Graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling virtual workspaces produced across information handling systems (IHSs)
Embodiments of systems and methods for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling virtual workspaces produced across Information Handling Systems (IHSs) are described. An IHS may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: establish a virtual workspace across a screen of the IHS and a second screen of a second IHS, at least in part, through a backend IHS; and provide a virtual workspace interface on the screen, where the virtual workspace interface comprises a first graphical representation of the IHS and a second graphical representation of the second IHS, and where in response to a user dragging a first instance of an application window displayed on the screen to the second graphical representation of the second IHS, a second instance of the application window is rendered on the second screen.
1. A first Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the first IHS to:
establish a virtual workspace across a first screen of the first IHS and a second screen of a second IHS, at least in part, through a backend IHS; and
provide a virtual workspace interface on the first screen, wherein the virtual workspace interface comprises a first graphical representation of the first IHS and a second graphical representation of the second IHS, and wherein in response to a user dragging a first instance of an application window displayed on the first screen to the second graphical representation of the second IHS, a second instance of the application window is rendered on the second screen.
2. The first IHS of claim 1 , wherein to establish the virtual workspace, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the first IHS to:
transmit a virtual workspace initiation request to the backend IHS, wherein the request comprises an identification of the second IHS;
receive, from the backend IHS, data associated with the second IHS;
determine a position of the second IHS; and
establish the virtual workspace across the first screen of the first IHS and the second screen of the second IHS based upon the data and the position.
3. The first IHS of claim 1 , wherein in response to the user dragging the application window to the second graphical representation of the second IHS, the first IHS maintains the first instance of application window in the first screen.
4. The first IHS of claim 1 , wherein in response to the user dragging the application window to the second graphical representation of the second IHS, the first IHS removes the first instance of application window in the first screen.
5. The first IHS of claim 1 , wherein in response to the user dragging the second graphical representation of the second IHS onto the first graphical representation of the first IHS, the virtual workspace interface displays a fusion control.
6. The first IHS of claim 5 , wherein the fusion control comprises an audio fusion element that, upon selection, transmits an audio signal from the first IHS to the second IHS.
7. The first IHS of claim 5 , wherein the fusion control comprises a peripheral fusion element that, upon selection, transmits a device input from the first IHS to the second IHS.
8. The first IHS of claim 5 , wherein the fusion control comprises a display fusion element that, upon selection, transmits a video signal from the first IHS to the second IHS.
9. The first IHS of claim 5 , wherein the fusion control comprises a virtual workspace topology between the first screen and the second screen, and wherein the fusion control enables the user to position the first screen relative to the second screen.
10. The first IHS of claim 1 , wherein the virtual workspace interface further comprises a third graphical representation of another user, and wherein in response to the user dragging the application window to the third graphical representation, the other user obtains access to content displayed in the application window.
11. The first IHS of claim 10 , wherein in response to the user dragging the application window to the third graphical representation, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the first IHS to display view-only or edit controls that allow the user to select a type of access granted to the other user with respect to the content.
12. A memory storage device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a first Information Handling System (IHS), cause the first IHS to:
establish a virtual workspace across a first screen of the first IHS and a second screen of a second IHS, at least in part, through a backend IHS; and
provide a virtual workspace interface via on the second screen, wherein the virtual workspace interface comprises a first graphical representation of the first IHS and a second graphical representation of the second IHS, and wherein in response to a user dragging a first instance of an application window displayed on the second screen to the first graphical representation of the first IHS, a second instance of the application window is rendered on the first screen.
13. The memory storage device of claim 12 , wherein in response to the user dragging the first graphical representation of the first IHS onto the second graphical representation of the second IHS, the virtual workspace interface renders a fusion control.
14. The memory storage device of claim 13 , wherein the fusion control comprises an audio fusion element that, upon selection, transmits an audio signal from the second IHS to the first IHS.
15. The memory storage device of claim 13 , wherein the fusion control comprises a peripheral fusion element that, upon selection, transmits a device input from the second IHS to the first IHS.
16. The memory storage device of claim 13 , wherein the fusion control comprises a display fusion element that, upon selection, transmits a video signal from the second IHS to the first IHS.
17. The memory storage device of claim 13 , wherein the fusion control comprises a virtual workspace topology between the second screen and the first screen, and wherein the fusion control enables the user to position the second screen relative to the first screen.
18. The memory storage device of claim 12 , wherein the virtual workspace interface further comprises a third graphical representation of another user, and wherein in response to the user dragging the application window to the third graphical representation, the other user obtains access to content displayed in the application window.
19. The memory storage device of claim 12 , wherein in response to the user dragging the application window to the third graphical representation, the program instructions, upon execution, further cause the second IHS to display view-only or edit controls that allow the user to select a type of access granted to the other user with respect to the content.
20. A method, comprising:
transmitting, form a first Information Handling System (IHS), a virtual workspace initiation request to a backend IHS, wherein the request comprises an identification of a second IHS;
receiving, from the backend IHS, data associated with the second IHS;
establishing a virtual workspace across the first screen of the first IHS and the second screen of the second IHS based upon the data; and
providing a virtual workspace interface via the first screen, wherein the virtual workspace interface comprises a first graphical representation of the first IHS and a second graphical representation of the second IHS, and wherein in response to a user dragging a first instance of an application window displayed on the first screen to the second graphical representation of the second IHS, a second instance of the application window is rendered on the second screen.