METHODS AND SERVERS FOR ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A CLIENT SYSTEM AND A VIRTUAL MACHINE HOSTING A REQUESTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method for providing access to a computing environment, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a request from a client system for an enumeration of available computing environments;
b) accessing collected data regarding available computing environments;
c) transmitting, to a client system, accessed data that indicates to the client system each computing environment available to a user of the client system;
d) receiving, from the client system, a request to access one of the computing environments; and
e) establishing a connection between the client system and a virtual machine hosting the requested computing environment.
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Abstract
A method for providing access to a computing environment includes the step of receiving a request from a client system for an enumeration of available computing environments. Collected data regarding available computing environments are accessed. Accessed data are transmitted to a client system, the accessed data indicating to the client system each computing environment available to a user of the client system. A request is received from the client system to access one of the computing environments. A connection is established between the client system and a virtual machine hosting the requested computing environment.
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1. A method for providing access to a computing environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a request from a client system for an enumeration of available computing environments; b) accessing collected data regarding available computing environments; c) transmitting, to a client system, accessed data that indicates to the client system each computing environment available to a user of the client system; d) receiving, from the client system, a request to access one of the computing environments; and e) establishing a connection between the client system and a virtual machine hosting the requested computing environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a network including a client system and a plurality of servers storing computing environments, a server comprising:
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a broker module accessing collected data regarding computing environments and determining, for each computing environment, whether that computing environment image is available to a client system; a transmitter transmitting accessed data to the client system indicating to the client system each computing environment determined to be available to the client system; a receiver receiving a request to access one of the available computing environments; and a transceiver providing a connection between the client system and a virtual machine providing the requested computing environment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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