Systems and methods for gesture interaction with cloud-based applications

A method comprising:

• executing a first virtual instance of a first application based on a version of the first application in a virtual computing environment on a first cloud-based server, the virtual computing environment being generated by a virtual machine on the first cloud-based server, an interface associated with the first virtual instance of the first application presented at a first client device in network communication with the first cloud-based server;
• receiving, from the first client device, gesture data about a gesture input signal received at the first client device, gesture input signal being recognizable by software on the first client device and received from a user of the first client device to request for a desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application;
• mapping the gesture data to application control data that is recognizable by the first application, the application control data operable to initiate the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application, wherein mapping the gesture data to application control data comprises translating gesture data that is not native to first application to an alternative data that are compatible with the first application;
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• executing, in the virtual computing environment, using the application control data to initiate the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application and configured in response to, a set of one or more events for causing execution of the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application, thereby enabling the first instance of the application to respond to non-native input gestures received by the first client device and otherwise not recognizable by the first application.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• executing a first virtual instance of a first application based on a version of the first application in a virtual computing environment on a first cloud-based server, the virtual computing environment being generated by a virtual machine on the first cloud-based server, an interface associated with the first virtual instance of the first application presented at a first client device in network communication with the first cloud-based server;
• receiving, from the first client device, gesture data about a gesture input signal received at the first client device, gesture input signal being recognizable by software on the first client device and received from a user of the first client device to request for a desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application;
• mapping the gesture data to application control data that is recognizable by the first application, the application control data operable to initiate the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application, wherein mapping the gesture data to application control data comprises translating gesture data that is not native to first application to an alternative data that are compatible with the first application;
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• executing, in the virtual computing environment, using the application control data to initiate the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application and configured in response to, a set of one or more events for causing execution of the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application, thereby enabling the first instance of the application to respond to non-native input gestures received by the first client device and otherwise not recognizable by the first application.

A system comprising:

• means for executing a first virtual instance of a first application based on a version of the first application in a virtual computing environment on a first cloud-based server, the virtual computing environment being generated by a virtual machine on the first cloud-based server, an interface associated with the first virtual instance of the first application presented at a first client device in network communication with the first cloud-based server;
• means for receiving, from the first client device, gesture data about a gesture input signal received at the first client device, gesture input signal being recognizable by software on the first client device and received from a user of the first client device to request for a desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application;
• means for mapping the gesture data to application control data that is recognizable by the first application, the application control data operable to initiate the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application, wherein mapping the gesture data to application control data comprises translating gesture data that is not native to first application to an alternative data that are compatible with the first application;
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• means for executing, in the virtual computing environment, using the application control data to initiate the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application and configured in response to, a set of one or more events for causing execution of the desired function affecting performance or behavior of the first virtual instance of the first application, thereby enabling the first instance of the application to respond to non-native input gestures received by the first client device and otherwise not recognizable by the first application.