Computer System with Controller Kernel and Remote Desktop

• US 20100115532A1
• Filed: 11/05/2009
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FH Innovations Limited
• Original Assignee: C&S Operations, Inc.
• Inventors: Peterson, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,370,856 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/320
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks

Abstract

Remote desktop software for use with guest operating systems that run on a controller kernel. Also, remote desktop software that can be used to remotely view and/or manipulate multiple containerized guest operating systems that run on a single computer. The multiple, containerized operating systems preferably run on a controller kernel. Alternatively, the multiple containerized operating system may be controlled to run on the single computer by other software, such as a hypervisor.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising a computer resources set, a controller kernel and a first guest operating system, wherein:

the computer resources set comprises a computer processing resources set;

the controller kernel is stored and programmed to run on the computer processing resources set;

the first guest operating system is programmed and stored to run under the control of the controller kernel;

the computer resources set defines a native form for instructions that the computer resources set receives from and sends to operating systems;

the controller kernel comprises an instruction communication module;

the instruction communication module is programmed so that the instructions communicated through the controller kernel between the first guest operating system and the computer resources set remain in the native form;

the controller kernel further comprises a frame buffer module which comprises a frame buffer incoming capture sub-module and a frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module;

the frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module is programmed to capture selected output frame buffers, from the instruction communication module, that include remote desktop information in order to send the output frame buffers out over a communication network; and

the frame buffer incoming capture sub-module is programmed to receive selected input frame buffers from the communication network and output the received input frame buffers to the instruction communication module.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the computer resources set comprises a central processing unit.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the controller kernel is a POSIX controller kernel.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the first guest operating system is a Windows operating system.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the instruction communication module of the controller kernel is further programmed to include an idle loop for temporarily storing native form instructions as they are communicated through the controller kernel between the first guest operating system and the computer resources set.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the frame buffer module further comprises a frame buffer encapsulation sub-module and a frame buffer de-encapsulation sub-module;

the frame buffer encapsulation sub-module is programmed to receive frame buffers from the frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module, to encapsulate the received frame buffers with a network protocol, and to output the encapsulated frame buffers out over the communication network; and

the frame buffer de-encapsulation sub-module is programmed to receive encapsulated frame buffers from the communication network, to de-encapsulate the received frame buffers remove a network protocol, and to output the de-encapsulated frame buffers to the frame buffer incoming capture sub-module.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the network protocol comprises the TCP-IP and/or HTTP protocol.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the communication network is the internet.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising remote desktop software programmed to run on and under the control of the first guest operating system, the remote desktop operating software being programmed to:

(i) process data to be included in frame buffers to be output through the frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module of the frame buffer module of the controller kernel; and

(ii) process data included in frame buffers received from a remote machine through the frame buffer incoming capture sub-module of the frame buffer module of the controller kernel.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the remote desktop software comprises:

a user interface module;

a privileges and passwords database;

a receive end remote computer interface module; and

a send end remote computer interface module.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the remote desktop software comprises:

a receive end display in module; and

a send end display out module.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the remote desktop software further comprises:

a receive end mouse out module;

a send end mouse in module;

a receive end keyboard in module; and

a send end keyboard out module.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the remote desktop software further comprises:

a receive end audio in module; and

a send end audio out module.

14. The system of claim 9 further comprising a Windows application programming interface software, wherein:

the first guest operating system is a Windows operating system; and

the remote desktop software runs as an application on the Windows operating system through the Windows application programming interface.

15. The system of claim 1 further comprising a second guest operating system, wherein:

the second guest operating system is programmed and stored to run under the control of the controller kernel;

the first guest operating system and the second guest operating system are containerized with respect to each other; and

the instruction communication module is further programmed so that instructions communicated through the controller kernel between the second guest operating system and the computer resources set remain in the native form.

16. A tangible computer storage medium having stored thereon controller kernel software, in computer readable form, for use in a computer system comprising a communications network, a computer resources set, and a first guest operating system, with:

(i) the computer resources set comprising a computer processing resources set, and (ii) the computer resources set defining a native form for instructions that the computer resources set receives from and sends to operating systems, wherein;

the controller kernel is programmed to run on the computer processing resources set;

the controller kernel is programmed to run the first guest operating system on the controller kernel under the control of the controller kernel;

the controller kernel comprises an instruction communication module that is programmed to communicate instructions through the controller kernel between the first guest operating system and the computer resources set remain in the native form;

the controller kernel further comprises a frame buffer module which comprises a frame buffer incoming capture sub-module and a frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module;

the frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module is programmed to capture selected output frame buffers, from the instruction communication module, that include remote desktop information in order to send the output frame buffers out over a communication network; and

the frame buffer incoming capture sub-module is programmed to receive selected input frame buffers from the communication network and output the received input frame buffers to the instruction communication module.

17. The medium of claim 16 wherein the instruction communication module of the controller kernel is further programmed to include an idle loop for temporarily storing native form instructions as they are communicated through the controller kernel between the first guest operating system and the computer resources set.

18. The medium of claim 16 wherein:

the frame buffer module further comprises a frame buffer encapsulation sub-module and a frame buffer de-encapsulation sub-module;

the frame buffer encapsulation sub-module is programmed to receive frame buffers from the frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module, to encapsulate the received frame buffers with a network protocol, and to output the encapsulated frame buffers out over the communication network; and

the frame buffer de-encapsulation sub-module is programmed to receive encapsulated frame buffers from the communication network, to de-encapsulate the received frame buffers remove a network protocol, and to output the de-encapsulated frame buffers to the frame buffer incoming capture sub-module.

19. A method of sending remote desktop information between a first computer and a second computer over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

communicating a first frame buffer including remote desktop information in native form through an instruction communication module of a controller kernel of the first computer;

during the communicating step, capturing the first frame buffer from the instruction communication module by a frame buffer outgoing capture sub-module of a frame buffer module of the controller kernel; and

sending the first frame buffer from the first computer to the second computer over the communication network.

20. the method of claim 19 further comprising the step of:

subsequent to the capturing step and prior to the sending step, encapsulating the frame buffer in a network protocol suitable for the communication network.