Local streaming proxy server

• US 8,676,938 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2012
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Numecent Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Numecent Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Hitomi, Arthur S., Kent, Osman
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Quang N
• Application Number:
  US13/536,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20130007227A1
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/203, 709/219, 709/224, 709/229, 707/770, 717/128, 719/310, 719/312
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata

Abstract

A local application streaming proxy can create a virtual image of storage media, which allows cloud operators to rapidly deliver applications, or deliver any operating system remotely, while providing better security, network utilization, low power requirements, and consistent performance for streamed applications and operating systems. A station using its WiFi/LAN provides QoS guarantees (or priority) for application streaming network communications to create a consistent user experience regardless of other application bandwidth utilization. “HTTP demand paging” is also possible.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining an application snapshot at an application streaming proxy server;

obtaining an access control token at the application streaming proxy server;

obtaining portions of a streamified application at the application streaming proxy server;

providing the application snapshot to a local application streaming client, wherein the application snapshot enables the local application streaming client to request file resources that are not on the local application streaming client;

streaming the portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client in accordance with the access control token;

wherein the application snapshot includes a predicted difference between an operating environment at the local application streaming client and an operating environment that would be at the local application streaming client if the streamified application were installed at the local application streaming client.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the application streaming proxy server obtains the application snapshot from an application snapshot server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the application streaming proxy server obtains the portions of the streamified application from a master application streaming server.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining the portions of the streamified application from an application streaming server over a 3G/4G network.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising uploading a jumpstart portion of the streamified application to the local application streaming client, wherein the jumpstart portion enables the local application streaming client to begin executing the streamified application.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising streaming a prefetch portion of the streamified application to the local application streaming client, wherein the prefetch portion is predicted to be needed at some point in the execution of the streamified application.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising streaming the portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client over a wireless local area network.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing requested portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client when the requested portions are available at the application streaming proxy server;

forwarding the request for the requested portions of the streamified application to a master application streaming server when the requested portions are unavailable at the application streaming proxy server.

9. A system comprising:

at least one processor configured to execute computer executable instructions stored in at least one memory to perform a method comprising;

obtaining an application snapshot at an application streaming proxy server;

obtaining an access control token at the application streaming proxy server;

obtaining portions of a streamified application at the application streaming proxy server;

providing the application snapshot to a local application streaming client, wherein the application snapshot enables the local application streaming client to request file resources that are not on the local application streaming client;

streaming the portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client in accordance with the access control token;

wherein the application snapshot includes a predicted difference between an operating environment at the local application streaming client and an operating environment that would be at the local application streaming client if the streamified application were installed at the local application streaming client.

10. A method comprising:

obtaining an access control token at an application streaming proxy server;

obtaining portions of a streamified application at the application streaming proxy server;

streaming the portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client in accordance with the access control token, wherein the application streaming proxy server uses the access control token to enforce access control policy at the local application streaming client, wherein the application streaming proxy server is operable in an offline mode in which the application streaming proxy server continues to enforce the access control policy while unconnected from a master application streaming server;

uploading a jumpstart portion of the streamified application to the local application streaming client, wherein the jumpstart portion enables the local application streaming client to begin executing the streamified application.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the application streaming proxy server obtains the access control token from an access control server.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the application streaming proxy server obtains the portions of the streamified application from a master application streaming server.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising obtaining the portions of the streamified application from an application streaming server over a 3G/4G network.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising streaming a prefetch portion of the streamified application to the local application streaming client, wherein the prefetch portion is predicted to be needed at some point in the execution of the streamified application.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising streaming the portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client over a wireless local area network.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

providing requested portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client when the requested portions are available at the application streaming proxy server;

forwarding the request for the requested portions of the streamified application to a master application streaming server when the requested portions are unavailable at the application streaming proxy server.

17. A system comprising:

at least one processor configured to execute computer executable instructions stored in at least one memory to perform a method comprising;

obtaining an access control token at an application streaming proxy server;

obtaining portions of a streamified application at the application streaming proxy server;

streaming the portions of the streamified application to the local application streaming client in accordance with the access control token, wherein the application streaming proxy server uses the access control token to enforce access control policy at the local application streaming client, wherein the application streaming proxy server is operable in an offline mode in which the application streaming proxy server continues to enforce the access control policy while unconnected from a master application streaming server;

uploading a jumpstart portion of the streamified application to the local application streaming client, wherein the jumpstart portion enables the local application streaming client to begin executing the streamified application.