Method and system for rendering composite view of an application

• US 8,869,239 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2009
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Marketing Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wyse Technology L.L.C. (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Pahlavan, Babak, Madarakal, Nandakumar Sarun, Nicholson, Ronald H Jr., Barreto, Daniel Ernesto
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Jung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ho, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US12/546,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20100269152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,884 Days
• Field of Search: 713/155, 713/153, 726/3, 726/8, 709/219, 715/740
• US Class Current: 726/3
• 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 rendering a composite view of an application. A system may display a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote application view associated with a remote application running at a remote server. The system may provide a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server. The system may receive a configuration file from the remote server. The system may register a GUI event listed in the configuration file. The system may display a local GUI based on the configuration file. The system may receive display output data of the remote application running on the remote server. The system may render a composite view including the local GUI based on the configuration file and a remote application view based on the display output data.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for rendering, at a local client device, a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application of a remote server, the instructions comprising code for:

providing a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

facilitating receiving, from the remote server, at a local client device, a configuration file associated with the remote application of the remote server, the configuration file comprising one or more events and one or more control codes corresponding to the one or more events;

registering, at the local client device, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file, wherein the GUI event corresponds to a specified control code in the configuration file;

facilitating transmitting, to the remote server, the specified control code in the configuration file, wherein the specified control code in the configuration file is static and unchanged, and wherein the configuration file, stored at the local client device, is static and unchanged;

facilitating receiving, from the remote server, in response to the specified control code, display output data of the remote application of the remote server, a remote GUI of the remote application being deactivated in the display output data;

providing for display, on a local display associated with the local client device, of a composite view including a local GUI for controlling the remote application, the local GUI generated by the local client device based on the configuration file, and the composite view further including a remote application view based on the display output data, the local GUI further being associated with the local client device and associated with the remote application of the remote server; and

providing a control message, based on at least one of the one or more control codes, directed to the remote server to control the remote application of the remote server.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the providing the control message comprises including the at least one of the one or more control codes.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises constructing a remote application view responsive to a zooming factor.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises a data interchangeable format.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises a user interface control definition.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises information for at least one control GUI component.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration file comprises a virtual channel command for a GUI event.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the user action is one or more of touch, scroll, tap, pinch, double-tap and hold.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

authenticating the configuration file.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

decrypting the configuration file.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the code for receiving the configuration file comprises code for receiving the configuration file using a first transmission protocol and the code for receiving the display output data comprises code for receiving the display output data using a second transmission protocol.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the first transmission protocol is a text transfer protocol and the second transmission protocol is a remote desktop protocol (RDP).

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprise code for:

fetching user interface information from the remote server.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the control message is responsive to a user action.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the code for providing the control message includes code for providing the control message for transmission over a virtual channel to the remote server.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the code for providing the control message comprises code for providing the control message comprising a virtual channel command received in the configuration file.

21. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions comprise code for supporting the remote server configurable with a master agent module and a plurality of slave agent modules, wherein a specified slave agent module from among the plurality of slave agent modules is associated with the remote application, wherein the master agent module of the remote server is adapted for:

facilitating receiving, from the local client device, the specified control code, determining that the specified control code is associated with the remote application, and providing, in response to determining that the specified control code is associated with the remote application, the specified control code to the specified slave agent module, and wherein the specified slave agent module is adapted for;

receiving, from the master agent module, the specified control code, and facilitating transmitting, to the local client device, in response to the specified control code, the display output data of the remote application.

17. An apparatus for rendering, at a local client device, a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application of a remote server, comprising:

means for providing a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

means for facilitating receiving, from the remote server, at a local client device, a configuration file associated with the remote application of the remote server, the configuration file comprising one or more events and one or more control codes corresponding to the one or more events;

means for registering, at the local client device, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file, wherein the GUI event corresponds to a specified control code in the configuration file;

means for facilitating transmitting, to the remote server, the specified control code in the configuration file, wherein the specified control code in the configuration file is static and unchanged, and wherein the configuration file, stored at the local client device, is static and unchanged;

means for providing for display, at the local client device, of a local GUI associated with the local client device and the remote application of the remote server;

means for facilitating receiving, from the remote server, in response to the specified control code, display output data of the remote application of the remote server, a remote GUI of the remote application being deactivated in the display output data;

means for providing for display, on a local display associated with the local client device, of a composite view including a local GUI for controlling the remote application, the local GUI generated by the local client device based on the configuration file, and the composite view further including a remote application view based on the display output data; and

means for providing a control message, based on at least one of the one or more control codes, directed to the remote server to control the remote application of the remote server.

18. A machine-implemented method of rendering at a local client device a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application of a remote server, the method comprising:

providing a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

facilitating receiving, from the remote server, at a local client device, a configuration file associated with the remote application of the remote server, the configuration file comprising one or more events and one or more control codes corresponding to the one or more events;

registering, at the local client device, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file, wherein the GUI event corresponds to a specified control code in the configuration file;

facilitating transmitting, to the remote server, the specified control code in the configuration file, wherein the specified control code in the configuration file is static and unchanged, and wherein the configuration file, stored at the local client device, is static and unchanged;

providing for display, at the local client device, of a local GUI associated with the local client device and the remote application of the remote server;

facilitating receiving, from the remote server, in response to the specified control code, display output data of the remote application of the remote server, a remote GUI of the remote application being deactivated in the display output data;

providing for display, on a local display associated with the local client device, of a composite view including a local GUI for controlling the remote application, the local GUI generated by the local client device based on the configuration file, and the composite view further including a remote application view based on the display output data; and

providing a control message, based on at least one of the one or more control codes, directed to the remote server to control the remote application of the remote server.

19. A system for rendering at a local client side a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application of a remote server, the system comprising:

an application launch module configured to provide a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

a configuration file processing module configured to facilitate receiving a configuration file from the remote server, the configuration file associated with the remote application of the remote server, the configuration file comprising one or more events and one or more control codes corresponding to the one or more events;

an event registration module configured to register, at a local client side, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file, wherein the GUI event corresponds to a specified control code in the configuration file;

a remote access module configured to facilitate transmitting, to the remote server, the specified control code in the configuration file, wherein the specified control code in the configuration file is static and unchanged, and wherein the configuration file, stored at the local client side, is static and unchanged;

a local GUI module configured to provide for display of a local GUI based on the configuration file, the local GUI associated with the system and associated with the remote application of the remote server, a remote GUI of the remote application being deactivated in the display output data;

a GUI receiver module configured to receive, from the remote server, in response to the specified control code, display output data of the remote application of the remote server;

a display view module configured to provide, to a local display associated with the local client side, a composite view including the local GUI for controlling the remote application, the local GUI generated by the local client device based on the configuration file, and the composite view further including a remote application view based on the display output data; and

a control message generation module configured to provide a control message, based on at least one of the one or more control codes, directed to the remote server to control the remote application of the remote server.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

the local display;

a processing system; and

a machine-readable medium comprising;

a remote access module;

the application launch module;

the configuration file processing module;

the event registration module;

the local GUI module;

the GUI receiver module; and

the control message generation module.

22. A system for rendering a composite view including a local GUI and a remote application view associated with a remote application of a remote server, the system comprising:

an application launch module configured to provide a message directed to a remote server to launch a remote application at the remote server;

a configuration file processing module configured to facilitate receiving a configuration file from the remote server, the configuration file associated with the remote application of the remote server, the configuration file comprising one or more events and one or more control codes corresponding to the one or more events;

an event registration module configured to register, at a local client side, a graphical user interface (GUI) event listed in the configuration file, wherein the GUI event corresponds to a specified control code in the configuration file;

a remote access module configured to facilitate transmitting, to the remote server, the specified control code in the configuration file, wherein the specified control code in the configuration file is static and unchanged, and wherein the configuration file, stored at the local client side, is static and unchanged;

a local GUI module configured to provide for display of a local GUI based on the configuration file, the local GUI associated with the system and associated with the remote application of the remote server;

a GUI receiver module configured to receive, from the remote server, in response to the specified control code, display output data of the remote application of the remote server, a remote GUI of the remote application being deactivated in the display output data;

a display view module configured to provide, to a local display associated with the local client side, a composite view including the local GUI for controlling the remote application, the local GUI generated by the local client device based on the configuration file, and the composite view further including a remote application view based on the display output data; and

a control message generation module configured to provide a control message, based on at least one of the one or more control codes, directed to the remote server to control the remote application of the remote server,

wherein the system is configured to support the remote server comprising a processing system configurable with a master agent module and a plurality of slave agent modules, wherein a specified slave agent module from among the plurality of slave agent modules is associated with the remote application, wherein the master agent module of the remote server is adapted for;

facilitating receiving, from the local client device, the specified control code, determining that the specified control code is associated with the remote application, and providing, in response to determining that the specified control code is associated with the remote application, the specified control code to the specified slave agent module, and wherein the specified slave agent module is adapted for;

receiving, from the master agent module, the specified control code, and facilitating transmitting, to the local client device, in response to the specified control code, the display output data of the remote application.