Method and apparatus for portability of a remote session

• US 9,106,696 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2009
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• 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, Barreto, Daniel Ernesto, Schwebke, Curtis
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Jung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ho, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US12/546,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20100268940A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,178 Days
• Field of Search: 713/155, 713/153, 726/3, 726/8
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 facilitating establishing a remote session between a host device and a remote server. The system may facilitate establishing a first remote session between a client device and the remote server. The system may facilitate establishing a trusted relationship between the client device and the host device. The system may provide remote session login information from the client device to the host device to enable the host device to establish a second remote session with the remote server. The system may facilitate termination of the first remote session at the client device after the login information is provided to the host device.

Claims

1. A system at a client device side for communication and for transferring a remote session between the client device and a remote server to a host device, the system comprising:

a session launch module of the client device configured to establish a first remote session between the client device and the remote server;

a remote view module of the client device configured to receive display data from the remote server and display a remote desktop;

a trusted relationship module of the client device configured to establish a trusted relationship between the client device and the host device;

a remote session login information module of the client device configured to provide remote session login information from the client device to the host device to enable the host device to establish a second remote session between the host device and the remote server using the remote session login information, wherein the host device is configured to receive display data from the remote server and display the remote desktop; and

a remote session termination module of the client device configured to terminate the first remote session at the client device after the remote session login information is provided to the host device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote session termination module of the client device is configured to terminate the first remote session in response to receiving an indication that the host device established the second remote session.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the client device is configured to communicate with the host device over a wireless connection.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the trusted relationship module of the client device comprises:

a presence sensing module configured to sense a presence of the host device near the client device;

a pairing module configured to facilitate performing message exchanges to pair the client device with the host device; and

a link security module configured to perform exchange of encryption information with the host device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the presence sensing module is configured to estimate a received signal strength of a transmission received from the host device.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the presence sensing module is configured to calculate a round trip delay time for communication with the host device and to determine the presence of the host device near the client device based on whether the round trip delay time is below a threshold value.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is the client device comprising a processing system and a display.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the trusted relationship module of the client device is configured to establish the trusted relationship responsive to a type of physical layer connectivity between the client device and the host device, and wherein the remote session login information module of the client device is configured to provide the remote session login information to the host device based on the trusted relationship.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the remote session login information module of the client device is configured to provide the remote session login information to the host device in an unencrypted format.

8. A method at a client device side for communication and for transferring a remote session between the client device and a remote server to a host device, the method comprising:

establishing a first remote session between the client device and the remote server;

establishing a trusted relationship between the client device and the host device;

receiving display data at the client device from the remote server and displaying a remote desktop;

providing remote session login information from the client device to the host device to enable the host device to establish a second remote session between the host device and the remote server using the remote session login information, wherein the host device is configured to receive display data from the remote server and display a remote desktop; and

terminating the first remote session at the client device after the remote session login information is provided to the host device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein terminating the first remote session comprises terminating the first remote session in response to receiving an indication that the host device established the second remote session.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the client device communicates with the host device over a wireless connection.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein establishing the trusted relationship comprises:

sensing a presence of the host device near the client device;

performing message exchanges to pair the client device with the host device; and

performing exchange of encryption information with the host device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the sensing the presence comprises estimating a received signal strength of a transmission received from the host device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the sensing the presence comprises calculating a round trip delay time for communication with the host device and determining the presence of the host device near the client device based on whether the round trip delay time is below a threshold value.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for execution at a client device side for communication and for transferring a remote session between the client device and a remote server to a host device, the instructions comprising code for:

establishing a first remote session between the client device and the remote server;

establishing a trusted relationship between the client device and the host device;

receiving display data at the client device from the remote server and displaying a remote desktop;

providing remote session login information from the client device to the host device to enable the host device to establish a second remote session between the host device and the remote server using the remote session login information, wherein the host device is configured to receive display data from the remote server and display a remote desktop; and

terminating the first remote session at the client device after the remote session login information is provided to the host device.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the code for terminating the first remote session comprises code for terminating the first remote session in response to receiving an indication that the host device established the second remote session.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the client device is configured to communicate with the host device over a wireless connection.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the code for establishing the trusted relationship comprises code for:

sensing a presence of the host device near the client device;

performing message exchanges to pair the client device with the host device; and

performing exchange of encryption information with the host device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the code for sensing the presence comprises code for estimating a received signal strength of a transmission received from the host device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the code for sensing the presence comprises code for calculating a round trip delay time for communication with the host device and code for determining the presence of the host device near the client device based on whether the round trip delay time is below a threshold value.

20. An apparatus for communication and for transferring a remote session between a client device and a remote server to a host device, the apparatus comprising:

means for establishing a first remote session between the client device and the remote server;

means for establishing a trusted relationship between the client device and the host device;

means for receiving display data at the client device from the remote server and displaying a remote desktop;

means for providing remote session login information from the client device to the host device to enable the host device to establish a second remote session between the host device and the remote server using the remote session login information, wherein the host device is configured to receive display data from the remote server and display a remote desktop and

means for terminating the first remote session at the client device after the remote session login information is provided to the host device.