US 9,519,493 B2Granted

Populating a client device with graphical images specific to a machine

OwnerYaniv Kaul, Uri Lublininventors

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Abstract

A mechanism for populating a client device with graphical images specific to a machine is disclosed. A method includes storing a repository of graphical images associated with virtual machines (VMs), wherein the repository of graphical images is stored at the computing device prior to a connection of the computing device to a virtual machine (VM), connecting with a VM that is hosted by a host machine separate from the computing device and rendered in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the computing device, receiving hints regarding a configuration of the VM, and extracting one or more of the graphical images from the stored repository of graphical images that satisfy the received hints.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processing device of a client computing device, prior to initializing a virtual machine (VM) on a host machine that is coupled to the client computing device, a repository of graphical images of applications to be displayed on a monitor of the client computing device, wherein the repository of graphical images to be displayed on the monitor of the client computing device is generated by scanning software files of the applications and is stored at the client computing device prior to the client computing device connecting to the VM;
connecting, by the processing device of the client computing device, with the VM on the host machine;
receiving, by the processing device of the client computing device, hints regarding a configuration of the VM;
selecting, by the processing device, one or more of the graphical images from the repository of images that satisfy the hints;
generating, by the processing device of the client computing device, identifiers for the one or more of the graphical images that satisfy the hints;
and
sending, by the processing device of the client computing device, the identifiers for the one or more of the graphical images that satisfy the hints to the VM.

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A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when accessed by a processing device of a client computing device, cause the processing device to:

receive, by the processing device, a repository of graphical images of applications to be displayed on a monitor of the client computing device, wherein the repository is generated by scanning software files of the applications and is stored at the client computing device prior to a connection of the client computing device to the VM;
connect, by the processing device, with the VM on the host machine;
receive, by the processing device, hints regarding a configuration of the VM;
select, by the processing device, one or more of the graphical images from the repository of images that satisfy the hints;
generate, by the processing device, identifiers for the one or more of the graphical images that satisfy the hints;
and
send, by the processing device, the identifiers for the one or more of the graphical images that satisfy the hints to the VM.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.