US 2024/0176607 A1 · APPLICATIONS ON DEMAND

Abstract

The disclosure provides an approach for on-demand application delivery. Embodiments include determining, by an application delivery component on a computing device, a user logon event. In response to the user logon event, embodiments include receiving, from an application management server separate from the computing device, shortcut information for a set of applications associated with the user and displaying, on the computing device, simulated shortcuts for the set of applications based on the shortcut information. Embodiments include receiving, at the computing device, user input selecting a simulated shortcut of the simulated shortcuts that corresponds to an application of the set of applications. In response to the user input, embodiments include obtaining an application package of the application from the application management server, loading the application on the computing device as a virtual disk based on the application package, and launching the application on the computing device using the virtual disk.

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Dependent claims

A method of on-demand application delivery, the method comprising:

determining, by an application delivery component on a computing device, a user logon event;
in response to the user logon event:
receiving, by the application delivery component, from an application management server that is separate from the computing device, metadata comprising shortcut information for a set of applications associated with the user;
and
displaying, on the computing device, simulated shortcuts for the set of applications based on the shortcut information, wherein the simulated shortcuts indicate identifiers of the set of applications and point to the application delivery component;
receiving, at the computing device, user input selecting a simulated shortcut of the simulated shortcuts that corresponds to an application of the set of applications;
and
in response to the user input:
obtaining, by the application delivery component, an application package of the application from the application management server;
loading, by the application delivery component, the application on the computing device as a virtual disk based on the application package;
and
launching, by the application delivery component, the application on the computing device using the virtual disk.

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A system for on-demand application delivery, the system comprising:

at least one memory;
and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, the at least one processor and the at least one memory configured to:
determine, by an application delivery component on a computing device, a user logon event;
in response to the user logon event:
receive, by the application delivery component, from an application management server that is separate from the computing device, metadata comprising shortcut information for a set of applications associated with the user;
and
display, on the computing device, simulated shortcuts for the set of applications based on the shortcut information, wherein the simulated shortcuts indicate identifiers of the set of applications and point to the application delivery component;
receive, at the computing device, user input selecting a simulated shortcut of the simulated shortcuts that corresponds to an application of the set of applications;
and
in response to the user input:
obtain, by the application delivery component, an application package of the application from the application management server;
load, by the application delivery component, the application on the computing device as a virtual disk based on the application package;
and
launch, by the application delivery component, the application on the computing device using the virtual disk.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

determine, by an application delivery component on a computing device, a user logon event;
in response to the user logon event:
receive, by the application delivery component, from an application management server that is separate from the computing device, metadata comprising shortcut information for a set of applications associated with the user;
and
display, on the computing device, simulated shortcuts for the set of applications based on the shortcut information, wherein the simulated shortcuts indicate identifiers of the set of applications and point to the application delivery component;
receive, at the computing device, user input selecting a simulated shortcut of the simulated shortcuts that corresponds to an application of the set of applications;
and
in response to the user input:
obtain, by the application delivery component, an application package of the application from the application management server;
load, by the application delivery component, the application on the computing device as a virtual disk based on the application package;
and
launch, by the application delivery component, the application on the computing device using the virtual disk.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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