Wireless Cast Terminal Segmentation for Computing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional computing devices are often costly and performance-intensive due to the inclusion of numerous hardware components, which can limit their functionality and increase costs, making them unsuitable for specific tasks where only minimal functionality is required.
Innovation Solution
A minimized computing device, referred to as a cast terminal, which includes a keyboard component and a display component physically coupled together, uses wireless communication protocols to transmit keystroke data and receive multimedia data from a primary processing device, thereby offloading processing tasks and reducing the need for onboard hardware.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If numerous hardware components are included in a computing device, then processing power and functionality are improved, but cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The computing system is divided into two separate components: a minimized computing device (cast terminal) containing only input and display components, and a remote processing device containing the processing hardware. This segmentation allows the cast terminal to remain simple while accessing full processing capabilities through wireless connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing components are extracted from the cast terminal and placed in a separate remote device. The cast terminal retains only the essential input (keyboard) and output (display) components, while processing power is obtained externally through wireless communication.
2Power
If numerous hardware components are included in a computing device, then processing power is improved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
A wireless communication interface acts as an intermediary between the cast terminal and the remote processing device. This intermediary enables the simple cast terminal to access powerful processing capabilities without physically incorporating those components, thus avoiding increased cost and complexity.
3Device complexity
If a minimized computing device is used, then cost is reduced, but processing power and functionality are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The remote processing device serves multiple functions: it processes input from the cast terminal, generates multimedia output, and communicates wirelessly with the cast terminal. This multi-functional approach allows a single device to provide comprehensive processing capabilities that would otherwise require multiple components in the cast terminal.
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AI summary
In one general aspect, an apparatus includes a cast terminal including a keyboard component and a display component physically coupled to the keyboard component. The keyboard component includes a first communication module configured to transmit keystroke data over a first wireless network to a primary processing device using a first wireless communication protocol. The display component includes a second communication module configured to receive multimedia data over a second wireless network from the primary processing device using a second wireless communication protocol.