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US 9,716,740 · App. 13/918,789 · Granted Jul 25, 2017

Web-based transcoding to clients for client-server communication

Inventors: Andrew T. Fausak (San Jose, CA); Oleg Rombakh (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
H04L67/02H04L67/40
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Patent No.
US 9,716,740
App. No.
13/918,789
Filed
Jun 14, 2013
Granted
Jul 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2455
USPC
709/203
Abstract

In particular embodiments, a first computing device associated with a web service may receive a connection from an HTML-compatible client. The first computing device may provide the client a script. A second computing device associated with the web service may receive connection information from the HTML-compatible client and assign the client a unique socket. The second computing device may launch a transcoding remote desktop client and receive a termination of the connection by the client.

Claims (59)

1. A method comprising:

by a first computing device associated with a web service, receiving a remote desktop protocol connection from a hypertext markup language (HTML)-compatible client;

by the first computing device, providing the HTML-compatible client a script with remote desktop protocol connection information, wherein the script specifies encoding for one or more output streams by the HTML-compatible client;

by a second computing device associated with the web service, receiving the remote desktop protocol connection information from the HTML-compatible client;

by the second computing device, assigning the remote desktop protocol connection a unique socket to create a reference that defines the remote desktop protocol connection information;

by the second computing device, loading a connection page on the HTML-compatible client, wherein the connection page describes how the remote desktop protocol connection is to take place;

receiving one or more connection arguments;

providing one or more connection services;

by the second computing device, launching a transcoding remote desktop client with a specification of the unique socket, wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client begins a transcoding operation, and wherein the specification defines an input data handler and an output data handler;

interfacing by one or more transcoding services a web browser of the HTML-compatible client with a remote desktop extension protocol;

transcoding by the HTML-compatible client at least one of a graphical device interface and a virtual channel using an HTML-compatible protocol;

by the second computing device, receiving a termination of the remote desktop protocol connection by the HTML-compatible client; and

ending the transcoding operation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the remote desktop protocol connection from the HTML-compatible client comprises receiving the remote desktop protocol connection information from the HTML-compatible client comprising credentials.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the remote desktop protocol connection information is input by a user via a dialog menu.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client is performed based at least in part on load-balancing information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client occurs based at least in part on the assigned socket.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client occurs based at least in part on the connection information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transcoding remote desktop client comprises a generic transcoding service.

8. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

receive at a first computing device associated with a web service a remote desktop protocol connection from a hypertext markup language (HTML)-compatible client, the first computing device comprising the media;

at the first computing device, provide the HTML-compatible client a script with remote desktop protocol connection information, wherein the script specifies encoding for one or more output streams by the HTML-compatible client;

receive at a second computing device associated with the web service, the remote desktop protocol connection information from the HTML-compatible client, the second computing device comprising the media;

at the second computing device, assign the remote desktop protocol connection a unique socket to create a reference that defines the remote desktop protocol connection information;

at the second computing device, load a connection page on the HTML-compatible client, wherein the connection page describes how the remote desktop protocol connection is to take place;

receive one or more connection arguments;

provide one or more connection services;

at the second computing device, launch a transcoding remote desktop client with a specification of the unique socket, wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client begins a transcoding operation, and wherein the specification defines an input data handler and an output data handler;

interface by one or more transcoding services a web browser of the HTML-compatible client with a remote desktop extension protocol;

transcode by the HTML-compatible client at least one of a graphical device interface and a virtual channel using an HTML-compatible protocol;

at the second computing device, receive a termination of the remote desktop protocol connection by the HTML-compatible client; and

end the transcoding operation.

9. The media of claim 8 , wherein receiving the remote desktop protocol connection from the HTML-compatible client comprises receiving the remote desktop protocol connection information from the client comprising credentials.

10. The media of claim 9 , wherein the remote desktop protocol connection information is input by a user via a dialog menu.

11. The media of claim 8 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client is performed based at least in part on load-balancing information.

12. The media of claim 8 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client occurs based at least in part on the assigned socket.

13. The media of claim 8 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client occurs based at least in part on the connection information.

14. The media of claim 8 , wherein the transcoding remote desktop client comprises a generic transcoding service.

15. A system comprising:

a first computing device comprising one or more processors, the first computing device associated with a web service;

a second computing device comprising one or more processors, the second computing device associated with the web service; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:

receive at the first computing device a remote desktop protocol connection from a hypertext markup language (HTML)-compatible client;

at the first computing device, provide the client a script with remote desktop protocol connection information, wherein the script specifies encoding for one or more output streams by the HTML-compatible client;

receive at the second computing device the remote desktop protocol connection information from the HTML-compatible client;

at the second computing device, assign the remote desktop protocol connection a unique socket to create a reference that defines the remote desktop protocol connection information;

at the second computing device, load a connection page on the HTML-compatible client, wherein the connection page describes how the remote desktop protocol connection is to take place;

receive one or more connection arguments;

provide one or more connection services;

at the second computing device, launch a transcoding remote desktop client with a specification of the unique socket, wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client begins a transcoding operation, and wherein the specification defines an input and an output data handler;

interface by one or more transcoding services a web browser of the HTML-compatible client with a remote desktop extension protocol;

transcode by the HTML-compatible client at least one of a graphical device interface and a virtual channel using an HTML-compatible protocol;

at the second computing device, receive a termination of the remote desktop protocol connection by the client; and

end the transcoding operation.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein receiving the remote desktop protocol connection from the HTML-compatible client comprises receiving the remote desktop protocol connection information from the client comprising credentials.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the remote desktop protocol connection information is input by a user via a dialog menu.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client is performed based at least in part on load-balancing information.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client occurs based at least in part on the assigned socket.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein launching the transcoding remote desktop client occurs based at least in part on the connection information.

Assignments (15)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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To: DELL MARKETING L.P.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; COMPELLANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM LOAN) Recorded Jan 2, 2014
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jan 2, 2014
From: DELL INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; BOOMI, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL USA L.P.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; GALE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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From: APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; BOOMI, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INC.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL USA L.P.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; GALE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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