METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING COMPOSITE VIEW OF AN APPLICATION

• US 20100269152A1
• 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, Nicholson, Ronald H. JR., PAHLAVAN, Babak
• Granted Patent: US 8,869,239 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/3
• 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 of an application. A system may display a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote application view associated with a remote application running at a remote server. The system may provide a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server. The system may receive a configuration file from the remote server. The system may register a GUI event listed in the configuration file. The system may display a local GUI based on the configuration file. The system may receive display output data of the remote application running on the remote server. The system may render a composite view including the local GUI based on the configuration file and a remote application view based on the display output data.

Claims

1. A machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for rendering, at a local client device, a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application running at a remote server, the instructions comprising code for:

providing a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

receiving, at a local client device, a configuration file associated with the remote application running on the remote server;

registering, at the local client device, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file;

receiving, from the remote server, display output data of the remote application running on the remote server;

displaying, on a local display, a composite view including a local GUI based on the configuration file and a remote application view based on the display output data, the local GUI associated with the local client device and associated with the remote application running on the remote server; and

providing a control message directed to the remote server to control the remote application running on the remote server.

2. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the providing the control message comprises including a control code from the configuration file.

3. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises constructing a remote application view responsive to a zooming factor.

4. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises a data interchangeable format.

5. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises a user interface control definition.

6. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises information for at least one control GUI component.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises a virtual channel command for a GUI event.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the user action is one or more of touch, scroll, tap, pinch, double-tap and hold.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

authenticating the configuration file.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

decrypting the configuration file.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the code for receiving the configuration file comprises code for receiving the configuration file using a first transmission protocol and the code for receiving the display output data comprises code for receiving the display output data using a second transmission protocol.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the first transmission protocol is a text transfer protocol and the second transmission protocol is a remote desktop protocol (RDP).

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

fetching user interface information from the remote server.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the control message is responsive to a user action.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the code for providing the control message includes code for providing the control message for transmission over a virtual channel to the remote server.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the code for providing the control message comprises code for providing the control message comprising a virtual channel command received in the configuration file.

17. An apparatus for rendering, at a local client device, a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application running at a remote server, comprising:

means for providing a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

means for receiving, at a local client device, a configuration file associated with the remote application running on the remote server;

means for registering, at the local client device, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file;

means for displaying, at the local client device, a local GUI associated with the local client device and the remote application running on the remote server;

means for receiving, from the remote server, display output data of the remote application running on the remote server;

means for displaying, on a local display, a composite view including a local GUI based on the configuration file and a remote application view based on the display output data; and

means for providing a control message directed to the remote server to control the remote application running on the remote server.

18. A machine-implemented method of rendering at a local client device a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application running at a remote server, the method comprising:

providing a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

receiving, at a local client device, a configuration file associated with the remote application running on the remote server;

registering, at the local client device, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file;

displaying, at the local client device, a local GUI associated with the local client device and the remote application running on the remote server;

receiving, from the remote server, display output data of the remote application running on the remote server;

displaying, on a local display, a composite view including a local GUI based on the configuration file and a remote application view based on the display output data; and

providing a control message directed to the remote server to control the remote application running on the remote server.

19. A system for rendering at a local client side a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application running at a remote server, the system comprising:

an application launch module configured to provide a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

a configuration file processing module configured to receive a configuration file from the remote server, the configuration file associated with the remote application running on the remote server;

an event registration module configured to register, at a local client side, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file;

a local GUI module configured to display a local GUI based on the configuration file, the local GUI associated with the system and associated with the remote application running on the remote server;

a GUI receiver module configured to receive, from the remote server, display output data of the remote application running on the remote server;

a display view module configured to provide, to a local display, a composite view including the local GUI based on the configuration file and a remote application view based on the display output data; and

a control message generation module configured to provide a control message directed to the remote server to control the remote application running on the remote server.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

the local display;

a processing system; and

a machine-readable medium comprising;

a remote access module;

the application launch module;

the configuration file processing module;

the event registration module;

the local GUI module;

the GUI receiver module; and

the control message generation module.