Method and system for a thin client and blade architecture
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining, in a thin client device, compressed video information and peripheral configuration information from a server device by way of a network;
decompressing, in the thin client device, the compressed video information;
transmitting the decompressed video information from the thin client device to a display device for display; and
configuring the thin client device to access a peripheral device based at least in part on the peripheral configuration information obtained by the thin client device from the server device, the peripheral device coupled to the thin client device via a peripheral bridge, wherein configuring the thin client device to access the peripheral device comprises;
determining, in the thin client device, whether the peripheral device coupled to the thin client device is permitted to be installed for use through the thin client device based at least in part on the peripheral configuration information; and
installing the peripheral device for use through the thin client device in response to determining the peripheral device is permitted to be installed.
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Abstract
In a computing system, a method and system for a thin client and blade architecture are provided. A blade may generate video, audio, and peripheral control information that may be transmitted to a thin client (TC) by utilizing a video encoder, an audio bridge, and a peripheral bridge. Communication between the blade and the TC may occur based on a communication protocol that may operate independently of an operating system and/or applications running on the blade. The video encoder may dynamically compress the video information according to network capacity and/or video content and may dynamically select from various compression algorithms. The blade may configure and manage operations that interface with the TC. The TC may comprise a video decoder, a transceiver, a processor, a video display bridge, an audio bridge, and a peripheral bridge and may be adapted to communicate with peripheral devices.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, in a thin client device, compressed video information and peripheral configuration information from a server device by way of a network; decompressing, in the thin client device, the compressed video information; transmitting the decompressed video information from the thin client device to a display device for display; and configuring the thin client device to access a peripheral device based at least in part on the peripheral configuration information obtained by the thin client device from the server device, the peripheral device coupled to the thin client device via a peripheral bridge, wherein configuring the thin client device to access the peripheral device comprises; determining, in the thin client device, whether the peripheral device coupled to the thin client device is permitted to be installed for use through the thin client device based at least in part on the peripheral configuration information; and installing the peripheral device for use through the thin client device in response to determining the peripheral device is permitted to be installed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
a thin client device in communication with a server device by way of a network, the thin client device configured to; obtain compressed video information and peripheral configuration information from the server device; decompress the compressed video information; transmit the decompressed video information to a display device for display; and configure the thin client device to access a peripheral device based at least in part on the peripheral configuration information obtained from the server device, the peripheral device coupled to the thin client device via a peripheral bridge, wherein the thin client device is configured to; determine whether the peripheral device coupled to the thin client device is permitted to be installed for use through the thin client device based at least in part on the peripheral configuration information; and install the peripheral device for use through the thin client device in response to determining that the peripheral device is permitted to be installed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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means for compressing video information; means for obtaining a request for permission to install a peripheral device from a thin client device; means for determining whether the thin client device has permission to install the peripheral device; means for sending the compressed video information and peripheral configuration information to the thin client device by way of a network, the peripheral configuration information indicating whether the thin client device has permission to install the peripheral device or access data from the peripheral device; and wherein the thin client device is configured to decompress and display the compressed video information. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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