US 2025/0028550 A1 · HIDING SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL DESKTOP SESSIONS

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for hiding a primary user's sensitive information in collaborative virtual desktop sessions where multiple secondary users access the primary user's virtual desktop. In particular, embodiments described herein leverage a mechanism for monitoring when designated sensitive applications are opened in the virtual desktop. After the primary user sets up a collaborative session on their virtual desktop, if a sensitive application opens in the virtual desktop during the collaborative session, the sharing of the desktop graphical user interface (GUI) can be stopped and the user can be prompted (e.g., via a warning dialog that pops up) to choose how to proceed. For example, the user can choose to hide the entire desktop, to minimize or close the sensitive application, or to continue sharing the desktop but pop-out the sensitive application from the remote desktop in a separate window that is not shared with the collaborators.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

establishing a collaborative session on a primary user's virtual desktop with one or more secondary users, wherein a graphical user interface (GUI) of the virtual desktop is streamed to a virtual desktop client running on a client device of the primary user and to a virtual desktop client running on a client device of each of the one or more secondary users;
detecting that a predesignated sensitive application is open in the virtual desktop;
and
in response to detecting that the sensitive application is open in the virtual desktop, stopping streaming the GUI to the virtual desktop client of each of the one or more secondary users.

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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:
establishing a collaborative session on a primary user's virtual desktop with one or more secondary users, wherein a graphical user interface (GUI) of the virtual desktop is streamed to a virtual desktop client running on a client device of the primary user and to a virtual desktop client running on a client device of each of the one or more secondary users;
detecting that a predesignated sensitive application is open in the virtual desktop;
and
in response to detecting that the sensitive application is open in the virtual desktop, stopping streaming the GUI to the virtual desktop client of each of the one or more secondary users.

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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:

establishing a collaborative session on a primary user's virtual desktop with one or more secondary users, wherein a graphical user interface (GUI) of the virtual desktop is streamed to a virtual desktop client running on a client device of the primary user and to a virtual desktop client running on a client device of each of the one or more secondary users;
detecting that a predesignated sensitive application is open in the virtual desktop;
and
in response to detecting that the sensitive application is open in the virtual desktop, stopping streaming the GUI to the virtual desktop client of each of the one or more secondary users.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hiding sensitive information in collaborative virtual desktop sessions

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Abstract

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