Runtime API framework for client-server communication

• US 9,300,669 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2013
• Issued: 03/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products BV (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Fausak, Andrew T., Rombakh, Oleg
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu, Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): CORUM JR, WILLIAM A
• Application Number:
  US13/918,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20140373098A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 726/4
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/029 Firewall traversal, e.g. tunnelling or, creating pinholes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• 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 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/08 specially adapted for terminal emulation, e.g. Telnet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1004 Server selection for load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/133 Protocols for remote procedure calls [RPC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method includes receiving, by a computing device including an import/export framework, encoded client data. The client data may be encoded by a generic transcoding service. The method includes performing load-balancing based at least in part on the client data, authorizing the client'"'"'s access of a remote application, and exporting the encoded client data to the remote application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

creating a tunnel, wherein the tunnel comprises an encrypted channel;

receiving, by a computing device comprising an import/export framework, encoded client data via the tunnel, the client data encoded by a generic transcoding service, wherein the import/export framework comprises a graphical device interface (GDI) and a virtual channel, and wherein the generic transcoding service provisions an operating system function call and serializes the operating system function call for use by a remote client;

performing load-balancing based at least in part on the client data, wherein the load-balancing comprises tallying one or more connections;

authorizing the client'"'"'s access of a remote application;

attaching the client to the remote application by an export data stream via the import/export framework; and

exporting, by the export data stream, the encoded client data to the remote application via the tunnel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the import/export framework comprises GDI functionality.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the import/export framework is operable with multiple virtual channels.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein authorizing is performed in accordance with OAUTH2.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the client data is generated by an HTML5 client.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein authorizing comprises checking license information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the framework is defined with respect to an operating system upon which the remote application runs.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the framework comprises a set of intercept functions operable to specific library functions.

9. The method of claim 8, where applications may function within the framework without being aware of the framework.

10. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

create a tunnel, wherein the tunnel comprises an encrypted channel;

receive, by a computing device comprising an import/export framework and comprising the media, encoded client data via the tunnel, the client data encoded by a generic transcoding service, wherein the import/export framework comprises a graphical device (GDI) and a virtual channel, and wherein the generic transcoding service provisions an operating system function call and serializes the operating system function call for use by a remote client;

perform load-balancing based at least in part on the client data, wherein the load-balancing comprises tallying one or more connections;

authorize the client'"'"'s access of a remote application;

attach the client to the remote application by an export data stream via the import/export framework; and

export, by the export data stream, the encoded client data to the remote application via the tunnel.

11. The media of claim 10, wherein the import/export framework comprises GDI functionality.

12. The media of claim 10, wherein the import/export framework is operable with multiple virtual channels.

13. The media of claim 10, wherein authorizing is performed in accordance with OAUTH2.

14. The media of claim 10, wherein the client data is generated by an HTML5 client.

15. The media of claim 10, wherein authorizing comprises checking license information.

16. The media of claim 10, wherein the framework is defined with respect to an operating system upon which the remote application runs.

17. The media of claim 10, wherein the framework comprises a set of intercept functions operable to specific library functions.

18. The media of claim 17, where applications may function within the framework without being aware of the framework.

19. A system comprising:

a computing device comprising one or more processors and an import/export framework; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

create a tunnel, wherein the tunnel comprises an encrypted channel;

receive, by the computing device, encoded client data via the tunnel, the client data encoded by a generic transcoding service, wherein the import/export framework comprises a graphical device interface (GDI) and a virtual channel, and wherein the generic transcoding service provisions an operating system function call and serializes the operating system function call for use by a remote client;

perform load-balancing based at least in part on the client data, wherein the load-balancing comprises tallying one or more connections;

authorize the client'"'"'s access of a remote application;

attach the client to the remote application by an export data stream via the import/export framework; and

export, by the export data stream, the encoded client data to the remote application via the tunnel.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the import/export framework comprises GDI functionality.