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| 20130031482 | Multi-Touch Remoting - An invention is disclosed for using multi-touch input in a remote presentation session. In embodiments of the invention, a client computer is configured to locally receive both mouse and keyboard input, and multi-touch input. Where the client computer receives mouse or keyboard input, it sends this input to a remote presentation session server via a TCP connection. Where the client computer receives multi-touch input, it sends this input to the remote presentation session server via a UDP connection. The server computer processes input received from the client computer, via either the TCP or UDP connection, and sends the client a graphical result of performing processing corresponding to that received input. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20090150793 | Multidimensional Web Page Ruler - A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the spatial coordinates and visual attributes of objects within a user interface (UI). A Web UI ruler is executed within a UI comprising a plurality of objects. A first object and second object are selected. The Web UI Ruler then collects the spatial coordinate and visual attribute values for the first and second object and their relationship values are determined. The spatial coordinate and visual attribute values for the first and second objects, along with their corresponding relationship values, are modified and the modifications are applied to the target objects. The values are then stored in the Web UI ruler. These values can then be subsequently applied to one or more target objects. Alternatively, the stored values are exported as a cascading style sheet (CSS) class, which can then likewise be subsequently applied to one or more target objects. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20130031481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF LOCALLY CONTROLLING DISPLAY CONTENT OF A REMOTE SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of controlling the viewable content of a remote computer system on a local computer system is disclosed. The method may include establishing a remote control session over a network to the remote computer system and accessing the viewable content currently displayed on the remote computer system. The method may also include reformatting the viewable content to change a size of the viewable content and displaying the reformatted viewable content on the local computer system while the remote computer system and the local computer system are communicatively connected. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20100077312 | VIRTUAL WIRING - Disclosed is a method and system for enabling a user, through a user interface, to manage a correspondence that defines how information about a state of a first device at a first location is to be used to control a second device at a second location. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100115417 | CONDITIONAL WINDOW CAPTURE - A device, method, system and computer readable medium are disclosed for the remote, intelligent capture of screenshots and keystrokes which can subsequently be transmitted with reduced bandwidth requirements. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20130080909 | UNIFIED DESKTOP DOCKING BEHAVIOUR FOR AN AUXILLARY MONITOR - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents desktops or windows based on a set of pre-determined rules. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130036365 | System and Method for Effecting Simultaneous Control of Remote Computers - The invention describes a system and methodology for controlling multiple devices simultaneously from one control device. The control device is provided with a display having a plurality of windows, each having a visual representation related to the activity of the multiple devices. By relaying commands effected at the control device through a intermediary server, it is possible to simultaneously effect a corresponding processing of the same commands at each of the multiple devices. On effecting a command the multiple devices relay back, through the server, an image representative of the result of the processing of that command to the control device for display. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20090125815 | User Interface Element With Auxiliary Function - A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widgets are shown on the screen. The user can activate the dashboard at any time, causing the dashboard to temporarily replace the existing user interface display on the user's screen. Once the dashboard has been activated, the user can interact with any or all of the widgets, and can configure the dashboard by adding, deleting, moving, or configuring individual widgets as desired. When the user wishes to return to the normal user interface he or she was working with, the user issues a command causing the dashboard to be dismissed. Once the dashboard has been dismissed, the previous user interface state is restored, allowing the user to resume normal interactions with the operating system. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090307600 | System and Method for Effecting Control of Remote Computers - The invention describes a system and methodology for controlling multiple devices simultaneously from one control device. The control device is provided with a display having a plurality of windows, each having a visual representation related to the activity of the multiple devices. By relaying commands effected at the control device through a intermediary server, it is possible to simultaneously effect a corresponding processing of the same commands at each of the multiple devices. On effecting a command the multiple devices relay back, through the server, an image representative of the result of the processing of that command to the control device for display. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20120192079 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A REMOTE COMPUTER APPLICATION FROM A THIN CLIENT - Methods and systems are provided for overcoming negative tradeoffs associated with providing remote access to a computer application, such as lack of control over functions of the computer application. Such tradeoffs are overcome by controlling the functions of the computer application provided to a thin client. The functions are controlled by an executable that displays a modified image of a session of the computer application. Specifically, the executable hides particular elements of the session and the limited image is then the image that is provided to a client, as opposed to the client accessing the full functionality of the computer application via remote computing. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192078 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MOBILE VIRTUAL DESKTOP AND VIRTUAL TRACKBALL THEREFOR - A method and system for remote control of a desktop computer from a hand held mobile device having a display. A desktop screen image is split into regions, showing a part of a region on the screen of the mobile device. A virtual trackball is provided which includes a location button and trackball button. The location button operates as a virtual mouse which can be used to click on hotspots and when the virtual mouse cursor is about to cross the boundary of screen regions the next available screen region will smoothly slide onto the device screen. The trackball button is useable to switch between hotspots which can be identified through local image analysis. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192077 | MOBILE SCREEN METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLABORATIVE TROUBLESHOOTING OF A DEVICE - This disclosure provides collaborative communication systems and methods to facilitate troubleshooting of a device. Specifically, the disclosed systems and methods include a dynamic virtual representation of a device from the perspective of a user of the device which is shared with a remote troubleshooter. The dynamic virtual representation is based on the position of the user. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20090094524 | INTERFACE FOR EXCHANGING CONTEXT DATA - A facility for exchanging context attributes is described. A characterization module receives an invocation request to provide an attribute value that was generated by a requesting attribute consumer. The received invocation request identifies the attribute whose value is to be provided. In response to receiving the invocation request, the characterization module provides a value for the identified attribute to the requesting attribute consumer. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090292999 | DESKTOP SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM - In a distributed computer network where displayed information is shared between at least two computers, a method of enabling remote control of a host computer having a display region that is to be shared with at least one client computer. The method includes tracking time lapsed since a local user input event has occurred while the host computer is under local control and in the event that the time lapsed exceeds a threshold, enabling remote control of the host computer by a client computer. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090271710 | Remote On-Screen Display Control - A remote control of an on-screen display is provided. One example embodiment includes a method for receiving a first command from a user input device and converting the first command from the user input device to a second command, wherein the second command is in a display device format that the display device can use to control an on-screen display, then sending the second command to the display device to remotely control an on-screen display in the display device. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20120226992 | REMOTE USER INTERFACE MEDIA ADAPTER IN NETWORK BRIDGE - A bridge including an adapter is able to transcode or translate different graphics languages to permit a variety of networked, dissimilar devices, to communicate. The bridge translates an existing application device's graphics/images into a Remote User Interface (Remote UI or RUI) graphics protocol of a rendering device and transmits the translated RUI to the rendering device. The rendering device is then able to display the translated RUI. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130067344 | REMOTING DESKTOP DISPLAYS USING MOVE REGIONS - A desktop display over a remote connection is updated by detecting, at their origin, changes in the desktop that reflect movement of an image, such as window scrolls, window moves and other movements of regions. For every frame of the desktop that is composed, moves can be detected. The offsets and regions of these moves are transformed into desktop space. A list of moves and other information about changed regions in the desktop display provide both an indication of moved image regions and move parameters, and image data that has otherwise changed. The moved image regions are moved at the destination by applying the move parameters, without transferring image data for the moved region to the remote device, while the remaining changed portion of the desktop is copied over the connection to the remote device. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130067345 | Automated Desktop Services Provisioning - A mechanism is provided for scalably creating and deploying a network of virtual computers with common desktop images in a cloud computing environment. An administrator is provided an interface for defining a user desktop comprising an OS and a set of applications and associated settings. The administrator may further enter the number of roles or remote users. Based on this information the system creates a golden image or master template of the desktop and propagates the image throughout the cloud platform. The underlying provisioning of the virtual machines in the cloud is transparent to the user. The same automated mechanism used for creating the golden image is also used to update the golden image whenever there are updates to the OS or any applications and settings. The system automatically propagates the new image throughout the cloud platform. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130104048 | UNIFIED PROCESS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND METHOD - A unified process management system for creating and executing processes from a remote computer, the system comprising a central server having an associated process database, a process builder and a process player tools located on the remote computer. The process builder tool the process builder tool is configured so as to allow a user to create or edit a process by linking smart icons having associated functionalities using directional links and storing the created process in the process database of the central server. The process player tool is configured so as to allow a user to execute a process selected process from a list of available processes in the database. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20120233549 | VIRTUAL DESKTOP INTEGRATION BASED ON PROXIMITY AND CONTEXT - A flexible Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is disclosed. In particular, mechanisms for determining location information for a client device and/or a usage context for the client device are provided. Based on the determined location and/or usage context a desktop profile may be selected from a plurality of desktop profiles mapped to the user of the client device for display by the client device. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20090006977 | Method and System of Computer Remote Control that Optimized for Low Bandwidth Network and Low Level Personal Communication Terminal Device - Provided is a method and system for controlling a remote computer. In order to remotely control the remote computer, a communication terminal requests attribute information of an application program installed in the remote computer through a communication network. Then, the remote computer transmits attribute information by extracting the attribute information of the application program and processing the extracted attribute information. The remote communication terminal receives the attribute information, and reconstructs a user interface of the application program on the basis of the received information. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20130125009 | REMOTE DESKTOP LOCALIZED CONTENT SHARING - Illustrative embodiments disclose managing content displayed in a remote data processing system by identifying a set of links displayed in the content of the remote data processing system during a desktop sharing session between a local data processing system and the remote data processing system. The local data processing system obtains information about the set of links identified. Responsive to a selection of a link in the set of links displayed on the remote data processing system during the desktop sharing session, the local data processing system retrieving content using the link on the local data processing system using the information obtained about the set of links. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20110283199 | System and Method for Remotely Monitoring the Operating Life of Electronic Displays - A system for remotely monitoring and controlling one or more electronic displays containing several hardware components. The components may electronically communicate with a network connection which can be used to establish communication with a local area network and/or the internet. A personal computing device can be used to run a user interface which allows the user to access a wealth of information from the electronic display as well as change controlling software, operating parameters, and check for downtime incidents or failures. Various sensors and measurement devices can be installed within the display to provide the information which may be stored locally or stored remotely for real-time access or on-demand access. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110302501 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device is connected to at least one objective device to be controlled via a network. The control device includes an operation control unit for acquiring a request to display a device list screen; a communication control unit for acquiring attribute data of the at least one objective device to be controlled; a first holding unit for holding the acquired attribute data; a second holding unit for holding function information of the control device; a determination unit for detecting the presence of different functions having the identical action based on the attribute data and the function information; a display control unit for displaying a device list screen provided with information indicating the presence of the different functions detected by the determination unit; and a control unit for, when the request to display the device list screen has been acquired, making the communication control unit acquire the attribute data, making the determination unit detect the presence of different functions having the identical action, and making the display control unit display the device list screen. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20090300510 | Simultaneous remote and local control of computer desktop - A method for computing includes running a desktop sharing program on a local computer so as to permit a remote user to view, on a remote computer, which is connected to communicate with the local computer via a network, an image of an entire area of a display screen of the local computer and to operate the local computer by remote input via the remote computer. A local window is defined within the display screen of the local computer for running an application under control of a local user. Local inputs made via a local input device of the local computer by the local user are intercepted so that the local inputs do not interfere with operation of the local computer by the remote user. The intercepted inputs are directed to the local window so as to permit the local user to interact with the application independently of the operation of the local computer by the remote user. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100169790 | REMOTE CONTROL OF A PRESENTATION - Techniques for remotely controlling a presentation application are disclosed. In accordance with these techniques, a device, such as a handheld device, is linked over a network with a presentation running on a presentation application. In one embodiment, the remote control application allows the presentation to be controlled over the network by direct communication with the presentation application. In certain embodiments, the remote control application displays parts of the presentation, such as a slide being currently presented, and allows navigation of the presentation. In addition, in certain embodiments, the remote control application displays presentation notes, preview slides, or other information useful to a presenter operating the remote control application. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20090235177 | MULTI-MONITOR REMOTE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT USER INTERFACE - Representation of multiple displays of a remote computing system within a local display of a local computing system. This permits a user at the local computing system to interface with the remote computing system through the representation of the remote displays that are represented at the local display. The local computer receives representation of the display state or content for multiple remote displays associated with the remote computing system. The local computer then causes representations of those remote displays to be rendered on the local display. The content of the active display of the remote computing system is caused to be emphasized in some manner at the local display, while the content of the inactive display(s) of the remote computing system is rendered in a deemphasized manner. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110219313 | Methods and Systems for Providing, by a Remote Machine, Access to a Desk Band Associated with a Resource Executing on a Local Machine - A method for providing, by a remote machine, access to a desk band associated with a resource on a local machine includes receiving, by a first agent on the remote machine, an identification of a desk band associated with a resource on a local machine. The first agent, in communication with a shell on the remote machine, maintains a taskbar window in a remote desktop environment. The taskbar window includes at least one window associated with a resource provided by the remote machine and a window region representing the desk band by using graphical data stored on the remote machine. The first agent transmits, to a second agent on the local machine, window attribute data and output data associated with the taskbar window in the remote desktop environment. The second agent displays at least a portion of the received output data in a local window on a local desktop environment. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20090150794 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A remote control system capable of changing the control window layout in accordance with a process where a controlled apparatus is used is provided. The controlled apparatus includes a management unit which manages the apparatus status of the controlled apparatus, and a generation unit which generates UI window candidate information. A remote control terminal acquires display priority information of each apparatus status, and displayable area information of the remote control window. The remote control terminal receives the UI window candidate information and determines, based on the display priority information and the displayable area information, items of UI window information. The remote control window in which the items of UI window information are laid out in the determined layout is displayed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110265009 | TERMINAL SERVICES VIEW TOOLBOX - The disclosed architecture includes a view toolbox that offers a dynamic view of remote monitors and which enables the user to move quickly between one area and another across all remote monitors. The view toolbox enables the user to customize the view of the remote monitors ranging from fitting the view (remote desktop) of all remote monitors to the local computer display, showing a remote monitor at actual size on the local computer display, showing a dynamic view of each remote monitor, and/or allowing the user to move around the view area of the remote monitors. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20100269047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A COMPOSITE VIEW AT A CLIENT DEVICE - Examples of systems and methods are provided for rendering a composite view at a client device. A system may allow communication and may render at a local client device a composite view including a local graphical user interface (GUI) and a remote view associated with a remote application running on a remote server is provided. The system may comprise a remote view module configured to generate the remote view of the remote application, and a local view module configured to generate the local GUI for controlling the remote application remotely, configured to control an area of the display output data of the remote application that is displayed in the remote view, and configured to keep track of coordinates and dimensions of the area. A composite view comprising the local GUI and the remote view may be provided to a local display at the local client device. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100269046 | SEVER-SIDE COMPUTING FROM A REMOTE CLIENT DEVICE - Examples of systems and methods are provided for server-side computing from a remote client device. A system may allow rendering at a local client side a composite view including a local graphical user interface and a remote application view associated with a remote application running at a remote server. The system may comprise a local view module configured to generate a local graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling the remote application remotely from the local client side, configured to receive one or more user inputs to the local GUI, configured to determine a function corresponding to the one or more user inputs, configured to generate a command message based on the determined function, and configured to direct the command message to the remote server. A composite view comprising the local GUI and the remote application view may be provided to a local display at the client device. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100088609 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD - According to an instruction by a manager, information about the image forming apparatus to be monitored is set with the management server. A communication test is conducted between the management server and the image forming apparatus. The management server confirms an ID of the image forming apparatus. Subsequently, upon receiving a setting information request from the image forming apparatus, the management server responds with generated UI button information and access-destination information which can be extended by the UI button information to the image forming apparatus. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100088608 | Online Community Building Portal System, Methods of Operation, And Storage Medium - A system, method, and storage medium for an online community building portal, including at least one contributor, where the contributor produces and submits content localized for a particular geographic area which is then reviewed by at least one editor who is familiar with the particular geographic area; at least one computer communicably coupled to a remote computer where the computer can transmit the reviewed content to a user who is using the remote computer in a single viewer which is customizable by the user. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100083127 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GRAPHICAL CONNECTION INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol and a first frequency band in a first mode of operation. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol and a second frequency band in a second mode of operation. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices. A graphical interface device selects the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and selects at least one of the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, based on actions of a user. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20120297311 | PROVIDING A USER WITH VIRTUAL COMPUTING SERVICES - Systems and methods for providing a user with virtual computing services are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing virtual computing services to a specific user, may comprising: detecting a request generated from a user device of the specific user to access data; in which the data is not accessible by applications installed on the user device; identifying a file type of the data; and providing the specific user access to a remote application or a virtual desktop, in which the remote application or the virtual desktop is configured to allow the specific user to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20080276181 | Mesh-Managing Data Across A Distributed Set of Devices - Data files, applications and/or corresponding user interfaces may be accessed at a device that collaborates in a mesh. The mesh may include any number or type of devices that collaborate in a network. Data, applications and/or corresponding user interfaces may be stored within a core object that may be shared over the mesh. Information in the core object may be identified with a corresponding user such that a user may use any collaborating device in the mesh to access the information. In one example, the information is stored remotely from a device used to access the information. A remote source may store the desired information or may determine the storage location of the desired information in the mesh and may further provide the desired information to a corresponding user. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080288875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONTROL OWNERSHIP FOR APPLICATION OF REMOTE USER INTERFACE SERVER - Provided is a remote user interface (RUI). An RUI server inserts a newly defined object to a user interface (UI) page so as to manage control ownership of an application, and a RUI client controls an application of the RUI server after obtaining control ownership of the corresponding application by using the newly defined object. Accordingly, RUI clients can control the application of the RUI server without conflict, even when a separate plug-in program is not installed in the RUI clients. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080270910 | USER SELECTION OF A REMOTE SESSION - Methods and systems for user selection of a remote session are described herein. At least some illustrative embodiments comprise a method that comprises presenting display information to a user (while in a first windowing mode) from a first remote session before entering a setup mode and from a second remote session after exiting the setup mode, entering the setup mode and selecting (by the user) the second remote session while continuing to present the display information from the first remote session without changing to a second windowing mode, and preventing contemporaneous presenting of display information from both the first and the second remote sessions while not in the setup mode. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100005395 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND CLIENT SERVER SYSTEM - An information processing terminal is capable of switching between a thin client mode in which a screen generated by executing an application program in a remote server is received from the remote server and displayed in a display unit, and a local mode in which a screen generated by executing an operation of the application program is displayed in the display unit. The information processing terminal is configured such that the execution of the application program in the local mode is started from the execution state of the application program at a certain time point in the thin client mode. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20120198350 | Smart-Remote Protocol - A remote menu control function mapping set including user interface control commands that control operation of a second device is obtained at a first device from the second device. The user interface control commands are encoded using a shared cross-communication library that defines a user interface sharing protocol. A menu that maps the encoded user interface control commands to menu items using the shared cross-communication library is generated. The generated menu is displayed on a display of the first device. A selection of a menu item from the displayed menu is detected. An encoded user interface control command that is mapped to the selected menu item is sent to the second device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20090164909 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - This invention is, in a remote operation apparatus which transmits information to a terminal device having a display part which displays received information, for the purpose of operability improvement on the occasion of inspecting structured documents such as Web pages, in a document inspection apparatus with a small screen size, equipped with an input part which inputs various instructions, a display part which displays various information, a communication processing part which obtains display information which is displayed on a display screen of the display part through a network, an area recognition processing part which extracts a size of a rectangular area which is included in a window which was obtained by the communication processing part and is displayed on the display part, and display information in the rectangular area, a storage part which stores size information of the display screen of the display part of the terminal device, an area change processing part which modifies a size of the rectangular area to a size of the display screen which was stored in the storage part, and obtains display information in the rectangular area, and control means which controls the communication processing part so as to transmit the display information which was modified by the area change processing part to the terminal device. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090024929 | Remote power supply - A remote power supply arrangement for graphical display systems. The remote power supply places one or more power supplies in a separate location, some distance apart from the graphical display, rather than within the display cabinet or module itself. Power is then transferred from the power supply to the display by electrical cords. The remote power supply provides lighter weight displays, less noise near the displays, and improved maintenance and repair. The invention includes apparatus, methods of providing remote power to displays. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090055751 | Management System for Local and Remote Services - A management system for a computer service may have a single set of interfaces through which a local or remote version of the service may be administered. The management system may include a discovery system that determines if a service is provided through a local or remote host and uses the appropriate routines or connections to perform each administrative task. The management system may include a single set of console interfaces, wizards or sequential interactive interfaces, dialog boxes, or other user interface mechanisms that may be used to control a local or remote version of a service. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090055752 | MEDIATING CONFLICTS IN COMPUTER USERS CONTEXT DATA - Techniques are described providing mediated information about a current state that is modeled with multiple state attributes. In some situations, the providing includes receiving from a first source an indication of a first value for an indicated one of the state attributes of the modeled current state, receiving from a second source an indication of a second value for the indicated state attribute, and, after an indication from a client for a value for the indicated state attribute, sending to the client a mediated value for the indicated state attribute that is produced by mediating between available values for the indicated state attribute including at least the first and second values. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110225503 | Method and System for Remote Control of a Local System - A computer implemented system comprises a remote industrial factory automation control system tool stored in a non-transitory computer readable media that, when executed by a processor, configures the processor to modify a web browser to include a control object; request industrial factory automation control system data from a local control system; receive the industrial factory automation control system data; display, by the web browser, the industrial factory automation control system data; and send control instructions to the local control system. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20100269048 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SPECIFYING APPLICATION USER INTERFACE OF A REMOTE CLIENT DEVICE - Examples of systems and methods are provided for designing a remote view of a local application. A system may receive a request from a remote client device to launch a local application at a local server. The system may select a configuration file associated with the local application and with the remote client device. The configuration file may comprise a control code for at least one user action to control the local application. The system may provide the configuration file directed to the remote client. The system may receive from the remote client device, a control code from a configuration file previously provided to the remote client device. The system may control the local application based on the received control code. The system may provide display output data of the local application directed to the remote client device. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120096365 | PROVIDING REMOTE APPLICATION ACCESS USING ENTITLEMENTS - Methods and systems for providing virtual workspaces are provided. Example embodiments provide a Application Workspace System “AWS,” which enables users to access remote server-based applications (e.g., thin client applications, terminal server applications, applications on hosted operating systems, etc.) using the same interface that they use to access local applications, without needing to know where the application is being accessed. The AWS automatically determines which applications the user is entitled to use, and then figures out automatically, based upon a variety of parameters, which applications are to be made available to the user (resolved to version, particular package etc.), and whether they are to be installed locally, or accessed remotely. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20090106662 | Methods and Systems for Incorporating at Least One Window From a First Desktop Environment Having a First Themed Graphical Display into a Second Desktop Environment Having a Second Themed Graphical Display - A system for incorporating at least one window from a first desktop environment having a first themed graphical display into a second desktop environment having a second themed graphical display includes a first virtual channel, a second virtual channel, and a local agent. The first virtual channel conveys graphical data associated with a window in the first desktop environment comprising a client area and a window rectangle. The second virtual channel conveys window attribute data associated with the window and including screen coordinates for the client area. A local agent forms a corresponding window in the second desktop environment, the corresponding window displaying the graphical data received from the first virtual channel in a local client area displayed at screen coordinates in accordance with the received window attribute data, the corresponding window having a local window rectangle displayed according to a second graphical theme. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090249215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE APPLICATION CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ON MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERALS - The invention relates to multifunction peripherals (MFPs). More particularly, the invention relates to remote application configuration management of MFPs. A remote application configuration manager may extract configuration information from custom applications, organize a user interface based on the respective configuration information, and receive and store parameter values with which the respective custom applications may be executed. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090222739 | PRIVACY MODES IN A REMOTE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT - Techniques described maintain privacy of a remote desktop client when the remote client interacts with and displays the desktop of the host device. The described techniques enable such privacy and control even when the host computing device does not run an operating system with session support. The host includes a virtual display driver, which is not associated with a physical display, and a physical display driver, which is associated with a physical display. The techniques associate the virtual display driver with a mirror driver of the host, while disassociating the physical display driver from the mirror driver. The mirror thus driver provides contents of the virtual display to the remote client. Additionally, because the virtual display driver is not associated with a physical display, the contents of the virtual display (and hence the interactions of the remote client) are not displayed at the host. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090249214 | Providing a Shared Buffer Between Multiple Computer Terminals - Disclosed is a method, system, and computer-readable medium with executable code for controlling the operation of multiple client terminals from a single keyboard and mouse of a server terminal. A buffer sharing logic of the server terminal and the client terminals is used to transmit and receive user input between the computers. The server terminal may use buffer sharing logic to cycle between desktop views or program windows of processes running on the connected client terminals. A user may use an ALT-TAB command to select a desktop view or program window of a connected client terminal. Once a screen or desktop is chosen, the user of the server terminal give focus of the selected application on a display connected to the server terminal. Additionally, the buffer sharing logic allows the user to dynamically copy and move data between the computer terminals at will. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100162127 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing system includes at least one remote apparatus and a local terminal connected to the at least one remote apparatus via a network. The at least one remote apparatus transmits a screen image on which objects are drawn, and drawing region data which indicates a region on the screen image where each of the objects is drawn. The local terminal receives the screen image and the drawing region data from the at least one remote apparatus, extracts images corresponding to the objects from the received screen image based on the received drawing region data, and displays the extracted images of the objects on a display screen. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100169791 | REMOTE DISPLAY REMOTE CONTROL - A Remote Display Protocol (RDP) server, such as a hand-held mobile device, may control various aspects of the RDP client, such as a large display. For example, if a user wishes to use a RDP system to project the display from their laptop computer onto a large-screen display mounted in a conference room, embodiments would allow the user to control aspects of the remote client such as location, size, and full-screen treatment. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100262919 | Method of remotely providing a computer service - The inventive method pertains to a method of remotely servicing a computer or more precisely it is directed to repairing a computer that has gone astray in its proper function. The method is a service by subscription that involves a USB stick that is plugged into a USB port on the computer. The computer screen will give different prompts with regard to how to proceed. A professional technician will come on line in real time and analyze the problems of the computer and will be able to make moves by remote control and in real time. The remote analysis works from anywhere with an internet connection. One of the first things the technician will check is the settings of the computer. This allows the technician to become familiar with the operating system, programs and configurations. The technician will install anti-virus, malware, spy ware, adware internet filter utilities and proceed to scan the computer for security breeches and bring the computer back to its normalcy. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120198349 | System and Method for Out-of-Band Communication Between a Remote User and a Local User of a Server - A server chassis includes a server, a chassis management controller, and a local interface card. The server includes a controller that is configured to provide a remote user with access to a controller communication portal of the server via a remote access controller graphical user interface, and to send a message from the controller communication portal to a chassis management controller. The chassis management controller is configured to receive the message, to determine that the message is for a local interface card, and to send the message to the local interface card. The local interface card is configured to display the message on a screen connected to the local interface card, to detect a communication request, to display a communication interface at the screen, to receive a reply message via the communication interface, and to send the reply message to the chassis management controller. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20100229099 | Remote Audio - Various embodiments for remote presentation of an interface of a computing device, such as a PC, are described herein. In particular, in various illustrated embodiments, a local device such as a Digital Media Adapter (DMA), mobile device, cellular telephone, etc. may be used to receive input from a remote control, where the local device provides human perceptible feedback, such as a sound, visual response, etc., responsive to use of the remote control. In some embodiments, the local device may contain a memory or cache for locally storing particular feedback data for human perceptible feedback. In various embodiments, a communication protocol is provided for storing, triggering, deleting, etc. feedback data in the memory or cache. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100241966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONTROLLED DEVICE INCLUDED IN NETWORK - A method of controlling at least one controlled device at an external device outside a network including a control device and the controlled device is provided. The method includes transmitting a message accepting a control request requesting to control the controlled device in a session established with the control device; receiving and displaying an identifier for identifying the controlled device; and selectively controlling the controlled device via the control device based on an input generated using the displayed identifier. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100211883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE USER INTERFACE SERVICE - Provided is a method of providing a remote user interface (UI) service of a remote UI client device. The method includes: receiving optimized scalable vector graphics (OSVG) information encoded so as to represent graphics including contents and a UI from a remote UI server device; decoding the encoded OSVG information; and rendering the decoded OSVG information using an OSVG primitive application programming interface (API). | 08-19-2010 |
| 20080201644 | HARDWARE CURSOR SNOOPING - A feedback subsystem may be used to control the positioning of a local cursor of a display in response to receiving remote cursor movement information from a remote computer system. The feedback subsystem may send the remote cursor movement information to an operating system (OS) which may send local coordinate information to a graphics controller. Local coordinate information from the graphics controller may be used to compare with remote coordinate information received from the remote computer system. The feedback subsystem may repeatedly send the remote cursor movement information to the OS until it is determined that the local coordinate information from the graphics controller is consistent with the remote coordinate information received from the remote computer system. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100100825 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR ENABLING A USER TO ACCESS ENTERPRISE DATA ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method, system and graphical user interface for enabling a user to access enterprise data and interact with enterprise applications generating the enterprise data using a portable electronic device is disclosed. A native application for a portable electronic device enables a user of the portable electronic device to initiate or interact with one or more enterprise applications. Each of the enterprise applications is executed remotely on a system in communication with the portable electronic device, where the portable electronic device may communicate data to the remote system and display data received from the remote system. Processing resources and storage resources of the remote system may be utilized to execute the enterprise application, thereby enabling a user to initiate or interact with a computationally-intensive enterprise application using a portable electronic device. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110113345 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A remote control method and system of a mobile device are provided. The method includes connecting a host terminal to a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) and allocating a first Internet Protocol (IP) address to the host terminal when a remote control mode is executed, creating, by the host terminal, a text message containing the first IP address and transmitting the text message to a client terminal, connecting the client terminal to the PDSN and allocating a second IP address to the client terminal, establishing a data communication channel between the host terminal and the client terminal using the first IP address and the second IP address, and remotely controlling, by the host terminal, the client terminal via the data communication channel. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110239123 | MULTIFUNCTION APPARATUS AND MULTIFUNCTION APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM - A multifunction apparatus | 09-29-2011 |
| 20090172557 | GUI SCREEN SHARING BETWEEN REAL PCS IN THE REAL WORLD AND VIRTUAL PCS IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD - A computer program product stored on machine readable media including machine executable instructions for sharing a graphical user interface (GUI) between a physical computer and a computer defined in software, includes instructions for: pasting a replicated image of the GUI from the physical computer into a representation of a display of the computer defined in software. A system and another computer program product are provided. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090319909 | Data Transfer Systems, Switches, and Method of Providing the Same - A method of transferring data among computers coupled to a switch device is described. The switch device is configured to switch an access between the computers. In this method, data is received from a first computer and transferred to each clipboard of the computers by the switch device by a first user command. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20080244415 | Internet Mail Client System For Mobile Devices Using Remote Computer Systems and Method Thereof - The present invention relates to an Internet mail client system for a mobile device employing a remote computer and a control method thereof. The Internet mail client system for a mobile device according to the present invention includes a remote computer accessible to a mail server, a mobile device provided with a user interface for controlling an operation of the remote computer, and a control server for controlling an operation corresponding to a mail processing function item, which is requested by the mobile device through the user interface, to be executed in the remote computer, and notifying the mobile device of an operating status of the remote computer. Furthermore, when the remote computer is not available, the control server can perform some of functions of the remote computer. According to the present invention, a mail task can be performed to the same extent that the task is directly performed in a personal computer by using a mobile device and a remote computer at a predetermined place. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100306667 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD OF EXTERNAL DEVICES - A method of controlling a plurality of external devices is performed on a computer which is set up with a plurality of remote control processes corresponding to the plurality of the external devices, and a management process for managing the remote control processes while communicating with the remote control processes. The management process is called to display icons corresponding to the remote control processes in a display field provided by the management process. Further, the management process acts when a specified operation is applied to one of the icons on the display field for sending a screen open instruction to one of the remote control processes corresponding to the icon to which the specified operation is applied. The remote control process which receives the screen open instruction is activated to display a control screen for use in remotely controlling the corresponding external device. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100332994 | NETWORK-ACCESSIBLE CONTROL OF ONE OR MORE MEDIA DEVICES - A content management (CM) system is provided to centrally control operation of one or more connected devices by issuing control requests and/or data requests. In some situations the connected device(s) include devices that control presentation of television programming-related content, such as digital video recorder (“DVR”) devices and media center devices, and in other situations may include other types of media devices and/or other electromechanical (“E/M”) devices that may be centrally controlled, such as E/M devices for home automation that may operate independently or in conjunction with the media devices. In some situations, the CM system communicates with the connected devices via a network and using appropriate protocol(s), and may be accessed remotely via a network so as to allow a user to remotely operate the CM system. The CM system may further control searching, identification, selection, and presentation of pieces of media content by the connected device(s). | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110113344 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DESKTOP BROADCASTING - A method for desktop broadcasting is provided. The method includes providing a server and plural client ends; assigning one of the plural client ends as a repeater; connecting the repeater to the server by utilizing a remote desktop control service; connecting the repeater to other client ends of the plural client ends; and sending a command from the server to the other client ends via the repeater. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110055715 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROL SERVICE IN A NETWORK - A system and methods for providing a Control User Interface (CUI) for controlling a Networked Device (ND) with a Remote Controller (RC) are provided. A Service Provider (SP) receives capability information of the RC and CUI information from the ND, generates a reconfigured CUI based on a location of the RC from which to control the ND, and transmits the reconfigured CUI to the ND. The ND receives the reconfigured CUI from the SP and transmits the reconfigured CUI to the RC. The RC receives the reconfigured CUI from the ND and controls the ND with the reconfigured CUI. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110246902 | METHOD FOR PORTABLE PHONES TO CONTROL COMPUTERS - The present invention relates to a method for portable phones to control computers, comprising the steps of: the portable phone entering into the mouse mode after connecting with the computer; controlling the computer to open game menus and select a game through the touch screen of the portable phone; the computer transmitting the set game interface to the portable phone to allow keys to be displayed on the touch screen. Once the game is started, if there is any touch upon the keys on the touch screen, the portable phone will transmit the signals of control keys that correspond to the internal settings of operation in the game. When the portable phone is moved or picks up voices, the G sensor or recording module will transmit signals of the sensed or acquired data to the computer, which will compare these signals with the gesture database, angle-acceleration database or voice recognition database of the voice recognition module, and will transmit the signals of control keys resulting from comparison to the game to make it act accordingly. In this way, the portable phone will be able to exercise wireless and touch-based control over games, achieving the purposes of improved convenience and reduced cost. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246904 | Interacting with Remote Applications Displayed Within a Virtual Desktop of a Tablet Computing Device - Virtual desktops generated by a virtual desktop application locally executing on a tablet computing device, can further display remote applications. The tablet computing device executes an operating system that does not contemplate a mouse pointer and that displays a native desktop. In many instances, the virtual desktop is displayed on the tablet computing device such that the virtual desktop appears to be the native desktop. The virtual desktops therefore include a mouse pointer which can be used to interact with the remote applications. The remote applications generate graphical application output when they execute on a remote server. The graphical application output is transmitted to the tablet computing device and displayed in an application output window displayed within the virtual desktop. Using a virtual trackpad or other virtual input device, a user can interact with the remote applications via the application output displayed on the virtual desktop. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246903 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COLLABORATION AMONG A PLURALITY OF DEVICES - An apparatus, system, or method for causing a controlled device and a controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other, wherein a server apparatus stores in advance a plurality of sets of collaboration information which causes the controlled device and the controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other. The plurality of sets of collaboration information is respectively stored in association with a plurality of controlled apparatuses different from one another in type. When the controlling terminal requests the server apparatus to send the collaboration information designating the type of the controlled device, the server apparatus sends to the controlling terminal the collaboration information corresponding to the type of the controlled device. The controlled device and the controlling terminal operate in collaboration with each other using the collaboration information. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110055716 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE USER INTERFACE IN A HOME NETWORK - A method and apparatus for controlling a Remote User Interface (RUI) by a Remote User Interface Client (RUIC) device in a home network, in which it is checked whether control information received from the third RUIC device capable of controlling an RUI realized in the RUIC device was generated by a Control User Interface (CUI) included in an allowed CUI list, and a CUI of the third RUIC device is updated if the received control information was not generated by a CUI included in the allowed CUI list. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110214063 | EFFICIENT NAVIGATION OF AND INTERACTION WITH A REMOTED DESKTOP THAT IS LARGER THAN THE LOCAL SCREEN - Techniques are disclosed for the efficient navigation of and interaction with a remoted desktop that is larger than the local viewing area. In an embodiment, a client displays both a portion of the remoted desktop in its native size, as well as a “mini-map”—a scaled-down view of the entire remoted desktop that may be used for navigation of the natively displayed portion of the remoted desktop. In an embodiment, the natively displayed portion of the remoted desktop is indicated in the mini-map. In an embodiment, use of a computer mouse and/or multi-touch gestures is used as input to navigate the natively displayed portion of the remoted desktop. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20100211882 | REMOTE CONTROL OF A HOST COMPUTER - A host computer splits a display of the host computer into a grid including a plurality of grid areas. The host computer tracks a rate of display updates in each grid area. In addition, the host computer calculates a weighted average of all of the grid areas that an updated region of the display overlaps. The weighted average is based on the rate of display updates of each overlapped grid area and the percentage of the updated region that overlaps each overlapped grid area. The host computer compresses the updated region using a compression method selected from plural different compression methods. The selected compression method is selected based on the weighted average. The host computer transmits the compressed updated region to the remote client device. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20090313549 | CONFIGURABLE WELDING INTERFACE FOR AUTOMATED WELDING APPLICATIONS - A welding power source including an embedded web server provides access to an operator at a remote web browser. From the remote web browser, the user is provided access to weld functions, and can selectively choose between weld functions that can be displayed and controlled from the remote web browser. The weld functions that can be accessed include control functions, which allow an operator to activate welding functions such as a jog or purge function; a command function, which allows an operator to provide a command level for a voltage, wire feed speed, or other parameter; and a display function, which provides access for an operator to display welding command and actual feedback values. The operator can also selectively view diagnostic data, including weld state data, error data, and operational voltage and current levels within the power source, such as motor voltage and input voltage levels. After an operator selects parameters to be displayed or controlled from the browser, the selected functions can be stored and recalled as a web page. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100058194 | Remote Desktop on Multi-Function Peripheral - Systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media for executing the remote access via an MFP of one or more computing devices in a network of computing devices originating jobs for the MFP based on a database comprising the IP address and password for each job-originating computing device logged into the network. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110078578 | INTERACTIVE AVATAR - An interactive avatar is disclosed. This avatar is an animated character created by a user and is capable of carrying out the user's instructions, both in real time and as a predefined script, in applications such as computer screens (“desktops”) or smartphones. The avatar exists in one place at a time, and may freely move to the applications of other willing participants. While the acts are essentially harmless, other users have the ability to restrict or control the actions allowed on their applications, as well as to reverse the effects of others' avatars. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20100064228 | EXPANDABLE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE COMPRISING A HANDHELD COMPUTER DEVICE THAT DYNAMICALLY GENERATES DIFFERENT USER ENVIRONMENTS WITH SECONDARY DEVICES WITH DISPLAYS OF VARIOUS FORM FACTORS - An expandable system architecture comprising a self-configuring handheld device that dynamically generates different user environments with secondary devices with displays of various form factors is described. In one embodiment, the handheld device includes an operating system, a user environment, which includes a graphical user interface generated by the operating system, and a display that displays at least a portion of the user environment. The handheld device also has an interface that communicates with a secondary device with a second display, wherein the operating system enables a different second user environment, which in one embodiment includes a different second graphical user interface, that is transmitted across the interface for display at least partially on the second display based upon a configuration of the secondary device. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20080229209 | Display control device, method, and program - A display control device that may control, in response to user's operation to a remote controller, a list display of a file of contents accumulated in another device connected over a network, and a list display of a folder in a hierarchy for storing the file is disclosed. The device may include type selection means for selecting a type for the file in accordance with the user's operation to the remote controller; reception control means for controlling reception of file attribute information coming from the another device about an attribute provided to the folder indicating the type of the file stored in the folder; attribute determination means for determining, based on the file attribute information, whether the folder is provided with the attribute of the selected type; and display control means for controlling, when the folder is determined as not being provided with the attribute of the selected type, the list display to constrain a display of the folder. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080276182 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONFIGURING USER INTERFACES FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - A method of configuring the user interface of a portable electronic device is provided. A user designed user interface is created using authoring tools at a remote server and stored. A remote server file is accessed that stores a user designed user interface. The customized interface is selected and downloaded to the device. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080229210 | DISPLAY PROCESSING SYSTEM - An external device includes a display processing unit that displays on a display unit a multi-processing symbol, an input receiving unit that receives a specification of target data and a selection of the multi-processing symbol from a user, a transmitting unit that performs a transmitting process, and an execution controller that controls the transmitting unit to transmit specified data and an execution instruction to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives the specified data and the execution instruction from the external device, and an executing unit that performs an executing process of the specified data. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20120311457 | Merging Remote and Local Interfaces for Application Integration - According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a network interface configured to enable communications over a network, and at least one processor. The apparatus creates a remote interface within a remote environment. The remote interface includes an area for receiving a local interface created within a local environment. The local and remote interfaces are combined within the remote environment to form a merged interface with the local interface disposed within the area of the remote interface. The local interface of the local environment is controlled based on manipulations of the merged interface within the remote environment. Embodiments may further include a method and computer-readable media encoded with software for merging remote and local interfaces in substantially the same manner described above. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20110047474 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A remote control system and a remote control method are provided. The remote control system includes a first device, and a second device that controls the first device using an image generated based on a manipulation means provided for manipulation of the first device. Accordingly, it is possible for a user to remotely use the home device, and can feel the same effect as that felt when the user directly manipulates the home device at home. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047473 | Inmate information center for correctional facility processing - A platform application and methods of operation that integrate both native and third-party modules into an integrated environment on an inmate computing device is disclosed. Third-party modules or systems are applications meant to operate independent from the platform application. Information is communicated between the platform application and third-party module or system to add audit, alarm and other functions across all modules or systems controlled by the platform software. The third-party module or system is audited to allow triggering of rules that cause remedial action to be taken. Triggers can be on actions not monitored by a particular third-party module or system. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047472 | System and Method for a Remote Console Preview of a Server - A device and a method for a remote console preview of a remote server are disclosed. A preview image corresponding to a remote console image of the remote server is displayed. The preview image is updated at a predetermined time interval. A first selection of the preview image is received, and a remote console session of the remote server is initiated in response to receiving the first selection of the preview image. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110016405 | AUTOMATIC INTERAFACING BETWEEN A MASTER DEVICE AND OBJECT DEVICE - A master device images an object device and uses the image to identify the object device. The master device then automatically interfaces with the identified object device, for example, by pairing with the object device. The master device may receive broadcast data from the object device including information about the visual appearance of the object device and use the broadcast data in the identification of the object device. The master device may retrieve data related to the object device and display the related data, which may be display the data over the displayed image of the object device. The master device may provide an interface to control the object device or be used to pass data to the object device. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110072358 | REMOTE CONTROLLER SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING EVENT IN WEB ENVIRONMENT - Provided is a system and method that may perform various operations on a website according to combinations of buttons on a remote controller. A system for supporting a remote controller may include: a profile storage unit to store a plurality of profiles containing functions of the remote controller and information associated with the functions of the remote controller; a receiver to receive an input signal from the remote controller, and to interpret an event of the input signal based on a profile corresponding to the remote controller; and a presentation unit to access a web server, to transform, to a predetermined behavior, at least one event interpreted by the receiver, and to request the web server for an operation corresponding to the behavior. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20120151374 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A portable electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The portable electronic apparatus comprises a display, a first system and a second system. The first system and the second system comprise a first processor and a second processor, respectively. The first processor executes a first operating system to generate a first operating system image, while the second processor executes a second operating system to display a second operating system image on the display. The first processor and the second processor respectively execute a first remote desktop program and a second remote desktop program to set up network communication protocol. When the display wants to display the first operating system image, the first operating system image is displayed on the display via the network communication protocol. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151371 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING A REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION VIA HTML THAT SUPPORTS A 2D CANVAS AND DYNAMIC DRAWING - Examples of methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media are provided to facilitate access and control of a remote desktop of a remote machine by a web browser at a client device through a transcoding server without installing proprietary plug-ins or protocols on the client device. A transcoding server may translate user input requests from a web browser into input calls compatible with a remote desktop display protocol. The transcoding server may receive remote desktop drawing commands from the remote machine and translate the remote desktop drawing commands into web browser drawing updates compatible with the web browser. A transcoding server may communicate with a web browser via HTTP and communicate with a remote machine via a remote desktop display protocol. A web browser may be an HTML5 browser. A transcoding server may send drawing coordinates to the web browser via an HTTP header and may use long polling. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110126117 | REMOTE COMPUTER CONTROL DEVICE USING VEHICLE TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF - A remote computer control device that controls a remote computer, using a vehicle terminal, receives control information and a connection request including connection information from the terminal, and connects with the terminal on the basis of the connection information. Further, the remote computer control device controls the remote computer on the basis of the control information, and converts the control result to correspond to the size of the picture of the terminal and provides it to the terminal. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110138295 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING A DOCK WITH A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT REPRESENTATIVE OF A REMOTE APPLICATION - The present disclosure features methods and systems for updating an application-centric interface or dock, generated and displayed by a local computer, with a user interface element representative of a remote application executing on a remote computer to provide integration between remote (“published”) applications and their local counterparts. This functionality provides a seamless, unified user experience by allowing hosted applications to appear as if they are running locally in a dock interface, in the same way that local applications appear. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110060999 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING BETWEEN A REMOTE USER INTERFACE SERVER AND A REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT - Provided is a method and apparatus for providing a User Interface (UI) component to a second Remote User Interface Client (RUIC) incapable of directly receiving the UI component from a Remote User Interface Server (RUIS) in a first RUIC capable of directly receiving the UI component from the RUIS. In the method, the first RUIC discovers the second RUIC that will receive the UI component. Upon discovering the second RUIC, the first RUIC performs a device capability matching procedure between the RUIS and the second RUIC. After completion of the device capability matching procedure, the first RUIC provides the second RUIC with a UI component received from the RUIS and processed for the second RUIC, and delivers control information for the UI component from the second RUIC to the RUIS. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20100115418 | GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR A REMOTE PRESENCE SYSTEM - A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station may be a personal computer coupled to the robot through a broadband network. A user at the remote station may receive both video and audio from a camera and microphone of the robot, respectively. The remote station may include a display user interface that has a variety of viewable fields and selectable buttons. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20120151373 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION UTILIZING A HTTP HANDLER AND A REMOTE DESKTOP CLIENT COMMON INTERFACE - Examples of methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media are provided to facilitate access and control of a remote desktop of a remote machine by a web browser at a client device through a transcoding server without installing proprietary plug-ins or protocols on the client device. A transcoding server may translate user input requests from a web browser into input calls compatible with a remote desktop display protocol. The transcoding server may receive remote desktop drawing commands from the remote machine and translate the remote desktop drawing commands into web browser drawing updates compatible with the web browser. A transcoding server may communicate with a web browser via HTTP and communicate with a remote machine via a remote desktop display protocol. A web browser may be an HTML5 browser. A transcoding server may send drawing coordinates to the web browser via an HTTP header and may use long polling. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110197141 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING, BY A REMOTE MACHINE, ACCESS TO GRAPHICAL DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A RESOURCE PROVIDED BY A LOCAL MACHINE - A method for providing, by a remote machine, access to graphical data associated with a resource provided by a local machine includes initializing, by a remote agent on a remote machine, a proxy icon handler. The proxy icon handler receives, from an icon handler on a local machine, data associated with an icon for a resource provided by the local machine. The proxy icon handler modifies a window in a remote desktop environment displaying a plurality of icons including at least one icon associated with a resource provided by the remote machine and the icon associated with the resource provided by the local machine. The remote agent transmits, to the local machine, window attribute data associated with the modified window and graphical data representing the window displaying the plurality of icons. The local agent displays the received graphical data in a window formed according to the received window attribute data. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20100023869 | REMOTE AUDIO - Various embodiments for remote presentation of an interface of a computing device, such as a PC, are described herein. In particular, in various illustrated embodiments, a local device such as a Digital Media Adapter (DMA), mobile device, cellular telephone, etc. may be used to receive input from a remote control, where the local device provides human perceptible feedback, such as a sound, visual response, etc., responsive to use of the remote control. In some embodiments, the local device may contain a memory or cache for locally storing particular feedback data for human perceptible feedback. In various embodiments, a communication protocol is provided for storing, triggering, deleting, etc. feedback data in the memory or cache. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100017722 | Interactivity with a Mixed Reality - Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed reality object through an offered command set. The mixed reality object can be real, virtual, or a mixture of both real and virtual. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017721 | Method and apparatus for performing a transaction - A system and method for performing a transaction can allow a user to perform a multi-step process on a single web page. The system can receive an initiate-application command from a user at an application server and, in response, initiate an application for facilitating a transaction. The system can present a parameter-request panel, including a set of parameter-request fields, to the user at a client. The system can receive transaction parameters from the user via the set of parameter-request fields. In response to receiving the transaction parameters, the system can present a transaction-options panel, including a set of transaction options associated with the transaction parameters, to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel. The system can receive from the user a transaction-option selection associated with the set of transaction options and, in response, present a transaction-completion panel to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel or the transaction-options panel. The transaction-completion panel can include a set of transaction-completion fields associated with the transaction-option selection. The system can receive from the user transaction-completion information via the transaction-completion fields and, in response, complete the transaction. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110314385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHICAL MACHINE VISION CONTENT FOR DISTRIBUTION VIA A NETWORK - A method and system is provided for viewing machine vision information. The machine vision information includes machine vision data representing a sequence of machine vision processing steps. The machine vision information pertaining to a machine vision process on a given machine vision processor is produced. The machine vision information is displayed at a device remotely located from the given machine vision processor. A selection interface is provided on the device to allow a user to view the machine vision data corresponding to at least one stage of the machine vision processing. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120005587 | Performing Remoting Operations For Different Regions Of A Display Surface At Different Rates - In accordance with at least some embodiments, a method performed by at least one processor includes generating boundaries for a first region and a second region of a display surface. The method also includes performing remoting operations for the first region at a first rate and performing remoting operations for the second region at a second rate. The first and second rates are different. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120005586 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC NETWORK DEVICE START UP - Techniques for dynamic device start up include causing the following steps in response to powering a device. A server is determined, which provides at least a portion of a user interface to operate the device. If a communications network is available, a request message is sent to the server. The request message indicates at least a request for at least first data describing at least the portion of the user interface. The user interface is rendered based at least in part on the first data. In some embodiments, a server determines first data that describes at least a portion of a user interface for a remote device. The user interface is an interface for receiving input at the remote device to operate the remote device. In response to receiving a start-up message indicating start up of the remote device, at least the first data is sent to the remote device. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120011445 | Remote Computing With A Low Latency Mouse Mode - A client computing device that includes a client desktop having at least one window that is controlled by a server computing device receives a cursor message from a pointing device. The client computing device moves a cursor from an initial position to a new position on the client desktop based on the cursor message. When the new position of the cursor is within a border of the at least one window, the client computing device generates a cursor position message based on the new position of the cursor. The cursor position message is then transmitted to the server computing device, wherein the server computing device updates a cursor position on a server desktop that is associated with the at least one window based on the cursor position message. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120023411 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REMOTE USER INTERFACE DATA IN A REMOTE USER INTERFACE SYSTEM - An apparatus and method is provided, in which when transmitting a remote User Interface (UI), a remote UI server may provide feedback effects associated with user inputs, such as vibrations and sound effects to a remote UI client. The remote UI client includes a web browser module for rendering and outputting UI data that is received from a remote UI server in response to a remote UI request, and requesting feedback processing for providing, to a user, a feedback effect defined in the received UI data; and a feedback processor for processing feedback data in response to a request of the web browser module, and providing the feedback effect to the user according to the processing results. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120030579 | METHOD FOR THE REMOTE SHARING OF COMPUTER DESKTOP(S) - A method for the remote sharing of a computer office generated by an application executed in a server in response to commands issued by client terminals accessing this server via a telecommunication network, the commands of a client terminal being entered by means of an entry area termed the focus. The client terminals transmit, to the server, commands dedicated to office sharing, and entered by means of various focuses, in accordance with a graphics interface transmission protocol of the RUI type, standing for “Remote User Interface”, so that the server matches up, by means of the focuses, the commands received and the offices shared so as to transmit, in response to the commands from the terminals, a graphics interface representative of this office of the server by means of indications of the state of the pixels in this graphics interface in accordance with the RUI protocol. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120159343 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM USING CONTROL USER INTERFACE - The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for remote control, and a remote control method using a control user interface of a remote user interface (UI) client according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving, by the remote UI client, a message requesting a service from a remote device; transmitting a message requesting a control UI related to the requested service to a remote UI server when the remote UI client receives the message requesting the service from the remote device; receiving, by the remote UI client, a control UI corresponding to the message requesting the control UI from the remote UI server; and transmitting, by the remote UI client, the received control UI to the remote device. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a user may easily control a corresponding remote user interface through a control user interface specified for a screen on which the remote user interface is being reproduced. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120159342 | ASSIGNMENT OF A LOCAL FUNCTION TO A REMOTE USER CONTROL IN A MEDIA PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A state of an application program can be stored and transferred to a remote system. The remote system attempts to recreate the original state of the application program. If the remote system is unable to do so, an image of the state of the application program is obtained, instead. Assignment of control to various functions of an application program is achieved by associating a function (i.e., modifying a parameter) with a user control at a remote location. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120159344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT THROUGH THE THIRD REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT - A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a Remote User Interface Client (RUIC), on which a remote user interface is displayed, through another RUIC. A message including control information that indicates a control action corresponding to a user input at the other RUIC is received at the RUIC from the other RUIC. The RUIC determines whether the control information is predefined information or undefined information. When the control information is predefined information, the control information is delivered from a web server of the RUIC to an application of the RUIC, and a control operation corresponding to the control information is executed by the application. When the control information is undefined information, the received control information is delivered from the web server to the application through a remote control plug-in in the RUIC to execute the control operation corresponding to the control information by the application. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120254766 | METHOD TO EMBELLISH AN EXISTING RUI - A method of embellishing a remote user interface includes utilizing metadata to complement the remote user interface. The metadata is able to be used by a device such as an intermediate device to generate additional information related to the remote user interface. The embellished remote user interface is then sent to a rendering device to be displayed and provide a user with an improved viewing experience. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120254767 | Manipulation of Device Content by a Network-Based Application - A method of modifying, with a network-based application, a content item on a device is provided. The method may include receiving over a network, at a server, information describing the content item from the device. Next, information describing the content item is sent to a client computer and, at the client computer, the content item is presented to a user with the network-based application by displaying a graphical depiction of the device, the graphical depiction showing the content item as it would appear on a display of the device. A request is then received for a modification of the content item from the user using the network-based application. Finally, the request for the modification is sent to the device over the network. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20110107229 | SELF-MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL RESOURCES ALLOCATED REMOTELY - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with persisting information concerning per-user, per-connection display configuration control are described. One example method includes identifying services that provide outputs to be displayed to an identified user on displays available to the identified user. Services are provided by remotely located computers. The example method may also include establishing a display control parameter based on a stored mapping that persistently relates services, outputs, displays, and users. The mapping stores information concerning the parameter as configured by the identified user during a previous session. The example method may also include controlling the display of the output on the display based on the parameter. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120151372 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING A REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION UTILIZING A REMOTE DESKTOP CLIENT COMMON INTERFACE - Examples of methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media are provided to facilitate access and control of a remote desktop of a remote machine by a web browser at a client device through a transcoding server without installing proprietary plug-ins or protocols on the client device. A transcoding server may translate user input requests from a web browser into input calls compatible with a remote desktop display protocol. The transcoding server may receive remote desktop drawing commands from the remote machine and translate the remote desktop drawing commands into web browser drawing updates compatible with the web browser. A transcoding server may communicate with a web browser via HTTP and communicate with a remote machine via a remote desktop display protocol. A web browser may be an HTML5 browser. A transcoding server may send drawing coordinates to the web browser via an HTTP header and may use long polling. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151370 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION REDRAWING VIA HTTP HEADERS - Examples of methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media are provided to facilitate access and control of a remote desktop of a remote machine by a web browser at a client device through a transcoding server without installing proprietary plug-ins or protocols on the client device. A transcoding server may translate user input requests from a web browser into input calls compatible with a remote desktop display protocol. The transcoding server may receive remote desktop drawing commands from the remote machine and translate the remote desktop drawing commands into web browser drawing updates compatible with the web browser. A transcoding server may communicate with a web browser via HTTP and communicate with a remote machine via a remote desktop display protocol. A web browser may be an HTML5 browser. A transcoding server may send drawing coordinates to the web browser via an HTTP header and may use long polling. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120151369 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCESSING AND CONTROLLING A REMOTE DESKTOP OF A REMOTE MACHINE IN REAL TIME BY A WEB BROWSER AT A CLIENT DEVICE VIA HTTP API UTILIZING A TRANSCODING SERVER - Examples of methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable storage media are provided to facilitate access and control of a remote desktop of a remote machine by a web browser at a client device through a transcoding server without installing proprietary plug-ins or protocols on the client device. A transcoding server may translate user input requests from a web browser into input calls compatible with a remote desktop display protocol. The transcoding server may receive remote desktop drawing commands from the remote machine and translate the remote desktop drawing commands into web browser drawing updates compatible with the web browser. A transcoding server may communicate with a web browser via HTTP and communicate with a remote machine via a remote desktop display protocol. A web browser may be an HTML5 browser. A transcoding server may send drawing coordinates to the web browser via an HTTP header and may use long polling. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110099481 | ANCHORING A REMOTE ENTITY IN A LOCAL DISPLAY - A remote desktop application displays a remote graphical interface on a local computer screen. A remote entity, for example, a taskbar, is anchored along an edge of the remote graphical interface on the local computer screen. The anchored taskbar and the remote interface are displayed on the local computer screen such that the remote entity is in a viewable position on the local computer screen. The anchoring can be turned on and off in response to a user selection of a control. The control can be provided to position the remote entity along a bottom, top, left, or right edge in response to a user selection. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20100011299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCING A USER INTERFACE ON A SERVER DEVICE TO A USER INTERFACE ON A CLIENT DEVICE - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for method for syncing a user interface on a server device to a user interface on a client device are disclosed. The method includes broadcasting a signal from a server device to a client device when the server device presents an active user input interface on a display screen, wherein the active user input interface illustrates input from a user via a remote control that is separate from the client device, wherein the remote control requires multiple steps for inputting a character. The method next includes establishing a connection between the server device and the client device if certain pre-defined criteria are met. Next the method includes transmitting parameters for displaying a client user input interface on the connected client device that is associated with the active user input interface, including loading existing data in an input field of the active user input interface into a client input field on the client device. The method then includes receiving character input sent from the connected client device to the server device via the client user input interface, wherein the character is received via a single step. The method then includes updating the input field of the active user input interface with the received character input from the client user input interface, and removing the client user input interface on the client device upon the occurrence of an event. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20120084662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORKED DISPLAY - Methods and systems for controlling a networked display via a client device are provided. The client device and the networked display are connected by a network. A session is initiated between the client device and the networked display, and a remote user interface is transmitted from the networked display to the client device. Interactivity with the remote user interface is detected at the client device, and input data is transmitted from the client device to the networked display based on the interactivity with the remote user interface. The input data is interpreted at the networked display so as to cause a change in a state of an application being executed by the networked display. And the remote user interface is updated based on the changed state of the application executed by the networked display. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120221959 | MANAGEMENT OF A MULTI-FOCUS REMOTE CONTROL SESSION - A method and system for managing a multi-focus remote control session (RCS) within a computer system. A unique identifier (UserID) of each user and associated input devices are registered to the RCS. The users have shared concurrent control of a computer screen via the input devices. Responsive to selection of windows within the computer screen by the input devices, concurrently operative focus is provided to each selected window and is specific to the UserID associated with the input device that selected the window. Each selected window having focus may be accessed and manipulated by only the input devices associated with the UserID to which the focus provided to each selected window is specific. The selected windows to which focus has been provided are recording in a computer readable medium in association with the UserID specific to the selection of the windows. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120221958 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTER - It is provided a computer system, including: an operating terminal operated by a user; and at least one remote terminal controlled remotely by the operating terminal. The computer system holds a generation rule for generating a control command from operation information input by the user. The computer system obtains operation information generated by the user; generates a control command from the obtained operation information following the generation rule; and transmits the generated control command to the at least one remote terminal. The at least one remote terminal includes executes the received control command, and transmits a result of executing the received control command to the operating terminal. The operating terminal receives the execution result transmitted from the at least one remote terminal, and determines from the received execution result whether the execution of the control command is a success or a failure. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120266078 | System and Method for Accessing and Displaying Remotely Backed Up Data by Deploying a Windows Desktop Style User Interface - A system and method for accessing and displaying remotely backup data by deploying Windows desktop style User Interface. Upon invoking the application program installed on a local computer, the remotely backed up data can be accessed from the application User Interface after establishing a connection with the remote backup server via a network. The application program running on the local computer displays remotely stored data through a User Interface identical to the desktop of the windows operating system running on the local computer from where backup was taken. More specifically, the data is stored under the same folder names and same folder hierarchy including the icon names and positions of the icons, taskbar and start button on the windows desktop of the local computer. The user is easily able to visually recognize the same file system from the remote backup sever as is available on the local computer. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120324366 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR REMOTELY USING ELECTRICAL DEVICES - A controller device ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120089921 | Cell phone software-customized to serve across the internet as a controller to a computer that is still further connected to the internet, including for interactive gaming - A mobile phone controls across the Internet a computer that is also concurrently connected upon the Internet to at least one server. The server may provide gaming, and computer controlled by the mobile phone user to display a game to this user. Alternatively, the server may provide maintenance, and the computer—which may be remote—controlled by the user to effect maintenance. Further alternatively, a remote computer may be controlled by the user of the mobile phone to process education and entertainment content, providing display information yet again across the interne to one or more displays local, and visible, to the user. By lavish use of Internet communication remote computers of considerable power and communications bandwidth may thus be controlled by a simple programmed mobile phone to process, and to provide, copious information to a local user having but an inexpensive terminal, or Internet-connected display. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120096364 | PROVIDING REMOTE APPLICATION ACCESS USING ENTITLEMENTS - Methods and systems for providing virtual workspaces are provided. Example embodiments provide a Application Workspace System “AWS,” which enables users to access remote server-based applications (e.g., thin client applications, terminal server applications, applications on hosted operating systems, etc.) using the same interface that they use to access local applications, without needing to know where the application is being accessed. The AWS automatically determines which applications the user is entitled to use, and then figures out automatically, based upon a variety of parameters, which applications are to be made available to the user (resolved to version, particular package etc.), and whether they are to be installed locally, or accessed remotely. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120284630 | Window Proxy - A preferably secured server, hosting a website, connected to the internet, interacting with a user's local machine by means of executing supplemental code in the form of a browser plug-in, with the intent of modifying the capabilities of a conventional internet browser beyond its initially designed capacity, thus relieving the web designer of the limitations imposed by the original browser source code. The browser plug-in executes a process that is run in conjunction with the browser application, enabling the viewer application/process of the present invention to broadcast unrestricted code and UI elements from the local computer's operating system, and presenting the user with robust, interactive applications, framed within the current browsing application window, thus streamlining the user's experience, and providing the appearance of a secure web application, despite the reality that the browser is merely framing the complex application within the browser. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130024777 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING A REMOTE DATA ENTRY INTERFACE - Various methods triggering a remote data entry interface are provided. One example method includes receiving, at a device, a data entry field selection message notifying that data entry is desired, inhibiting a presentation of a data entry input interface on a display of the device, and causing a remote interface trigger message to be sent to a remote device to direct the remote device to present a remote data entry input interface on a display of the remote device. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided. | 01-24-2013 |
