Systems and methods for providing an emulator
First Claim
1. A method for providing an emulation of a computer product, the method comprising:
- receiving an emulation request for initiating the emulation for a client device, the client device having a processor and a memory, the emulation request comprising emulation data defining the computer product to be emulated and one or more properties of the emulation;
in response to receiving the emulation request, creating an emulation session based at least on the emulation data and creating an emulation session identifier, the emulation session being associated with the emulation session identifier that is unique to the emulation to be provided for the client device;
storing the emulation session identifier in the at least one database;
determining, from at least one database, one or more resources required for providing the emulation based on the emulation data, wherein the one or more resources comprises at least one of (i) a hardware component controllable by a server processor and (ii) a software component storable on a storage module;
linking resource identifiers for the determined one or more resources with the emulation session identifier by storing the resource identifiers in the at least one database in association with the emulation session identifier;
identifying, from a plurality of emulator servers, one or more emulator servers capable of providing the emulation based at least on the one or more resources and linking emulator server identifiers for the one or more emulator servers with the emulation session identifier;
defining session data for the emulation session based on the emulation session identifier, the session data comprising at least one of the resource identifiers, the emulator server identifiers, and the emulation data; and
initiating the emulation session based on the session data.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing an emulation of a computer product is described. The method and system involve receiving an emulation request for initiating the emulation; in response to receiving the emulation request, creating an emulation session based at least on the emulation data and creating an emulation session identifier; determining one or more resources required for providing the emulation based on the emulation data and linking resource identifiers for the one or more resources with the emulation session identifier; identifying one or more emulator servers capable of providing the emulation based at least on the one or more resources and linking emulator server identifiers for the one or more emulator servers with the emulation session identifier; defining session data for the emulation session based on the emulation session identifier; and initiating the emulation session based on the session data.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing an emulation of a computer product, the method comprising:
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receiving an emulation request for initiating the emulation for a client device, the client device having a processor and a memory, the emulation request comprising emulation data defining the computer product to be emulated and one or more properties of the emulation; in response to receiving the emulation request, creating an emulation session based at least on the emulation data and creating an emulation session identifier, the emulation session being associated with the emulation session identifier that is unique to the emulation to be provided for the client device; storing the emulation session identifier in the at least one database; determining, from at least one database, one or more resources required for providing the emulation based on the emulation data, wherein the one or more resources comprises at least one of (i) a hardware component controllable by a server processor and (ii) a software component storable on a storage module; linking resource identifiers for the determined one or more resources with the emulation session identifier by storing the resource identifiers in the at least one database in association with the emulation session identifier; identifying, from a plurality of emulator servers, one or more emulator servers capable of providing the emulation based at least on the one or more resources and linking emulator server identifiers for the one or more emulator servers with the emulation session identifier; defining session data for the emulation session based on the emulation session identifier, the session data comprising at least one of the resource identifiers, the emulator server identifiers, and the emulation data; and initiating the emulation session based on the session data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing an emulation of a computer product, the system comprising:
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at least one database configured to store;
(i) resource data identifying resources required for emulating one or more computer products and (ii) emulator server data associated with each emulator server in a plurality of emulator servers, the emulator server data defining an emulator server identifier and at least operational properties for that emulator server;a session server in electronic communication with the at least one database, the session server having a session processor configured to; receive an emulation request for initiating the emulation for a client device, the client device having a processor and a memory, the emulation request comprising emulation data defining the computer product to be emulated and one or more properties of the emulation; in response to receiving the emulation request, create an emulation session based at least on the emulation data and create an emulation session identifier, the emulation session being associated with the emulation session identifier that is unique to the emulation to be provided for the client device; store the emulation session identifier in the at least one database; determine, from the resource data, one or more resources required for providing the emulation based on the emulation data, wherein the one or more resources comprises at least one of (i) a hardware component controllable by one of the session processor and the broker processor, and (ii) a software component storable on a storage module accessible by one of the session processor and the broker processor; and link resource identifiers for the determined one or more resources with the emulation session identifier by storing the resource identifiers in the at least one database in association with the emulation session identifier; a broker server in electronic communication with the session server and the at least one database, the broker server having a broker processor configured to; identify, from the emulator server data, one or more emulator servers capable of providing the emulation based at least on the one or more resources and linking emulator server identifiers for the one or more emulator servers with the emulation session identifier; define session data for the emulation session based on the emulation session identifier, the session data comprising at least one of the resource identifiers, the emulator server identifiers, and the emulation data; and initiate the emulation session based on the session data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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