PROVIDING A LOCAL DEVICE WITH COMPUTING SERVICES FROM A REMOTE HOST
First Claim
1. A method of providing a local device with computing services from a remote host, the method, comprising:
- detecting a request generated from a local device to access data;
in response to determining that the data is not accessible by applications installed on the local device;
providing, from the remote host, a remote application which is able to access the data for a fee to enable the data to be accessed from the local device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a local device with computing services are disclosed. One embodiment includes, identifying one or more file types of files stored on the local device which is not associated with a local application that is installed on the local device and detecting a request to access a file stored on the local device having one of the one or more file types. The remote host can generate an offer to provide access to a remote application which is able to open the file for a fee such that the file is accessible via the local device. A selected service model can determine the fee and whether the remote application is provided for use by the local device when offline.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of providing a local device with computing services from a remote host, the method, comprising:
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detecting a request generated from a local device to access data; in response to determining that the data is not accessible by applications installed on the local device; providing, from the remote host, a remote application which is able to access the data for a fee to enable the data to be accessed from the local device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing a local device with computing services from a remote host, the method, comprising:
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identifying one or more file types of files stored on the local device which is not associated with a local application that is installed on the local device; detecting a request to access a file stored on the local device having one of the one or more file types; generating, from the remote host, an offer to provide access to a remote application which is able to open the file for a fee such that the file is accessible via the local device; wherein, a selected service model determines the fee and whether the remote application is provided for use by the local device when offline. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of targeting advertising to a user using a virtual machine hosted by a remote server, the method, comprising:
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providing the user with access to the virtual machine hosted by the remote server, the virtual machine monitoring use of the virtual machine to gather user data; identifying an advertisement for the user related to the information gathered from the use of the virtual machine; and transmitting the advertisement to the user for display to the user on a local device while the user launches an application on the virtual machine, the advertisement being displayed over a splash screen of the application on the user device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for targeting advertising to a user using a virtual machine hosted by remote server, the system, comprising:
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means for, providing the user with access to the virtual machine hosted by the remote server, the virtual machine monitoring use of the virtual machine to gather user data; means for, identifying an advertisement for the user related to the information gathered from the use of the virtual machine; and means for, transmitting the advertisement to the user for display to the user on a local device while the user launches an application on the virtual machine, the advertisement being displayed over a splash screen of the application on the user device; means for, providing free access to the virtual machine in response to determining that the user has viewed a predetermined number of advertisements.
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32. A system for providing a user device with computing services from a remote host, the method, comprising:
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a file type identifier agent that identifies one or more file types of files stored on the local device which are not associated with a local application that is installed on the local device; a file manager that detects a request to access a file stored on the local device having one of the one or more file types; an application management engine that generates, an offer to provide access to a remote application stored on the remote most which is able to open the file such that the file is accessible via the local device; wherein, the remote application is provided for access of the file via a fee-based arrangement or and advertisement-based arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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