Methods and systems for generating and delivering an interactive application delivery store

• US 9,152,401 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2010
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Original Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Hayton, Richard, Innes, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Gee, Jason K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhu, Zhimei
• Application Number:
  US12/773,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20100281528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,982 Days
• Field of Search: 726/7, 717174-178
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/549 Remote execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/468 Specific access rights for resources, e.g. using capability register
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

A system for updating and delivering an interactive application delivery store, where the system includes a client computer, a server and an application delivery store executing on the server, the client computer communicating with the server over a communicative connection. A user accesses the application delivery store using the client computer, and subscribes to an application not included in a user profile of the user using the application delivery store. In response to subscribing to the application, the application delivery store verifies user permissions of the user and determines whether the user is permitted to subscribe to the application. Upon determining the user can subscribe to the application, the application delivery store updates the user profile with the application and transmits a stub application to the client computer. The stub application represents the application subscribed to by the user in that the stub application includes a portion of the application.

Claims

1. A method for updating and delivering an interactive application delivery store, the method comprising:

determining, by an enrollment administration system, an identification of a user and an identification of a first client computing device;

classifying the user into a user group based on the identification of the user;

classifying the first client computing device into a resource group based on the identification of the first client computing device;

verifying, by the enrollment administration system, user permissions of the user based at least in part on the user group and the resource group;

receiving, by an application delivery store executing on a server, a request for the user to subscribe to an application not included in a user profile of the user, the application delivery store accessible by the user using the first client computing device communicating with the application delivery store;

verifying, by the application delivery store responsive to subscribing to the application, user permissions of the user;

determining, by the application delivery store responsive to verifying the user permissions, the user is permitted to subscribe to the application;

updating, by the application delivery store responsive to the determination, the user profile of the user with the application;

determining, by a first application generator executing on the first client computing device, an application identifier;

downloading, by the first application generator from the server, application information, the application information including configuration information that identifies how to display the application within a desktop on the first client computing device;

obtaining, by the first application generator, an application path for the application;

generating, by the first application generator executing on the first client computing device, a first stub application based on the user group, the resource group, the application identifier, the application information, and the path information, the first stub application associated with an icon representative of the application and including the application path;

installing the first stub application on the first client computing device;

responsive to the user selecting the icon, connecting the first client computing device to the application designated by the application path included within the first stub application;

determining, by a synchronization module executing on a second client computing device, that the user has logged into the second client computing device; and

responsive to a determination that the user has logged into the second client computing device;

downloading, by a second application generator executing on the second client computing device, application information;

obtaining, by the second application generator, an application path for the application; and

generating, by the second application generator executing on the second client computing device, a second stub application based on the user group, the resource group, the application identifier, the application information, and the path information, the second stub application associated with an icon representative of the application and including the application path.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying the user permissions further comprises:

obtaining user credentials of the user; and

evaluating the user credentials to determine applications the user is permitted to access.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein subscribing to the application further comprises subscribing to the application using an application delivery store interface of the application delivery store.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the application delivery store, a user of the first client computing device has executed the stub application;

establishing, by the application delivery store responsive to the determination, a communicative connection between the first client computing device and the server; and

transmitting, by the application delivery store over the established communicative connection, a request for access to an application corresponding to the stub application.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

executing, by the server application delivery store responsive to receiving the request, the application corresponding to the stub application; and

transmitting application output generated by the application, to the first client computing device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein installing the stub application further comprises installing the stub application into a client application delivery store storage repository.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the stub application further comprises generating a stub application comprising a portion of the application subscribed to by the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the user profile further comprises updating an instance of the application delivery store associated with the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the server communicates with the first client computing device using web services.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is located on the first client computing device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is located on a computing device remote from the first client computing device.

12. A system for updating and delivering an interactive application delivery store, the system comprising:

a first client computing device accessed by a user;

an enrollment administration system configured to;

determine an identification of a user and an identification of the first client computing device;

classify the user into a user group based on the identification of the user;

classify the first client computing device into a resource group based on the identification of the first client computing device; and

verify user permissions of the user based at least in part on the user group and the resource group;

a server communicating with the first client computing device;

wherein the user uses an application delivery store to subscribe to an application not included in a user profile of the user and the application delivery store executes on the server to;

verify, responsive to subscribing to the application, user permissions of the user,

determine, responsive to verifying the user permissions, the user is permitted to subscribe to the application, and

update, responsive to the determination, the user profile of the user with the application, and

wherein a first application generator executes on the first client computing device to;

determine an application identifier;

download application information from the server, the application information including configuration information that identifies how to display the application within a desktop on the first client computing device;

obtain an application path for the application;

generate a first stub application based on the user group, the resource group, the application identifier, the application information, and the path information, the first stub application associated with an icon representative of the application and including the application path; and

install the first stub application on the first client computing device;

wherein responsive to the user selecting the icon, the first client computing device connects to the application designated by the application path included within the first stub application; and

a second client computing device accessed by the user, wherein;

a synchronization module executes on the second client computing device to determine that the user has logged into the second client computing device; and

responsive to a determination that the user has logged into the second client computing device a second application generator executes on the second client computing device to;

download application information;

obtain an application path for the application; and

generate a second stub application based on the user group, the resource group, the application identifier, the application information, and the path information, the second stub application associated with an icon representative of the application and including the application path.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the application delivery store verifies the user permissions by obtaining user credentials of the user, and evaluating the user credentials to determine applications the user is permitted to access.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein subscribing to the application further comprises subscribing to the application using an application delivery store interface of the application delivery store.

15. The system of claim 12, where the application delivery store:

determines a user of the first client computing device executed the stub application;

establishes, responsive to the determination, a communicative connection between the first client computing device and the server; and

transmits, over the established communicative connection, a request for access to an application corresponding to the stub application.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the application delivery store:

executes, responsive to receiving the request, the application corresponding to the stub application, and transmits application output generated by the application, to the first client computing device.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the first client computing device installs the stub application into a client application delivery store storage repository.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the stub application comprises a portion of the application subscribed to by the user.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein updating the user profile further comprises updating an instance of the application delivery store associated with the user.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the server communicates with the first client computing device using web services.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the application delivery store transmits application information.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein the application is located on the first client computing device.

23. The system of claim 12, wherein the application is located on a computing device remote from the first client computing device.

24. The method of claim 12, wherein the first client computing device is a networked resource.

25. The system of claim 12, wherein the resource group of the first client computing device includes one of Workstations, CAD Terminals, and Administrative Assistant Terminals.