with the environment of a system user.

Claims

1. A thin client system comprising:

a communication apparatus to which a client can be connected via a network and which can execute an application program; and

said client that accesses said application program to output the execution result,

wherein said application program determines connection or disconnection between said communication apparatus and said client, and selects an operation mode depending on a determination result.

2. The thin client system according to claim 1,

wherein said application program transmits and receives voice.

3. A communication apparatus to which a client can be connected via a network,

wherein an application program is executed to determine whether or not said client is being connected, and an operation mode of said application program is selected depending on a determination result.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein said application program transmits and receives voice.