Local input method for remote desktops
A method of generating text in a first language for incorporation into a remote desktop image to be displayed at a client device, based on inputs made at the client device in a second language different from the first language includes the steps of: transmitting the inputs at the client device in the second language to a remote device that is generating the remote desktop image; generating candidate text in the first language at the client device based on the inputs made at the client device in the second language; upon selection of the candidate text at the client device, transmitting the candidate text to the remote device for incorporation of the candidate text into an updated remote desktop image; and upon receipt of the updated remote desktop image, displaying the updated remote desktop image at the client device.
1. A method of generating text in a first language for incorporation into a remote desktop image to be displayed at a client device, the text being generated based on inputs made at the client device on a keyboard for a second language different from the first language, said method comprising:
transmitting the inputs made at the client device to a remote device that is generating the remote desktop image;
generating candidate text in the first language at the client device based on the inputs made at the client device;
upon selection of the candidate text at the client device, transmitting the candidate text to the remote device for incorporation of the candidate text into an updated remote desktop image; and
upon receipt of the updated remote desktop image, displaying the updated remote desktop image at the client device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
before the selection of the candidate text at the client device, superimposing, over an original remote desktop image, the candidate text.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the candidate text is superimposed over the original remote desktop image based on position information received from the remote device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote device includes a virtual machine (VM), the inputs made at the client device and the candidate text are transmitted to the VM, and the updated remote desktop image is received from the VM.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, to the remote device, an identifier of the first language and a name of a layout of the keyboard.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, to the remote device, attributes describing a display on the updated remote desktop image received from the VM for the inputs made at the client device.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after displaying the updated remote desktop image at the client device, receiving a name of a process of the remote device, wherein a user interface (UI) of the process is displayed on a focused window of the remote device; and
based on the name of the process, deleting the candidate text.
8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that are executable in a computer system, wherein the instructions when executed cause the computer system to carry out a method of generating text in a first language for incorporation into a remote desktop image to be displayed at a client device, the text being generated based on inputs made at the client device on a keyboard for a second language different from the first language, the method comprising:
transmitting the inputs made at the client device to a remote device that is generating the remote desktop image;
generating candidate text in the first language at the client device based on the inputs made at the client device;
upon selection of the candidate text at the client device, transmitting the candidate text to the remote device for incorporation of the candidate text into an updated remote desktop image; and
upon receipt of the updated remote desktop image, displaying the updated remote desktop image at the client device.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:
before the selection of the candidate text at the client device, superimposing, over an original remote desktop image, the candidate text.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the candidate text is superimposed over the original remote desktop image based on position information received from the remote device.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the remote device includes a virtual machine (VM), the inputs made at the client device and the candidate text are transmitted to the VM, and the updated remote desktop image is received from the VM.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:
transmitting, to the remote device, an identifier of the first language and a name of a layout of the keyboard.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:
transmitting, to the remote device, attributes describing a display on the updated remote desktop image received from the VM for the inputs made at the client device.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:
after displaying the updated remote desktop image at the client device, receiving a name of a process of the remote device, wherein a user interface (UI) of the process is displayed on a focused window of the remote device; and
based on the name of the process, deleting the candidate text.
15. A computer system comprising:
a client device configured to execute instructions to generate text in a first language for incorporation into a remote desktop image generated by a remote device, the text being generated based on inputs made at the client device on a keyboard for a second language different from the first language, wherein the instructions cause the client device to carry out a method comprising:
transmitting the inputs made at the client device to the remote device;
generating candidate text in the first language based on the inputs made at the client device;
upon selection of the candidate text at the client device, transmitting the candidate text to the remote device for incorporation of the candidate text into an updated remote desktop image; and
upon receipt of the updated remote desktop image, displaying the updated remote desktop image.
16. The computer system of claim 15 , the method further comprising:
before the selection of the candidate text at the client device, superimposing, over an original remote desktop image, the candidate text.
17. The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the client device superimposes the candidate text over the original remote desktop image based on position information received from the remote device.
18. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the remote device includes a virtual machine (VM), the client device transmits the inputs made at the client device and the candidate text to the VM, and the client device receives the updated remote desktop image from the VM.
19. The computer system of claim 15 , the method further comprising:
transmitting, to the remote device, an identifier of the first language and a name of a layout of the keyboard.
20. The computer system of claim 15 , the method further comprising:
transmitting, to the remote device, attributes describing a display on the updated remote desktop image received from the VM for the inputs made at the client device.