Utilizing a local device keyboard in a remote desktop environment
AssigneeAvast Software s.r.o.
InventorsJose Luis Ferras Pereira, David Chih-Yuan Chen, Serdar Onal
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Abstract
A keyboard for a remote device on a client device is provided. In a method of the present invention, an indication is received that a keyboard is needed for the remote device by a client device communicably coupled to the remote device. In response to receiving the indication, the client device opens a soft keyboard. Text received on the soft keyboard is transmitted text received via the soft keyboard on the client device to the remote device. Thus, a user can utilize a preferred keyboard on their own device while accessing applications on a remote device.
Claims12
A method for providing a keyboard for a remote device, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a network connection between the remote device and a client device;
- receiving an indication that a keyboard is needed for the remote device communicably coupled to the client device;
- in response to receiving the indication, opening a soft keyboard on the client device;
- and
- transmitting text received via the soft keyboard on the client device to the remote device.
A system for providing a virtual keyboard in a remote network connection environment, the system comprising:
- a client device having computing processor operable to display a local keyboard image coupled to the remote network connection;
- a remote device having a computing processor and an application for executing remote access the virtual keyboard coupled to the remote network connection;
- and
- a remote server for storing an instance associated with a specific user and providing the remote device with such instance.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program stored thereon, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
- establishing a network connection between the remote device and a client device;
- receiving an indication that a keyboard is needed for the remote device communicably coupled to the client device;
- in response to receiving the indication, opening a soft keyboard on the client device;
- transmitting text received via the soft keyboard on the client device to the remote device;
- receiving, by the remote device, position and dimension information for the soft keyboard on the client device;
- and
- establishing, on the remote device, a remote overlay view in accordance with the position and dimension information, the remote overlay view configured to display the soft keyboard of the client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.