Vmware, Inc.

Omnissa, LLC

Lin Lv

Yunxia Cheng

Yanchao Zhang

Qimin Yao

Chaoting Xuan

Jian Ken Song

Yang Liu

Yue Zhao

Qian Jack Liu

Tong Zhao

Yunfei San

Suyu Pan

Bo Liu

Jack Liu

Xinda Yan

Yuping Wei

Steven Liu

Yue Sun

Guoxin Liu

Songli Li

Felix Yan

Ken Song

Sarah Cheng

Mac Lu

Feng Yan

Michael Zhang

Per Olov Larsson

Yingfeng Ou

Jingxiao Xu

Dongyu Zhao

Yuxin Kou

Bo Steven Liu

Helena Zhang

Cherry Zhou

Ning Ke

Le Yu

Systems and methods can allow for secure cross-device sharing of transient data using direct transient data sharing ('DTDS'). A source destination can share data using local DTDS with an agent on a first device. The agent can send the data to a hub server that runs a security control process and data formatting process. The hub server can determine risk scores for the source and destination devices and allow the sharing to occur if a safety threshold is met. Then an agent on the destination device can receive the transient data and use local DTDS to send the data to a destination application.

Secure cross-device direct transient data sharing

The disclosure provides for transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops. Example implementations include opening a first file with a first application to generate a first application window on a first desktop window on a user display; based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, determining whether a second application is available for the second desktop window to produce a version of the first application window; and based at least on the second application being available: transferring the first file across a network to become a second file; and opening the second file with the second application to generate a second application window on the second desktop window, the second application window replacing the first application window on the user display. The transition may go either direction.

Transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops

A remote desktop can be displayed with controllable transparency over a local desktop. The transparency may be varied using hotkeys. Hotkeys may also be used to control/switch the direction of user input, such as mouse and keyboard events, so as to direct the user input to the remote desktop or to the local desktop.

Displaying a remote desktop with controllable transparency

Techniques are described for redirecting GPU capability from a client device to the virtual desktop. The virtual desktop client includes a GPU controller deployed on the client computing device, which is capable of virtualizing the local GPU of the client device and exposing it to the virtual desktop. The virtual desktop agent operating on the host server includes a GPU consumer, which is capable of accepting machine learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) workloads on the virtual desktop and offload these workloads to the GPU controller on the client computing device. When the GPU consumer detects the ML workload task on the virtual desktop, it transmits the ML workload task over the network to the GPU controller on the client computing device, which processes the ML workload task using the GPU of the client computing device and sends the results of the processing to the GPU consumer.

GPU capability redirection in virtual desktop environments

Systems and methods are provided for dynamically optimizing and configuring various aspects of virtual desktops in virtual desktop infrastructure. Data collectors can be installed on and operate on various components in the virtual desktop infrastructure, such as on the virtual desktops running on the server, on the virtual desktop clients running on user devices, and on the connection server. The data collectors can operate to collect various types of information from corresponding components, such as application usage data and status, device performance, networking environment and speed, application or system crash data, and so on. The collected data can be logged, tracked, and analyzed to perform various actions on the virtual desktop.

Dynamic and intelligent virtual desktop management

A remote application installed on a first remote desktop can be shared with a second remote desktop. The first remote desktop can be associated with a first user, and the second remote desktop can be associated with the first user and/or some other user(s) different from the first user. The sharing of the remote application can be terminated from the first remote desktop and/or from the second remote desktop.

Redirecting applications between remote desktops

Embodiments are described for editing a remote document residing on a server that is accessed by a mobile device over a remote desktop connection, by downloading portions of text to be locally edited from the remote document to the mobile device, performing edits on the downloaded text locally on the mobile device in an interface optimized for mobile device text editing, and conveying the edited portions back to the server to be inserted into a corresponding place in the document.

Text editing in remote documents on mobile devices

System and method are described for seamlessly installing applications on remote virtual desktops from installation files located on the local client device by redirecting the installation to the virtual desktop, while giving users an experience akin to installing applications on the local operating system. A request can be received on the client device to install an application from a corresponding installation file located on the client device, in a remote virtual desktop. In response to the request, a virtual desktop session can be established on the virtual desktop and the installation file can be redirected to the virtual desktop, where it can be launched to begin installing the application. To enable user interaction during the installation process, the application installation user interface (UI) can be streamed to the client device and user inputs into the installation UI can be conveyed back to the virtual desktop to be effectuated therein.

Application installation on a remote desktop using local installation files

Disclosed are various approaches for using drag-and-drop to open local files remotely. In one approach, a client device renders a user interface including a first indicium corresponding to a local file of the client device and a second indicium corresponding to a remotely executed application. A drag-and-drop action of the first indicium relative to the second indicium is detected. Responsive to the drag-and-drop action, the remotely executed application opens a copy of the local file.

Using drag-and-drop to open local files remotely

Information, such as information pertaining to a remote desktop, may be presented concurrently with an image of the remote desktop on an unused area of a display screen. The information may be presented with a selectable and adjustable transparency.

Displaying remote desktop information with adjustable transparency

Remote desktop services are accessed by a remote desktop from a pool of remote desktops. When the remote desktop detects a user request to launch an application and determines that the application to be launched is from another remote desktop, the remote desktop establishes a connection with the other remote desktop to launch and display the application seamlessly. In addition, the remote desktop retrieves drive configuration data indicating drives or folders that are shared by each of the remote desktops in the pool and creates a mapping of the shared drives and folders based on the drive configuration data. In response to a user request to open a shared drive or folder of the second remote desktop, the remote desktop establishes a connection between the first remote desktop and the second remote desktop to acquire contents of the shared drive or folder.

Working with applications and files of multiple remote desktops on a single remote desktop

Techniques are described for sharing clipboard data by redirecting it between different virtual desktop sessions. A first user establishes a first desktop session and submits a request to share their clipboard data with a second user working on a second virtual desktop session. The request to share clipboard data is transmitted from the first desktop session to a connection server, where it is determined whether the second user currently has any active virtual desktop sessions. If so, the connection server forwards the request to all active virtual desktop sessions of the second user, where the second user is provided with an option to approve or deny the request. If the second user approves the clipboard redirection request, the connection server notifies the first virtual desktop session, and a virtual channel of a remote display protocol can be established for sharing the clipboard data.

Clipboard data redirection between virtual desktops

Disclosed are various approaches for workflow service application searching. In some aspects, a search query is entered through a search element of a workflow application on a client device. A request is transmitted from a workflow application to a workflow service, to search within an application based on the search query. Application content corresponding to the search query and the application is received from the workflow service. A search result is provided based on the application content and without opening the application on the client device.

Workflow service application searching

The disclosure provides a method for launching one or more local applications seamlessly from a remote desktop. The method generally includes sending, from a client device to a connection server, redirected local application information associated with one or more local applications of the client device; receiving a selection, from a user of the client device via a context menu of a file located on a remote device running a remote desktop, of a local application of the one or more local applications to open the file; receiving, by the client device from the remote desktop, a request for the client device to launch the local application and load the file; and displaying the local application in a window displayed on the client device.

Method and system to launch local applications seamlessly from a remote desktop

Disclosed are various approaches for recommending remotely executed applications for opening files. In one approach, an indication is received that a user desires to open the local file of a client device remotely. At least one remotely executed application is identified to open the local file remotely. A user interface is rendered by the client device that facilitates selection from among the remotely executed application(s). A user selection of a particular remotely executed application generated through the user interface is received. The particular remotely executed application opens the local file remotely.

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