METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND DELIVERING AN INTERACTIVE APPLICATION DELIVERY STORE

• US 20100281528A1
• Filed: 05/03/2010
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Original Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Hayton, Richard, Innes, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 9,152,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/549 Remote execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/468 Specific access rights for resources, e.g. using capability register
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

A system for updating and delivering an interactive application delivery store, where the system includes a client computer, a server and an application delivery store executing on the server, the client computer communicating with the server over a communicative connection. A user accesses the application delivery store using the client computer, and subscribes to an application not included in a user profile of the user using the application delivery store. In response to subscribing to the application, the application delivery store verifies user permissions of the user and determines whether the user is permitted to subscribe to the application. Upon determining the user can subscribe to the application, the application delivery store updates the user profile with the application and transmits a stub application to the client computer. The stub application represents the application subscribed to by the user in that the stub application includes a portion of the application.

Claims

1. A method for updating and delivering an interactive application delivery store, the method comprising:

subscribing, by a user using an application delivery store executing on a server, to an application not included in a user profile of the user, the user accessing the application delivery store using a client computer communicating with the application delivery store;

verifying, by the application delivery store responsive to subscribing to the application, user permissions of the user;

determining, by the application delivery store responsive to verifying the user permissions, the user is permitted to subscribe to the application;

updating, by the application delivery store responsive to the determination, the user profile of the user with the application; and

transmitting, by the application delivery store application responsive to updating the user profile, a stub application to the client computer, the stub application representative of the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying the user permissions further comprises:

obtaining user credentials of the user; and

evaluating the user credentials to determine applications the user is permitted to access.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein subscribing to the application further comprises subscribing to the application using an application delivery store interface of the application delivery store.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the stub application further comprises transmitting the stub application to an application delivery store interface executing on the client computer.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining, by the client application delivery store interface, a user of the client computer executed the stub application;

establishing, by the client application delivery store interface responsive to the determination, a communicative connection between the client computer and the server; and

transmitting, by the client application delivery store interface over the established communicative connection, a request for access to an application corresponding to the stub application.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

executing, by the server application delivery store responsive to receiving the request, the application corresponding to the stub application; and

transmitting application output generated by the application, to the client computer.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the client computer, the stub application from the server; and

installing the stub application on the client computer.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein installing the stub application further comprises installing the stub application into a client application delivery store storage repository.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the stub application further comprises transmitting a stub application comprising a portion of the application subscribed to by the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the user profile further comprises updating an instance of the application delivery store associated with the user.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the server communicates with the client computer using web services.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting further comprises transmitting application information.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving, by the client computer, the application information;

and generating a stub application using the received application information.

14. A system for updating and delivering an interactive application delivery store, the system comprising:

a client computer accessed by a user, the user using an application delivery store to subscribe to an application not included in a user profile of the user;

a server communicating with the client computer;

the application delivery store executing on the server to;

verify, responsive to subscribing to the application, user permissions of the user,

determine, responsive to verifying the user permissions, the user is permitted to subscribe to the application,

update, responsive to the determination, the user profile of the user with the application, and

transmit, responsive to updating the user profile, a stub application to the client computer, the stub application representative of the application.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the application delivery store verifies the user permissions by obtaining user credentials of the user, and evaluating the user credentials to determine applications the user is permitted to access.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein subscribing to the application further comprises subscribing to the application using an application delivery store interface of the application delivery store.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the application delivery store transmits the stub application to an application delivery store interface executing on the client computer.

18. The system of claim 17, where the application delivery store interface:

determines a user of the client computer executed the stub application;

establishes, responsive to the determination, a communicative connection between the client computer and the server; and

transmits, over the established communicative connection, a request for access to an application corresponding to the stub application.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the application delivery store interface:

executes, responsive to receiving the request, the application corresponding to the stub application, and transmits application output generated by the application, to the client computer.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the client computer receives the stub application from the server and installs the stub application on the client computer.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the client computer installs the stub application into a client application delivery store storage repository.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein the stub application comprises a portion of the application subscribed to by the user.

23. The system of claim 14, wherein updating the user profile further comprises updating an instance of the application delivery store associated with the user.

24. The system of claim 14, wherein the server communicates with the client computer using web services.

25. The system of claim 14, wherein the application delivery store transmits application information.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the client computer receives the application information and generates a stub application using the received application information.