Distributed Overlay Browser For Transparent Streaming Media Support In Virtualized Desktop Environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing an endpoint browser service on a client endpoint device;
receiving, at the client endpoint device, a Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) display comprising a browser window, the browser window comprising zero or more host-provided browser window elements and at least one placeholder element where a client-provided frameless window may be rendered;
creating, by the endpoint browser service, an endpoint browser instance at the client endpoint device;
receiving data from a web content server at the endpoint browser instance;
generating a client endpoint display by rendering the HVD display and by the endpoint browser instance rendering the received data in a frameless window in place of the at least one placeholder element of the HVD display, wherein the frameless window comprises a web page rendering area; and
displaying the client endpoint display to enable a user of the client endpoint device to simultaneously view the host-provided browser window elements and the client-provided frameless window in a composited window.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for establishing an integrated and transparent overlay of a browser window for rendering data such as streaming media on a client endpoint device. A web browser on a Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) draws HVD display image comprising a browser window and communicates it to the client endpoint device for display, via a virtual desktop interface (VDI) protocol. The browser window comprises zero or more host-provided window elements such as a window frame and at least one placeholder element where a client-provided frameless browser window may be rendered. A browser (or browser extension) on the HVD works together with a browser server on the client endpoint device to render data such as streaming media in the client-provided frameless browser window in place of the placeholder, before displaying the frameless browser window and the HVD display as an integrated display at the client endpoint device.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing an endpoint browser service on a client endpoint device; receiving, at the client endpoint device, a Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) display comprising a browser window, the browser window comprising zero or more host-provided browser window elements and at least one placeholder element where a client-provided frameless window may be rendered; creating, by the endpoint browser service, an endpoint browser instance at the client endpoint device; receiving data from a web content server at the endpoint browser instance; generating a client endpoint display by rendering the HVD display and by the endpoint browser instance rendering the received data in a frameless window in place of the at least one placeholder element of the HVD display, wherein the frameless window comprises a web page rendering area; and displaying the client endpoint display to enable a user of the client endpoint device to simultaneously view the host-provided browser window elements and the client-provided frameless window in a composited window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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establishing a host web browser on a Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) host; generating an HVD display comprising a browser window, the browser window comprising zero or more host-provided browser window elements and at least one placeholder window element where data may be rendered; intercepting a request from the host web browser, wherein the request from the host web browser comprises a page load of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) describing the location of data on a web content server; determining whether the URL should be handled by the HVD host or a client endpoint device, wherein, if the URL should be handled by the HVD host, receiving the data from the web content server and rendering the received data in the at least one placeholder window element, and if the URL should be handled by the client endpoint device, sending a request to render the URL to an endpoint browser service on the client endpoint device; and sending the HVD display to the client endpoint device using a Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI) session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a display device; and a processor configured to; establish an endpoint browser service on the apparatus; receive, at the apparatus, a Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) display comprising a browser window, the browser window comprising zero or more host-provided browser window elements and at least one placeholder element where a client-provided frameless window may be rendered; create, by the endpoint browser service, an endpoint browser instance at the apparatus; receive data from a web content server at the endpoint browser instance; generate a endpoint display by rendering the HVD display and by the endpoint browser instance rendering the received data in a frameless window in place of the at least one placeholder element of the HVD display, wherein the frameless window comprises a web page rendering area; and display the endpoint display to enable a user of the apparatus to simultaneously view the host-provided browser window elements and the client-provided frameless window in a composited window. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. One or more computer readable media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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establish an endpoint browser service on a client endpoint device; receive, at the client endpoint device, a Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) display comprising a browser window, the browser window comprising zero or more host-provided browser window elements and at least one placeholder element where a client-provided frameless window may be rendered; create, by the endpoint browser service, an endpoint browser instance at the client endpoint device; receive data from a web content server at the endpoint browser instance; generate a client endpoint display by rendering the HVD display and by the endpoint browser instance rendering the received data in a frameless window in place of the at least one placeholder element of the HVD display, wherein the frameless window comprises a web page rendering area; and display the client endpoint display to enable a user of the client endpoint device to simultaneously view the host-provided browser window elements and the client-provided frameless window in a composited window.
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