Unified Secure Virtual Machine Player and Remote Desktop Client
First Claim
1. A method for accessing a virtual machine (VM), the method comprising:
- receiving user log-in information, the log-in information identifying a user and a corresponding VM, the VM having a local copy and a remote copy;
identifying a selected copy of the VM based on at least one of a policy and a user selection, the selected copy being one of the local copy and the remote copy of the VM;
presenting a desktop generated by the selected copy of the VM to the user in a common application graphical user interface, the common application graphical user interface being used regardless as to whether the selected copy of the VM is the local copy or the remote copy.
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Abstract
A virtual machine (VM) is accessed by receiving user log-in information, the log-in information identifying a user and a corresponding VM, the VM having a local copy and a remote copy. A selected copy of the VM is identified based on at least one of a policy and a user selection, the selected copy being one of the local copy and the remote copy of the VM. A desktop generated by the selected copy of the VM is presented to the user in a common application graphical user interface, the common application graphical user interface being used regardless as to whether the selected copy of the VM is the local copy or the remote copy.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for accessing a virtual machine (VM), the method comprising:
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receiving user log-in information, the log-in information identifying a user and a corresponding VM, the VM having a local copy and a remote copy; identifying a selected copy of the VM based on at least one of a policy and a user selection, the selected copy being one of the local copy and the remote copy of the VM; presenting a desktop generated by the selected copy of the VM to the user in a common application graphical user interface, the common application graphical user interface being used regardless as to whether the selected copy of the VM is the local copy or the remote copy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine readable storage medium for providing access to a virtual machine (VM), the machine readable storage medium embodying computer code causing a computer system to implement a method, the method comprising:
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receiving user log-in information, the log-in information identifying a user and a corresponding VM, the VM having a local copy and a remote copy; identifying a selected copy of the VM based on at least one of a policy and a user selection, the selected copy being one of the local copy and the remote copy of the VM; presenting a desktop generated by the selected copy of the VM to the user in a common application graphical user interface, the common application graphical user interface being used regardless as to whether the selected copy of the VM is the local copy or the remote copy. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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