ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20110145272A1
• Filed: 12/16/2009
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unisys Corporation
• Original Assignee: Unisys Corporation
• Inventors: Grzybowski, Carl E.
• Application Number:
  US12/639,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20110145272A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Systems for providing a virtual user environment are disclosed. One such system includes an environment server that includes a memory configured to store a plurality of data blocks and a programmable circuit operatively connected to the memory. The programmable circuit is configured to execute program instructions which, when executed, cause the user computing system to receive profile definition data from a user computing device, the profile definition data including a manifest of software associated with a user, and select a plurality of data blocks for return to the user computing device that are included in a definition of a virtual user environment included in the manifest for delivery to the user computing device.

Claims

1. A system for providing a virtual user environment comprising:

an environment server including;

a memory configured to store a plurality of data blocks;

a programmable circuit operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit configured to execute program instructions which, when executed, cause the user computing system to;

receive profile definition data from a user computing device, the profile definition data including a manifest of software associated with a user; and

select a plurality of data blocks for return to the user computing device, the plurality of data blocks included in a definition of a virtual user environment included in the manifest for delivery to the user computing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data blocks include at least a portion of one or more application software programs listed in the manifest.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second environment server configured to select a second plurality of data blocks for return to the user computing device, wherein the second plurality of data blocks include at least a portion of an operating system listed in the manifest.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data blocks include at least a portion of an operating system listed in the manifest.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data blocks includes personal data associated with the user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the environment server further includes a database useable for storing the plurality of data blocks.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the environment server includes a plurality of computing devices.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the profile definition data includes a user identifier and one or more security rights claims.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the environment server is configured to transmit a bit-wise differential update to the user computing device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the bit-wise differential update is transmitted to the user computing device in response to receipt of a changed manifest from the user computing device.

11. A virtual environment delivery system comprising:

an environment server configured to host a database containing a plurality of data blocks, each of the data blocks includable in a group of data blocks to form a virtual user environment defined by a manifest received from a user computing device, and wherein differing groups of data blocks form disparate virtual user environments deliverable to a plurality of disparate user computing devices.

12. The virtual environment delivery system of claim 11, wherein the virtual user environment formed from the group of data blocks is based on the one or more capabilities of the user computing device.

13. The virtual environment delivery system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of data blocks are combinable into the differing groups of data blocks to form disparate virtual user environments.

14. The virtual environment delivery system of claim 11, wherein the environment server is further configured to deliver bit-wise differential updates to the virtual user environment from data included in the plurality of data blocks.

15. The virtual environment delivery system of claim 14, wherein the bit-wise differential updates are provided to the user computing device in response to a change in the manifest received at the environment server.

16. The virtual environment delivery system of claim 11, wherein the environment server is further configured to validate and parse information received from a user computing device, the information including the manifest.

17. The virtual environment delivery system of claim 11, wherein the environment server is further configured to generate a listing of data blocks to be provided to the user computing device from among the plurality of data blocks.

18. The virtual environment delivery system of claim 11, wherein the environment server forms at least a portion of a cloud-based information delivery service.

19. A system for providing a virtual user environment comprising:

A plurality of environment servers, each including;

a memory configured to store a plurality of data blocks in a database;

a programmable circuit operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit configured to execute program instructions which, when executed, cause the environment server to;

receive profile definition data from a user computing device, the profile definition data including a manifest of software associated with a user, identity information, and one or more claims; and

select a plurality of data blocks from the database for return to the user computing device, the plurality of data blocks included in a definition of a virtual user environment included in the manifest for delivery to the user computing device;

wherein the plurality of data blocks includes at least one of personal data, application data, and at least a portion of an operating system as defined in the manifest, and wherein the plurality of data blocks are operable on the user computing device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the environment server is configured to transmit a bit-wise differential update to the user computing device in response to receipt of a changed manifest from the user computing device.