Thin terminal computer architecture utilizing roaming keyboard files

• US 8,015,232 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2008
• Issued: 09/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Roaming Keyboards, LLC
• Original Assignee: Roaming Keyboards, LLC
• Inventors: Franz, Fabian, Vigil, Jose Manuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Hamza; Faruk
• Application Number:
  US12/248,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100129A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709217-219, 709/223, 345/156, 345/168, 345/173
• US Class Current: 709/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0227 Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer G06F3/023 - G06F3/037 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

A thin client server system including a client server configured to transfer at least one roaming keyboard file to at least one thin client terminal is described. The thin client terminal includes a touch-sensitive interface, session layout module and a client processing module. The session layout module generates a selection configuration for selecting the type of interaction with the client server system. The client processing module applies the at least one roaming keyboard file and to dynamically generate, input sub-modules for receiving communication from at least one user and an output sub-module for generating output to at least one user. The generated input sub-module including, a virtual keyboard sub-module, and a pointer-pad sub-module and the generated output sub-module including a virtual screen sub-module for generating output to at least one user, wherein the client sever allows modular collaboration while multiplexing input and output message between sub-modules.

Claims

1. A thin client server system comprising:

a client server configured to transfer input-output files to at least one thin client terminal to;

generate, input sub-modules for receiving communication from at least one user, and an output sub-module for generating output to at least one user, the generated input sub-module including, a virtual keyboard sub-module and a pointer pad sub-module, the pointer-pad sub-module configured to generate a multipoint interactive tool to receive a gesture input, the generated output sub-module including a virtual screen sub-module for generating output to at least one user, the client sever configured to allow modular collaboration while multiplexing input and output message between sub-modules.

2. The thin client server system of claim 1, in which the thin client terminal comprises one of a single touch-sensitive interface and a multi touch-sensitive interface.

3. The thin client server system of claim 1, in which the client server is further configured to transfer one of input-output files to the at least one thin client terminal to generate a selection configuration at the at least one client terminal for selecting the type of interaction with the client server system.

4. The thin client server system of claim 3, in which the selection configuration comprises a session layout module.

5. The client server system of claim 3, in which a relational database coupled to the client server is configured to store a suspended session, the stored suspended session configured to support selected information previously selected according to the selection configuration.

6. The thin client server system of claim 1, wherein the virtual keyboard sub-module comprises one of a player object and a virtual machine object, the virtual keyboard sub-module configured to receive a gesture input.

7. The thin client server system of claim 1, further comprising a relational database coupled to the client server, the relational database configured to store standard session information including one of session name, display area, and applications running for each session, user interface information stored by a means of the said roaming keyboard files location including binary data, hardware information stored as thin client terminals address hardware setup and miscellaneous information about the group or entity utilizing the system and a combination thereof.

8. The thin client system of claim 1, wherein the sub-modules are configured to change size and position.

9. The thin client system of claim 1, in which the input sub-module is configured to add one or more new terminals to an ongoing session.

10. The thin client system of claim 1, in which the client server is remotely located.

11. The thin client system of claim 1, wherein an operating system running on the client server comprises one or more operating systems.

12. The thin client system of claim 1, in which the input-output file further comprises a client processing module configured to generate the input sub-modules for receiving communication from at least one user of the thin client terminal and to generate the output sub-module to generate output to at least one different user.

13. The thin client system of claim 1, further comprising a session layout designer module configured to create and manage session layout templates.

14. The thin client system of claim 1, in which the client server is configured to be accessible via a web server.

15. The thin client system of claim 1, in which the touch-sensitive interface comprises tactile feedback capability.

16. The thin client system of claim 1, wherein non touch-sensitive interface is configured to be coupled to one of a display device and a projector device to receive input and output based on the input and output sub-modules.

17. A method for generating a virtual keyboard comprising:

transferring at least one roaming keyboard file including input-output files from a client server to at least one thin client terminal comprised of a touch-sensitive interface; and

generating a virtual keyboard by applying the at least one roaming keyboard file at the at least one thin client terminal, the input-output files including an input sub-module, of the input-output files, for receiving communication from at least one user and an output sub-module, of the input-output files, for generating an output to at least one user, the input sub-module including, a pointer pad sub-module, the pointer-pad sub-module configured to generate a multipoint interactive tool to receive a gesture input.

18. The method for generating virtual keyboard of claim 17, further comprising,

selecting at least one roaming keyboard file for the at least one thin client terminal from a session layout module configured for selecting the type of interaction with the client server system.

19. A apparatus comprising:

a thin client terminal configured to receive input-output files to;

generate, input sub-modules for receiving communication from at least one user, and an output sub-module for generating output to at least one user, the generated input sub-module including, a virtual keyboard sub-module and a pointer pad sub-module, the pointer-pad sub-module configured to generate a multipoint interactive tool to receive a gesture input, the generated output sub-module including a virtual screen sub-module for generating output to at least one user, the thin client terminal configured to allow modular collaboration while multiplexing input and output message between sub-modules.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, in which the thin client terminal is further configured to receive input-output files to generate a selection configuration at the client terminal for selecting the type of interaction with a client server system.