Remote Visualization and Control for Virtual Mobile Infrastructure

• US 20140289637A1
• Filed: 01/08/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Laboratories America Inc (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Coviello, Giuseppe, Sankaradass, Murugan, Chakradhar, Srimat, Pelliccia, Valentina
• Granted Patent: US 9,569,161 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1415 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2358/00 Arrangements for display data security
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally

Abstract

A method for running application software for a mobile device by virtualizing a mobile device operating system (OS); running a virtual instance of the mobile device OS with the application software on a server on the cloud; and rendering on the server and sending a display image for the mobile device screen to be displayed on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for running application software for a mobile device, comprising virtualizing a mobile device operating system (OS);

running a virtual instance of the mobile device OS with the application software on a server on the cloud; and

rendering on the server and sending a display image for the mobile device screen to be displayed on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a frame-buffer is displayed on the mobile device, and the application software appears to be running locally on the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising interacting with the displayed image by using a touch sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising transmitting a touch command to the server on the cloud.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the server in the cloud executes the touch command and resends a new frame-buffer to the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving an input event, touchscreen or button.

7. The method of claim 6, comprising forwarding the event to the server and handling the event on the mobile device OS instance.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising synchronizing a frame buffer with a timer based event, wherein the server responds to the timer-based request by communicating only changed data since the last synchronization.

18. The method of claim 1, comprising transmitting a touch command to the server on the cloud.

19. The method of claim 4, wherein the server in the cloud executes the touch command and resends a new frame-buffer to the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving an input event, touchscreen or button and forwarding the event to the server and handling the event on the mobile device OS instance.

9. A system, comprising:

a mobile device; and

a server on a cloud that runs a virtual instance of a mobile device operating system (OS) with an application software, wherein the server renders data intended for a mobile device and sending a display image for the mobile device screen for rendering on the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein a frame-buffer is displayed on the mobile device, and the application software appears to be running locally on the mobile device.

11. The system of claim 9, comprising code for interacting with the displayed image by using a touch sensor.

12. The system of claim 9, comprising code for transmitting a touch command to the server on the cloud.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the server in the cloud executes the touch command and resends a new frame-buffer to the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 9, comprising code for receiving an input event, touchscreen or button.

15. The system of claim 14, comprising code for forwarding the event to the server and handling the event on the mobile device OS instance.

16. The system of claim 9, comprising code for synchronizing a frame buffer with a timer based event, wherein the server responds to the timer-based request by communicating only changed data since the last synchronization.

17. A method for running application software for a mobile device, comprising

virtualizing a mobile device operating system (OS);

and

running the OS and a virtual instance of the mobile device with the application software on a server on the cloud; and

rendering a mobile device screen on the server and sending the mobile device screen for display on a frame-buffer of the mobile device so that a user thinks that the application is running locally on the mobile device.