Method and System for Serving a Virtual Desktop to a Client

A virtual desktop server, comprising:

• a virtual machine monitor (VMM) configured to create and run at least one virtual machine (VM) for at least one respective client;
• and
• a VM associated with a client according to the VMM and having:
• an application frame redirect module configured to receive and redirect an encoded application frame from an application server to the client, and
• an operating system (OS) configured to generate a desktop frame for encoding and communicating to the client.

A system for serving a virtual desktop to a client, comprising:

• a virtual desktop server configured to operate a virtual machine (VM) associated with the client;
• and
• a virtual application server coupled to the virtual desktop server and configured to:
• execute an application for the client,
• render an application frame for display on the client, and
• encode and communicate the application frame to the VM;
• wherein the VM is configured to:
• cause the virtual desktop server to render a desktop frame that confines the application frame,
• encode and communicate the desktop frame to the client, and
• direct the application frame to the client for compositing with the desktop frame.