SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING EVENTS AT A SERVER TO A REMOTE DEVICE

• US 20130007096A1
• Filed: 09/12/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Marketing Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wyse Technology Incorporated (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: PAHLAVAN, Babak, BARRETO, Daniel Ernesto, MADARAKAL, Nandakumar Sarun
• Granted Patent: US 9,191,449 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0864 Round trip delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0884 by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity vis-à-vis an authentication entity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions

Abstract

Examples of systems and methods are provided for communicating events at a server to a remote client device. A method may comprise facilitating directing display output of an application when run on the server to the remote client device, receiving notification of the event at the server, determining an action, based on the event, to be performed by the remote client device on a remote view at the remote client device, wherein a portion of the display output is to be visible in the remote view, generating the message based on the determined action, wherein the message includes a command to perform the determined action, and facilitating directing the message to the remote client device. The action to be performed by the remote client device on the remote view comprises adjustment of the portion of the display output of the application that is to be visible in the remote view.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating communication and for facilitating provision, to a remote client device, of a message related to an event at a server, in which the event is to be in response to one or more user inputs from the remote client device, comprising:

a network interface; and

an agent module configured to facilitate directing display output of an application, when run on the server, to the remote client device, configured to receive notification of the event at the server, configured to determine an action, based on the event, to be performed by the remote client device on a remote view at the remote client device, wherein a portion of the display output is to be visible in the remote view, configured to generate the message based on the determined action, wherein the message includes a command to perform the determined action, and configured to facilitate directing the message to the remote client device via the network interface,

wherein the action to be performed by the remote client device on the remote view comprises adjustment of the portion of the display output of the application that is to be visible in the remote view.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a window opening at the server, the action is to display the window within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the window.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a pointer on an object of the application at the server, the action is to display substantially the entire object within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the object.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the object comprises a picture, an icon, an animation, or video.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the event comprises a dialog box opening at the server, the action is to display the dialog box within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the dialog box.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the agent module is configured to receive notification of when the dialog box closes at the server, configured to generate a second message informing the remote client device that the dialog box has closed, and configured to facilitate directing the second message to the remote client device.

7. A method performed at a server for facilitating provision, to a remote client device, of a message related to an event at the server, in which the event is to be in response to one or more user inputs from the remote client device, comprising:

facilitating directing display output of an application when run on the server to the remote client device;

receiving notification of the event at the server;

determining an action, based on the event, to be performed by the remote client device on a remote view at the remote client device, wherein a portion of the display output is to be visible in the remote view;

generating the message based on the determined action, wherein the message includes a command to perform the determined action; and

facilitating directing the message to the remote client device,

wherein the action to be performed by the remote client device on the remote view comprises adjustment of the portion of the display output of the application that is to be visible in the remote view.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the event comprises a window opening at the server, the action is to display the window within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the window.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the event comprises a pointer on an object of the application at the server, the action is to display substantially the entire object within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the object.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the object comprises a picture, an icon, an animation, or video.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the event comprises a dialog box opening at the server, the action is to display the dialog box within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the dialog box.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving notification of when the dialog box closes at the server;

generating second message informing the remote client device that the dialog box has closed; and

directing the second message to the remote client device.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for facilitating provision, to a remote client device, of a message related to an event at a server, in which the event is to be in response to one or more user inputs from the remote client device, the instructions comprising code for:

facilitating directing display output of an application when run on the server to the remote client device;

receiving notification of the event at the server;

determining an action, based on the event, to be performed by the remote client device on a remote view at the remote client device, wherein a portion of the display output is to be visible in the remote view;

generating the message based on the determined action, wherein the message includes a command to perform the determined action; and

facilitating directing the message to the remote client device,

wherein the action to be performed by the remote client device on the remote view comprises adjustment of the portion of the display output of the application that is to be visible in the remote view.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the event comprises a window opening at the server, the action is to display the window within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the window.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the event comprises a pointer on an object of the application at the server, the action is to display substantially the entire object within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the object.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the object comprises a picture, an icon, an animation, or video.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the event comprises a dialog box opening at the server, the action is to display the dialog box within the remote view at the remote client device, and the message comprises coordinates and dimensions of the dialog box.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

receiving notification of when the dialog box closes at the server;

generating second message informing the remote client device that the dialog box has closed; and

directing the second message to the remote client device.

19. An apparatus for facilitating provision, to a remote client device, of a message related to an event at the server, in which the event is to be in response to one or more user inputs from the remote client device, comprising:

means for facilitating directing display output of an application when run on the server to the remote client device;

means for receiving notification of the event at the server;

means for determining an action, based on the event, to be performed by the remote client device on a remote view at the remote client device, wherein a portion of the display output is to be visible in the remote view;

means for generating the message based on the determined action, wherein the message includes a command to perform the determined action; and

means for facilitating directing the message to the remote client device,

wherein the action to be performed by the remote client device on the remote view comprises adjustment of the portion of the display output of the application that is to be visible in the remote view.