Display of operating status information of a client in a remote desktop session
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1. A client computing device comprising:
- a processor to;
transmit operating status information of the client computing device to a server via a remote desktop session established with the server, wherein the operating status information corresponds to an interface element displayed on the client computing device that is currently obscured by the remote desktop session;
receive graphics information from the server via a channel that is dedicated to transmitting the operating status information, the graphics information including displayed status information inserted by the server based on the operating status information; and
output the graphics information including the displayed status information within a window of the remote desktop session that obscures the interface element on a display available to the client computing device.
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Abstract
Example embodiments relate to the display of operating status information in a remote desktop session. In example embodiments, a client transmits operating status information to a server via a remote desktop session established with the server. In response, the client may receive graphics information including displayed status information inserted by the server based on the operating status information. Finally, the client may output the graphics information on an available display. Other embodiments relate to a corresponding server and processing performed in the server.
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1. A client computing device comprising:
a processor to; transmit operating status information of the client computing device to a server via a remote desktop session established with the server, wherein the operating status information corresponds to an interface element displayed on the client computing device that is currently obscured by the remote desktop session; receive graphics information from the server via a channel that is dedicated to transmitting the operating status information, the graphics information including displayed status information inserted by the server based on the operating status information; and output the graphics information including the displayed status information within a window of the remote desktop session that obscures the interface element on a display available to the client computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor of a client computing device, the machine-readable storage medium comprising:
- instructions to obtain operating status information by monitoring at least one property of the client computing device, wherein the operating status information corresponds to an interface element displayed on the client computing device that is currently obscured by a remote desktop session established with a server;
instructions to transmit the operating status information to the server via a channel of the remote desktop session, wherein the channel is dedicated to transmitting the operating status information; instructions to receive a remote desktop for display, the remote desktop including displayed status information inserted by the server based on the operating status information; and instructions to display the remote desktop including the displayed status information in a window of the remote desktop session that obscures the interface element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- instructions to obtain operating status information by monitoring at least one property of the client computing device, wherein the operating status information corresponds to an interface element displayed on the client computing device that is currently obscured by a remote desktop session established with a server;
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving operating status information of a client via a channel of a remote desktop session established with the client, wherein the channel is dedicated to transmitting the operating status information, wherein the operating status information corresponds to an interface element displayed on the client that is currently obscured by the remote desktop session; inserting a visual indication of the operating status information into a remote desktop graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the visual indication comprises a selectable user interface element that corresponds to the interface element that is currently obscured by the remote desktop session; and transmitting the remote desktop GUI including the visual indication to the client for display by the client in a window of the remote desktop session that obscures the interface element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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