REMOTE DESKTOP LOCALIZED CONTENT SHARING

• US 20130125009A1
• Filed: 11/16/2011
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Jang, Soobaek, Krook, Daniel C.
• Application Number:
  US13/297,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20130125009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/740
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/08 specially adapted for terminal emulation, e.g. Telnet

Abstract

Illustrative embodiments disclose managing content displayed in a remote data processing system by identifying a set of links displayed in the content of the remote data processing system during a desktop sharing session between a local data processing system and the remote data processing system. The local data processing system obtains information about the set of links identified. Responsive to a selection of a link in the set of links displayed on the remote data processing system during the desktop sharing session, the local data processing system retrieving content using the link on the local data processing system using the information obtained about the set of links.

Claims

1. A method for managing content displayed in a remote data processing system, the method comprising:

identifying, by a processor unit, a set of links displayed in the content of the remote data processing system during a desktop sharing session between a local data processing system and the remote data processing system;

obtaining, by the processor unit, information about the set of links identified; and

responsive to a selection of a link in the set of links displayed on the remote data processing system during the desktop sharing session, retrieving content, by the processor unit, using the link on the local data processing system using the information obtained about the set of links.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining, by the processor unit, further comprises one of:

a push of information, by the remote data processing system, about the set of links identified; and

a pull of information, by the local data processing system, about the set of links identified.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor unit comprises a distributed processor unit with a portion on the local data processing system and a portion on the remote data processing system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving content, by the processor unit, comprises:

accessing the content at a link location indicated by the information;

or

saving information on the selected link comprising a link location in a cache.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of links displayed in the content of the remote data processing system comprises a visual data output from the remote data processing system and can be seen in an active window of the remote data processing system or seen anywhere in the visual data output.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the link comprises a clickable area within the visual data output of the remote data system comprising at least one of:

a clickable icon;

a clickable button;

a clickable toolbar;

a clickable picture; and

a clickable alphanumeric text.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving content on the local data processing system, by the processing unit, further comprises displaying a prompt to execute the link on the local data processing system or the remote data processing system.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

responsive to a user input, executing, by the processor unit, the link on the remote data processing unit if selected, or executing, by the processor unit, the link on the local data processing unit if selected.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining, by the processor unit, further comprises displaying the set of links in a popup window on the local processing system.

10. A computer program product for managing content displayed in a remote data processing system, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium;

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for identifying, by a processor unit, a set of links displayed in the content of the remote data processing system during a desktop sharing session between a local data processing system and the remote data processing system;

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for obtaining information about the set of links identified; and

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, responsive to a selection of a link in the set of links displayed on the remote data processing system during the desktop sharing session, for retrieving content using the link on the local data processing system using the information obtained about the set of links.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein obtaining further comprises one of:

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for pushing information, by the remote data processing system, about the set of links identified; and

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for pulling information, by the local data processing system, about the set of links identified.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein retrieving content further comprises:

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for accessing the content at a link location indicated by the information;

or

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for saving information on the selected link comprising a link location in a cache.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein obtaining information about the set of links identified on the local data processing system further comprises:

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for displaying a prompt to execute the link on the local data processing system or the remote data processing system.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, responsive to a user input, executing the link on the remote data processing unit if selected, or executing the link on the local data processing unit if selected.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein obtaining further comprises:

program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for displaying the set of links in a popup window on the local processing system.

16. A data processing system for managing content displayed in a remote data processing system, the system comprising:

a bus system;

a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device includes program code;

a processor unit configured to execute the program code to identify a set of links displayed in the content of the remote data processing system during a desktop sharing session between a local data processing system and the remote data processing system;

obtain information about the set of links identified; and

responsive to a selection of a link in the set of links displayed on the remote data processing system during the desktop sharing session, retrieving content using the link on the local data processing system by using the information obtained about the set of links.

17. The data processing system of claim 16, wherein obtaining further comprises one of:

pushing information, by the remote data processing system, about the set of links identified; and

pull information, by the local data processing system, about the set of links identified.

18. The data processing system of claim 16, wherein the processor unit comprises a distributed processor unit with a portion on the local data processing system and a portion on the remote data processing system.

19. The data processing system of claim 16, wherein retrieving content by the processor unit further comprises:

accessing the content at a link location indicated by the information;

or

saving information on the selected link comprising a link location in a cache.

20. The data processing system of claim 16, wherein obtaining information about the set of links identified on the local data processing system further comprises:

displaying a prompt to execute the link on the local data processing system or the remote data processing system.