SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A COMPOSITE VIEW AT A CLIENT DEVICE

• US 20100269047A1
• Filed: 08/24/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Marketing Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wyse Technology Incorporated (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Barreto, Daniel Ernesto, Madarakal, Nandakumar Sarun, Pahlavan, Babak
• Granted Patent: US 9,191,448 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/740
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0864 Round trip delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0884 by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity vis-à-vis an authentication entity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions

Abstract

Examples of systems and methods are provided for rendering a composite view at a client device. A system may allow communication and may render at a local client device a composite view including a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote view associated with a remote application running on a remote server is provided. The system may comprise a remote view module configured to generate the remote view of the remote application, and a local view module configured to generate the local GUI for controlling the remote application remotely, configured to control an area of the display output data of the remote application that is displayed in the remote view, and configured to keep track of coordinates and dimensions of the area. A composite view comprising the local GUI and the remote view may be provided to a local display at the local client device.

Claims

1. A system for communication and for rendering at a local client device a composite view including a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote view associated with a remote application running on a remote server, comprising:

a remote view module configured to generate the remote view of the remote application based on display output data of the remote application received at the local client device from the remote server;

a local view module configured to generate the local GUI for controlling the remote application remotely from the local client device, configured to control an area of the display output data of the remote application that is displayed in the remote view, and configured to keep track of coordinates and dimensions of the area; and

a display module configured to provide, to a local display at the local client device, a composite view comprising the local GUI and the remote view of the remote application.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the local view module is configured to receive a message from the remote server including a command to activate a graphical keyboard of the local GUI at the local client device and configured to active the graphical keyboard in response to the received message.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the local view module is configured to receive coordinates and dimensions of a window or dialog box at the remote server from the remote server, configured to compare the coordinates and dimensions of the window or dialog box with the coordinates and dimensions of the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view, and configured to adjust the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view based on the comparison.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the local view module is configured to adjust the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view by scrolling the area.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the local view module is configured to adjust the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view by zooming in or zooming out the area.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the local view module is configured to receive a second message from the remote server that the window or dialog box has been closed at the remote server and configured to undo the adjustment of the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view in response to the second message.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the local view module is configured to receive coordinates and dimensions of an object of the remote application from the remote server, configured to compare the coordinates and dimensions of the object with the coordinates and dimensions of the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view, and configured to adjust the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view based on the comparison.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the local view module is configured to adjust the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view such that substantially the entire object is displayed in the remote view.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the local view module is configured to adjust the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view by scrolling the area.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the local view module is configured to adjust the area of the display output displayed in the remote view by zooming in or zooming out the area.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the local view module is configured to receive a uniform resource locator (URL) from the remote server, configured to download a video file using the URL, and configured to play the video file using a local media player application.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is the local client device comprising a processing system.

13. A method for rendering at a local client device a composite view including a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote view associated with a remote application running on a remote server, comprising:

generating the remote view of the remote application based on display output data of the remote application received at the local client device from the remote server;

generating the local GUI for controlling the remote application remotely from the local client device;

controlling an area of the display output data of the remote application that is displayed in the remote view;

tracking coordinates and dimensions of the area; and

providing, to a local display at the local client device, a composite view comprising the local GUI and the remote view of the remote application.

14. A machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for rendering at a local client device a composite view including a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote view associated with a remote application running on a remote server, the instructions comprising code for:

generating the remote view of the remote application based on display output data of the remote application received at the local client device from the remote server;

generating the local GUI for controlling the remote application remotely from the local client device;

controlling an area of the display output data of the remote application that is displayed in the remote view;

tracking coordinates and dimensions of the area; and

providing, to a local display at the local client device, a composite view comprising the local GUI and the remote view of the remote application.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

receiving a message from the remote server including a command to activate a graphical keyboard of the local GUI at the local client device; and

activating the graphical keyboard in response to the received message.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

receiving coordinates and dimensions of a window or dialog box at the remote server from the remote server;

comparing the coordinates and dimensions of the window or dialog box with the coordinates and dimensions of the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view; and

adjusting the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view based on the comparison.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the adjusting the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view comprises scrolling the area.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the adjusting the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view comprises zooming in or zooming out the area.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

receiving a second message from the remote server that the window or dialog box has been closed at the remote server; and

undoing the adjustment of the area of the display output data displayed in the remote view in response to the second message.

20. An apparatus for rendering at a local client device a composite view including a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote view associated with a remote application running on a remote server, comprising:

means for generating the remote view of the remote application based on display output data of the remote application received at the local client device from the remote server;

means for generating the local GUI for controlling the remote application remotely from the local client device;

means for controlling an area of the display output data of the remote application that is displayed in the remote view;

means for tracking coordinates and dimensions of the area; and

means for providing, to a local display at the local client device, a composite view comprising the local GUI and the remote view of the remote application.