Thin Client Overview

While in thin client mode, the user interacts with a session running on the server. Since all the processing takes place on the server, the mobile device cannot be a point of failure or lose data.

If the wireless device goes out of range of the network, the mobile device screen will appear to stop since the server cannot order the screen to refresh. The client on the mobile device will continue attempts at reconnecting and will then resend the last piece of data entered. RFgen has added a “Guaranteed Packet Delivery” system to the protocol to ensure no loss of data and an always-synced application.

The advantage to the thin client is real time updates to backend systems as well as complete validation data available to ensure the collected data is as accurate as possible. The disadvantage is the need for a wired, wireless, or cellular connection available while collecting data. This client does not require any authorization process.