Methods and apparatus for enabling keyboard accelerators in applications implemented via a browser

A method, comprising:

• monitoring events in a system event queue;
• identifying an event corresponding to a defined remote application keyboard accelerator, wherein the event further corresponds to a keyboard accelerator native to a browser application;
• calling a function module, the function module mapped to the defined remote application keyboard accelerator;
• and
• removing the event from the system event queue in response to the browser application failing to receive the event.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, coupled to the processor, to store a plurality of machine instructions;
• and
• a communications interface, coupled to the processor, and capable of connecting to a network via a communication link;
• and
• wherein execution of the machine instructions by the processor causes the apparatus;
• to intercept application-level keyboard data, including keyboard data corresponding to keyboard accelerators native to a browser application being executed by the processor, wherein intercepting occurs before the data is acquired by the browser application;
• to determine if the keyboard data corresponds to a defined remote application keyboard accelerators;
• to call a remote application function in response to a determination that the keyboard data corresponds to the defined remote application keyboard accelerator;
• and
• transfer the keyboard data to the browser application if keyboard data fails to correspond to a defined remote application keyboard accelerator.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, coupled to the processor, to store a plurality of machine instructions;
• and
• a communications interface, coupled to the processor, and capable of connecting to a network via a communication link;
• and
• wherein execution of the machine instructions by the processor causes the apparatus to monitor events in a system event queue, to identify an event corresponding to a defined remote application keyboard accelerator, wherein the event further corresponds to a keyboard accelerator native to a browser application, to call a function module, the function module mapped to the defined remote application keyboard accelerator, and to remove the event from the system event queue, wherein the browser application fails to receive the event.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
• intercept application-level keyboard data, including keyboard data corresponding to keyboard accelerators native to a browser application, the browser application capable of implementing a remote application, wherein intercepting occurs before the data is acquired by the browser application;
• determine if the keyboard data corresponds to a defined remote application keyboard accelerator;
• and
• calling the remote application function if the keyboard data corresponds to a defined remote application keyboard accelerator;
• and
• transferring the keyboard data to the browser application if in the keyboard data fails to correspond to a defined remote application keyboard accelerator.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
• monitor events in a system event queue;
• identify an event corresponding to a defined remote application keyboard accelerator, wherein the event further corresponds to a keyboard accelerator native to a browser application;
• call a function module, the function module mapped to the defined remote application keyboard accelerator;
• and
• remove the event from the system event queue, wherein the browser application fails to receive the event.