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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING LOCAL AND REMOTE WINDOWS INTO A SINGLE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20020057295A1
  • Filed: 05/29/1998
  • Published: 05/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for incorporating windows from remote desktop environments into a local desktop environment, the system comprising:

  • a local node having a local desktop environment;

    a local agent;

    a first remote node having a first remote desktop environment including at least one first remote window; and

    a first remote agent monitoring said first remote desktop environment and in communication with said local agent, said first remote agent transmitting a message to said local agent indicative of a change to said first remote window, said local agent receiving the message transmitted by said first remote agent and, responsive to the received message, commanding said local node to modify a representation of said first remote window as part of said local desktop environment and said local agent transmitting messages to said first remote agent indicative of a locally-generated change to a representation of said first remote window.

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