Method for the remote sharing of computer desktop(s)

A method for the remote sharing of a virtual computer desktop generated by an application executed in a server in response to commands issued by client terminals accessing said server via a telecommunication network, the issued commands of the client terminals being entered via entry areas corresponding to input mechanisms of each of the respective client terminals, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the server, the issued commands from the client terminals dedicated to virtual computer desktop sharing that are entered using entry areas of the respective client terminals, in conformance with a graphics interface transmission protocol of the RUI (Remote User Interface) type, so that said virtual computer desktop is able to be shared by the client terminals, wherein the RUI type protocol is based on an RFB (Remote Frame Buffer) type protocol;
• establishing, by the server, a correspondence table containing entry area identification information identifying each of the entry areas of the respective client terminals;
• matching up, by the server, the issued commands received and virtual computer desktops to be shared, based on the entry area identification information of the correspondence table;
• and
• transmitting, by the server and in response to the issued commands from the client terminals, a graphics interface representative of the virtual computer desktop to be shared using indications of a state of pixels in the graphics interface in conformance with the RUI type protocol
• wherein the method comprises defining a plurality of RFB commands, each defined RFB command being built from a plurality of RFB-standard functions and protocols, the defined RFB commands including:
• a command configured to send a message from a client terminal to the server in order to request possible virtual computer desktops available on the server,
• a command to configure the server to respond to the request of the client terminal by transmitting the list of available virtual computer desktops,
• a command to enable a client terminal to choose to be connected on an existing virtual computer desktop,
• a command to inform a client terminal of the connection request from the other client terminal,
• and a command to accept or refuse the sharing of a virtual computer desktop in common mode, this acceptance or refusal being notified by sending a message from the server to a client terminal requiring the sharing.