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Method, apparatus and system for transparent unification of virtual machines

  • US 10,642,634 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device comprising:

  • a processor;

    a display device responsive to the processor;

    a machine-accessible medium responsive to the processor; and

    instructions in the machine-accessible medium that, when executed by the computing device, enable the computing device to perform operations comprising;

    presenting, in the display device, a logical representation of a unified view of virtual machines (VMs), each of which executes a respective application in the computing device, wherein the logical representation of the unified view includes a plurality of graphical user interface (GUI) elements for the applications, and wherein the operation of presenting the logical representation of the unified view is performed, at least in part, by a unification console that executes in a dedicated VM;

    after presenting the logical representation of the unified view, receiving user input pertaining to a selected application among the applications, wherein the operation of receiving user input is performed, at least in part, by the unification console;

    redirecting the user input from the unification console in the dedicated VM to the selected application in its respective VM;

    receiving application output from the selected application, wherein the operation of receiving application output is performed, at least in part, by the unification console outside of the VM for the selected application; and

    rendering output for the user, based on the application output received by the unification console.

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