Virtual machine pixel remoting

A system comprising:

• a first client device;
• a second client device;
• and
• one or more computers configured to interact with the first client device and the second client device and to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a first request to initiate a first remote session for the first client device that allows a user to remotely interact with one or more applications executing on a virtual machine;
• determining that the first client device does not include a remote client;
• detecting, for the first remote session, a first resolution for a content presentation area on a display for the first client device in response to receiving the first request to initiate the first remote session that allows the user to remotely interact with the one or more applications executing on the virtual machine;
• generating, for the first remote session and using the first resolution, a first stream of pixels representative of a user interface for one of the one or more applications for presentation in the content presentation area of the first client device in response to determining that the first client device does not include a remote client;
• providing, during the first remote session and to the first client device, the first stream of pixels for display by the first client device in the content presentation area;
• detecting an end of the first remote session with the first client device;
• detecting, for a second remote session for the second client device that allows the user to remotely interact with the one or more applications executing on the virtual machine, a second resolution for a second content presentation area in a web browser executing on the second client device;
• generating, for the second remote session and using the second resolution, a second stream of pixels representative of the user interface for one of the one or more applications for presentation in the second content presentation area in the web browser in response to detecting, for the second remote session, the second resolution for the second content presentation area in the web browser executing on the second client device;
• and
• providing, during the second remote session and to the second client device, the second stream of pixels for display in the web browser by the second client device.

A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first request to initiate a first remote session for a first client device that allows a user to remotely interact with one or more applications executing on a virtual machine;
• determining that the first client device does not include a remote client;
• detecting, for the first remote session, a first resolution for a content presentation area on a display for the first client device in response to receiving the first request to initiate the first remote session that allows the user to remotely interact with the one or more applications executing on the virtual machine;
• generating, for the first remote session and using the first resolution, a first stream of pixels representative of a user interface for one of the one or more applications for presentation in the content presentation area of the first client device in response to determining that the first client device does not include a remote client;
• providing, during the first remote session and to the first client device, the first stream of pixels for display by the first client device in the content presentation area;
• detecting an end of the first remote session with the first client device;
• detecting, for a second remote session for a second client device that allows the user to remotely interact with the one or more applications executing on the virtual machine, a second resolution for a second content presentation area in a web browser executing on the second client device;
• generating, for the second remote session and using the second resolution, a second stream of pixels representative of the user interface for one of the one or more applications for presentation in the second content presentation area in the web browser in response to detecting, for the second remote session, the second resolution for the second content presentation area in the web browser executing on the second client device;
• and
• providing, during the second remote session and to the second client device, the second stream of pixels for display in the web browser by the second client device.

A system comprising:

• one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a request from a client device to initiate a remote session that allows a user to remotely interact with one or more applications executing on a virtual machine by viewing display data for the one or more applications in a web browser executing on the client device;
• detecting, for the remote session, a first resolution for a content presentation area in the web browser in response to receiving the request to initiate the remote session that allows the user to remotely interact with the one or more applications executing on the virtual machine by viewing display data for the one or more applications in a web browser executing on the client device;
• generating, for the remote session and using the first resolution, a first stream of pixels representative of a user interface for one of the one or more applications for presentation in the content presentation area in the web browser in response to detecting, for the remote session, the first resolution for the content presentation area in the web browser;
• providing, during the remote session and to the client device, the first stream of pixels for display in the web browser by the client device;
• receiving, for the remote session, input indicating a change to a resolution of the content presentation area in the web browser;
• detecting, for the remote session, a second resolution for the content presentation area in the web browser of the client device in response to receiving the input indicating the change to a resolution of the content presentation area in the web browser;
• generating, for the remote session and using the second resolution, a second stream of pixels representative of the user interface for the one of the one or more applications for presentation in the content presentation area in the web browser in response to detecting, for the remote session, the second resolution for the content presentation area in the web browser;
• and
• providing, during the remote session and to the client device, the second stream of pixels for display in the web browser by the client device.