Method and apparatus of locally controlling display content of a remote system
View Patent ↗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.
1. A method of controlling the viewable content of a remote computer system on a local computer system, the method comprising:
establishing a remote control session over a network to the remote computer system;
accessing the viewable content currently displayed on the remote computer system;
reformatting the viewable content to change a size of the viewable content by identifying a viewable content display area of the remote computer system and comparing the remote resolution associated with the viewable content display area of the remote computer system to a local resolution associated with a viewable content display area of the local computer system;
determining a remote resolution being used on the remote computer system and multiplying the remote resolution by a scaling factor;
applying the scaling factor to the viewable content on the remote computer system to determine the reformatted viewable content;
receiving a user input indication of a hovering action being performed over a window currently displayed as part of the viewable content;
displaying a size indication icon responsive to the hovering action; and
displaying the reformatted viewable content on the local computer system while the remote computer system and the local computer system are communicatively connected.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote control session is established over a secure channel.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein accessing the viewable content currently displayed on the remote computer system comprises accessing at least two windows that are currently displayed on the remote computer system.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
prompting the user with a sizing option to perform at least one of increase and decrease the size of the viewable content displayed on the local computing system;
receiving input from the user to change a size of the viewable content; and
changing the size of the viewable content responsive to the user's input.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving user input that the size indication icon has been selected;
modifying a current size of the window; and
displaying a different size indication icon to the user that performs an opposite sizing action to the modifying operation previously performed.
6. An apparatus configured to control the viewable content of a remote computer system on a local computer system, the apparatus comprising:
a transmitter configured to establish a remote control session over a network to the remote computer system, and access the viewable content currently displayed on the remote computer system;
a processor configured to
determine a remote resolution being used on the remote computer system and multiplying the remote resolution by a scaling factor,
apply the scaling factor to the viewable content on the remote computer system to determine the reformatted viewable content,
reformat the viewable content to change a size of the viewable content,
identify a viewable content display area of the remote computer system, and compare the remote resolution associated with the viewable content display area of the remote computer system to a local resolution associated with a viewable content display area of the local computer system;
a receiver configured to receive a user input indication of a hovering action being performed over a window currently displayed as part of the viewable content, and wherein the display is configured to display a size indication icon responsive to the hovering action; and
a display configured to display the reformatted viewable content on the local computer system while the remote computer system and the local computer system are communicatively connected.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the remote control session is established over a secure channel.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the viewable content currently displayed on the remote computer system comprises at least two windows that are currently displayed on the remote computer system.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to prompt the user with a sizing option to perform at least one of increase and decrease the size of the viewable content displayed on the local computing system; receive input from the user to change a size of the viewable content, change the size of the viewable content responsive to the user's input.
10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive user input that the size indication icon has been selected, and the processor is further configured to modify a current size of the window, and the display is configured to display a different size indication icon to the user that performs an opposite sizing action to the modifying operation previously performed.
11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform controlling the viewable content of a remote computer system on a local computer system, the processor being further configured to perform:
establishing a remote control session over a network to the remote computer system;
accessing the viewable content currently displayed on the remote computer system;
determining a remote resolution being used on the remote computer system and multiplying the remote resolution by a scaling factor;
applying the scaling factor to the viewable content on the remote computer system to determine the reformatted viewable content;
reformatting the viewable content to change a size of the viewable content by identifying a viewable content display area of the remote computer system and comparing the remote resolution associated with the viewable content display area of the remote computer system to a local resolution associated with a viewable content display area of the local computer system;
receiving a user input indication of a hovering action being performed over a window currently displayed as part of the viewable content;
displaying a size indication icon responsive to the hovering action; and
displaying the reformatted viewable content on the local computer system while the remote computer system and the local computer system are communicatively connected.
12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the remote control session is established over a secure channel.
13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein accessing the viewable content currently displayed on the remote computer system comprises accessing at least two windows that are currently displayed on the remote computer system.
14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
prompting the user with a sizing option to perform at least one of increase and decrease the size of the viewable content displayed on the local computing system;
receiving input from the user to change a size of the viewable content; and
changing the size of the viewable content responsive to the user's input.