Ultra-Thin Mobile Client via Remote Server Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost and complexity of maintaining and repairing advanced mobile devices due to their technically advanced features, which often require costly hardware and software components.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an Ultra-Thin Client Protocol (UTCP) that enables mobile devices to operate without a local OS or application software, instead relying on a remote server for processing and intelligence via a wireless communication network, using hardware components like ASICs or FPGAs for simplified tasks and leveraging a streamlined communication protocol.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If advanced processing features and local OS are included in mobile devices, then functionality and performance are improved, but device cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the operating system and application software from the mobile device itself, relocating these components to a remote server. The mobile device retains only essential hardware components (display, input interface, communication interface) while the complex software layer is removed, thereby reducing device complexity while preserving functionality through remote access to the server-based OS and applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If advanced processing features and local OS are included in mobile devices, then functionality and performance are improved, but maintenance and repair costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By extracting the operating system and application software from the mobile device and hosting them on a remote server, the patent eliminates the need for costly software repairs and updates at the device level. Hardware components become simpler and more standardized, making them easier and cheaper to replace or repair, while functionality is maintained through the server-based software layer.
3Device complexity
If a remote server provides processing instead of local OS, then hardware cost is reduced, but network dependency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the user and the processing resources. The server acts as a mediator that provides OS and application functionality over the network, enabling the mobile device to access full functionality without requiring complex local hardware or software, thereby reducing hardware cost while maintaining reliability through the intermediary service layer.
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AI summary
A mobile device includes a communication interface configured to receive, over a wireless communication link, output data from a server device via a wireless network, and send, over the wireless communication link, input data to the server device via the wireless network. The mobile device also includes a display for displaying a first portion of the output data, a speaker for providing sounds corresponding to a second portion of the output data, a human interface component for receiving input data to the mobile device, and a hardware component. The hardware component provides the output data to the display and the speaker, and provides the input data to the server device. The hardware component does not include any processor that runs an operating system or an application for the mobile device.