US 2024/0403100 A1Published application

Unifying and connecting multiple virtual desktops

AssigneeOmnissa, LLC

InventorLin Lv

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Abstract

Systems and methods are described for unifying and connecting multiple virtual desktops accessed by a user on a client device to improve efficiency and user experience when the user is working on the multiple desktops. When the client device is accessing multiple virtual desktops, a connection can be established between the virtual desktops for enabling various features unifying the multiple desktops. For example, an application running on a first desktop can be redirected to a second desktop so that the user can interact with applications running in different desktops from within one desktop. Clipboards can be shared between the remote desktops to allow the user to copy data from one desktop and paste it into a different desktop. Files on each connected remote desktop can be redirected to other connected remote desktops so the user can access files of any connected remote desktop from within any other connected remote desktop.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

by a virtual desktop client operating on a client device, establishing a first virtual desktop session on a first virtual desktop and, by the virtual desktop client, establishing a second virtual desktop session on a second virtual desktop, the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop executing on one or more host servers;
establishing a connection between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop for exchanging data between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop;
and
using the connection between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop, performing at least one of:
redirecting an application executing in the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable a user of the client device to access and interact with the redirected application from within the second virtual desktop;
redirecting a clipboard from the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable the user to copy data from the first virtual desktop and paste it into the second virtual desktop;
or
redirecting a file from the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable applications running in the second virtual desktop to access the file located on the first virtual desktop.

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A computing device, comprising:

at least one processor;
and
memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to perform the steps of:
by a virtual desktop client operating on a client device, establishing a first virtual desktop session on a first virtual desktop and, by the virtual desktop client, establishing a second virtual desktop session on a second virtual desktop, the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop executing on one or more host servers;
establishing a connection between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop for exchanging data between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop;
and
using the connection between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop, performing at least one of:
redirecting an application executing in the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable a user of the client device to access and interact with the redirected application from within the second virtual desktop;
redirecting a clipboard from the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable the user to copy data from the first virtual desktop and paste it into the second virtual desktop;
or
redirecting a file from the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable applications running in the second virtual desktop to access the file located on the first virtual desktop.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising one or more sequences of instructions, the instructions when executed by one or more processors causing the one or more processors to execute the operations of:

by a virtual desktop client operating on a client device, establishing a first virtual desktop session on a first virtual desktop and, by the virtual desktop client, establishing a second virtual desktop session on a second virtual desktop, the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop executing on one or more host servers;
establishing a connection between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop for exchanging data between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop;
and
using the connection between the first virtual desktop and the second virtual desktop, performing at least one of:
redirecting an application executing in the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable a user of the client device to access and interact with the redirected application from within the second virtual desktop;
redirecting a clipboard from the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable the user to copy data from the first virtual desktop and paste it into the second virtual desktop;
or
redirecting a file from the first virtual desktop to the second virtual desktop to enable applications running in the second virtual desktop to access the file located on the first virtual desktop.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.