Adaptive cloud-based application streaming

• US 9,358,460 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2012
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Numecent Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Numecent Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Ahiska, Yavuz, Ahiska, Bartu
• Primary Examiner(s): SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI
• Application Number:
  US13/458,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20120278439A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,502 Days
• Field of Search: 709217-219, 709/203, 717/178, 717/120
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/355 Performing operations on behalf of clients with restricted processing capabilities, e.g. servers transform changing game scene into an encoded video stream for transmitting to a mobile phone or a thin client
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/358 Adapting the game course according to the network or server load, e.g. for reducing latency due to different connection speeds between clients
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/60 Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or game-integrated level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/77 involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/534 for network load management, e.g. bandwidth optimization, latency reduction
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/538 for performing operations on behalf of the game client, e.g. rendering
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/552 for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6036 for offering a minigame in combination with a main game
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/63 Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44521 Dynamic linking or loading; Link editing at or after load time, e.g. Java class loading
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44568 Immediately runnable code
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data

Abstract

Methods and systems for remotely provisioning immediately executable applications with license control in secure environments. Immediately initially executable portions of applications are pushed onto user desktops, and when applications are selected for use, additional components of selected applications are streamed to said desktops.

Claims

1. A method for providing a remote software service, comprising the actions of:

synchronizing a plurality of local boxes of an organization to include license information and application information of the organization from a global portal;

when a user associated with the organization selects a particular application from available applications on an application station as indicated by the license information and the application information,

executing software corresponding to the particular application, the particular application being initially functionally executable without download immediately following the selecting; and

if the particular application comprises additional components not immediately functionally executable without download by the application station,

streaming over a local area network from a local box of the plurality of local boxes to the application station at least one of the additional components used in continued executing of the application, the streaming beginning contemporaneously with and continuing at least partially concurrently with the executing, wherein at least one choice made during execution of the particular application causes streaming of the at least one of the additional components of the particular application or of optional additional content of the particular application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein ones of the additional components are immediately executable once they are streamed to the application station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein whether the additional components are resident in or streaming to the application station is hidden from users of the application station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the software corresponding to the particular application is a pre-virtualization packaged version of the particular application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein additional components may be selected by a user to be streamed to the application station.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the available applications are determined at least partially by at least some of availability of space in the application station and usage patterns of at least one user of the application station.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein executability of the particular application or the additional components depends at least partially on availability and details of applicable permissions, as indicated by the license information and the application information.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling, without explicit user designation, deletion of portions, components and complete applications from the application station.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein once a portion of an application has been pushed or streamed to the application station, the application station can act as a local box of the plurality of local boxes of the organization with respect to said portion.

10. A system

comprising:

at least one processor;

memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to perform;

synchronizing a plurality of local boxes of an organization to include license information and application information of the organization from a global portal;

when a user associated with the organization selects a particular application from available applications on an application station as indicated by the license information and the application information,

executing software corresponding to the particular application, the particular application being initially functionally executable without download immediately following the selecting; and

if the particular application comprises additional components not immediately functionally executable without download by the application station,

streaming over a local area network from a local box of the plurality of local boxes to the application station at least one of the additional components used in continued executing of the application, the streaming beginning contemporaneously with and continuing at least partially concurrently with the executing, wherein at least one choice made during execution of the particular application causes streaming of the at least one of the additional components of the particular application or of optional additional content of the particular application.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein ones of the additional components are immediately executable once they are streamed to the application station.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein whether the additional components are resident in or streaming to the application station is hidden from users of the application station.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the software corresponding to the particular application is a pre-virtualization packaged version of the particular application.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to perform allowing a user to select additional components to be streamed to the application station.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the available applications are determined at least partially by at least some of availability of space in the application station and usage patterns of at least one user of the application station.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein executability of the particular application or the additional components depends at least partially on availability and details of applicable permissions, as indicated by the license information and the application information.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to perform controlling, without explicit user designation, deletion of portions, components and complete applications from the application station.

18. A system comprising:

means for synchronizing a plurality of local boxes of an organization to include license information and application information of the organization from a global portal;

means for executing software corresponding to the particular application, the particular application being initially functionally executable without download immediately following the selecting, when a user associated with the organization selects a particular application from available applications on an application station as indicated by the license information and the application information;

means for streaming over a local area network from a local box of the plurality of local boxes to the application station at least one of the additional components used in continued executing of the application, the streaming beginning contemporaneously with and continuing at least partially concurrently with the executing, if the particular application comprises additional components not immediately functionally executable without download by the application station, wherein at least one choice made during execution of the particular application causes streaming of the at least one of the additional components of the particular application or of optional additional content of the particular application.