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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Ayesha M Mascarenhas, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Scott London, Monroe, WA (US);
Raymond Matthew Reskusich, Seattle, WA (US);
Subhashini Raghunathan, Hyderabad, IN;
Ido Ben-shachar, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alberto Henriquez, Bothell, WA (US);
Nelly L. Porter, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ersev Samim Erdogan, Seattle, WA (US);
Niraj Agarwala, Redmond, WA (US);
Naga Vankata Rajagopal Ramadugu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ramasamy Pullappan, Redmond, WA (US);
Ayesha M Mascarenhas, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Scott London, Monroe, WA (US);
Raymond Matthew Reskusich, Seattle, WA (US);
Subhashini Raghunathan, Hyderabad, IN;
Ido Ben-Shachar, Kirkland, WA (US);
Alberto Henriquez, Bothell, WA (US);
Nelly L. Porter, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ersev Samim Erdogan, Seattle, WA (US);
Niraj Agarwala, Redmond, WA (US);
Naga Vankata Rajagopal Ramadugu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ramasamy Pullappan, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for discovering, connecting to, disconnecting from, reconnecting to, updating, and removing workspaces are described. In one embodiment, a list of discovered workspaces is maintained on a user device. Shortcuts for resources corresponding to each respective one of the discovered workspaces are integrated into a user interface of the user device. A request to access one of the resources contained in one of the discovered workspaces is received. Responsive to receiving the request, a connection from the user device to one or more resource hosts containing the resources corresponding to the indicated one of the discovered workspaces is opened. Access from the user device to the resources stored on the resource host(s) corresponding to the indicated one of the discovered workspaces is enabled by presenting shortcuts for resources corresponding to the discovered workspaces as though they were local resources.