PROVIDING A USER WITH VIRTUAL COMPUTING SERVICES

• US 20120297311A1
• Filed: 05/21/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fiver LLC
• Original Assignee: SMX iNet Global Services SA
• Inventors: Duggal, Sachin
• Granted Patent: US 8,756,293 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/740
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/468 Specific access rights for resources, e.g. using capability register
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/00 Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00; network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00; security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/562 Brokering proxy services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/00 Details of selecting apparatus or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/901 Virtual networks or virtual private networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing a user with virtual computing services are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing virtual computing services to a specific user, may comprising: detecting a request generated from a user device of the specific user to access data; in which the data is not accessible by applications installed on the user device; identifying a file type of the data; and providing the specific user access to a remote application or a virtual desktop, in which the remote application or the virtual desktop is configured to allow the specific user to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of providing virtual computing services to a specific user, the method comprising:

detecting a request generated from a user device to access data;

wherein the data is not accessible by applications installed on the user device;

identifying a file type of the data;

providing the specific user access to a virtual desktop, wherein the virtual desktop includes a plurality of running sessions; and

when the specific user logs onto the system, assigning the specific user a specific running session of the plurality of running sessions;

wherein the specific running session is configured to provide options for the specific user to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data is stored on one or more user devices of the specific user and/or one or more remote storages.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

providing a right-click menu to the specific user, the right-click menu configured to allow the user to open or save the data via a single click.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein changes to the data are automatically synchronized between the virtual desktop, the one or more user devices, and/or the one or more remote storages.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the specific running session is configured to allow the specific user to initiate data synchronization by performing a drag-and-drop action of the data between the virtual desktop, the one or more user devices, and/or the one or more remote storages.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the virtual desktop is provided by a remote host.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

streaming or transferring the data to the virtual desktop to be opened, edited, executed, and/or accessed.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the specific running session is a generic session of Windows running in the virtual desktop.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the specific running session is configured to log off the user when the specific user remains idle after a predetermined time period.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

cleaning up the data from the specific running session when the specific user is logged off the specific running session;

wherein the specific running session is configured to be assigned to another user after the specific user is logged off.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the specific running session is configured to provide a grace period for the specific user;

wherein, when the specific user is disconnected from the specific running session, the specific running session is kept running for the specific user if the specific user is reconnected with the specific running session within the grace period.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the user device is a device having a browser and/or internet connect, the device including a personal digital assistant, a smart phone, a tablet, a Mac/Window laptop, a Linux machine, a netbook, and/or a cloudbook.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the specific running session is configured to be accessed via the browser or a locally installed application on the user device.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing file extension mapping to determine whether the data is accessible by the applications installed on the user device.

15. A system for providing virtual computing services to a specific user, the system comprising:

one or more processors, and

instructions encoded in one or more computer-readable medium wherein the instructions, when executed in the system featuring the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising;

detecting a request generated from a user device to access data;

wherein the data is not accessible by applications installed on the user device;

identifying a file type of the data;

providing the specific user access to a virtual desktop, wherein the virtual desktop includes a plurality of running sessions; and

when the specific user logs onto the system, assigning the specific user a specific running session of the plurality of running sessions;

wherein the specific running session is configured to provide options for the specific user to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data, the options including automatic loading of software needed to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the data is stored on one or more user devices of the specific user and/or one or more remote storages.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

providing a right-click menu to the specific user, the right-click menu configured to allow the user to open or save the data via a single click.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein changes to the data are automatically synchronized between the virtual desktop, the one or more user devices, and/or the one or more remote storages.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the specific running session is configured to allow the specific user to initiate data synchronization by performing a drag-and-drop action of the data between the virtual desktop, the one or more user devices, and/or the one or more remote storages.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the virtual desktop is provided by a remote host.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the operations further comprise:

streaming or transferring the data to the virtual desktop to be opened, edited, executed, and/or accessed.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the specific running session is a generic session of Windows running in the virtual desktop.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the specific running session is configured to log off the user when the specific user remains idle after a predetermined time period.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the operations further comprises:

cleaning up the data from the specific running session when the specific user is logged off the specific running session;

wherein the specific running session is configured to be assigned to another user after the specific user is logged off.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the specific running session is configured to provide a grace period for the specific user;

wherein, when the specific user is disconnected from the specific running session, the specific running session is kept running for the specific user if the specific user is reconnected with the specific running session within the grace period.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the user device is a device having a browser and/or internet connect, the device including a personal digital assistant, a smart phone, a tablet, a Mac/Window laptop, a Linux machine, a netbook, and/or a cloudbook.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the specific running session is configured to be accessed via the browser or a locally installed application on the user device.

28. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprises:

performing file extension mapping to determine whether the data is accessible by the applications installed on the user device.

29. A computer-implemented method of providing virtual computing services to a specific user, the method comprising:

detecting a request generated from a user device to access data;

wherein the data is not accessible by applications installed on the user device;

identifying a file type of the data;

providing the specific user access to a virtual desktop, wherein the virtual desktop includes a plurality of running sessions; and

when the specific user logs onto the system, assigning the specific user a specific running session of the plurality of running sessions;

wherein the specific running session is configured to provide options for the specific user to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data;

wherein the data is stored on one or more user devices of the specific user and/or one or more remote storages, the one or more remote storages including a third party storage;

wherein changes to the data are automatically synchronized between the virtual desktop, the one or more user devices, and/or the one or more remote storages.