Method and system for virtualizing device in remote virtul machine

Abstract

A virtual device hub into which local devices are plugged enables these devices to be virtualized locally as well as to remote virtual machines. These devices then appear available to remote applications and can be used, for example, to print reports being processed on the remote host system via a printer located at the user's physical location. A user's virtual device hub is a small computer device with network capabilities that can access remote virtual machines. When a user runs an application, the application actually runs on the remote virtual machine.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for virtualizing devices on remote virtual machines and extending those devices to a user's physical location. Background technique [0002] When a user interacts with a system running on a virtual machine at another location using a browser or a thin client, the user cannot directly access local peripherals, but only those that exist on the remote host system, that is, on the virtual machine Peripherals on the . For example, printing to a local printer or device is not possible. Adding equipment to the system and making the equipment available cannot be done from a remote location. For example, a user may wish to scan documents directly at the user's own location using a peripheral scanner that is co-located with the user. In this case, the user would want his / her local (co-located) scanner to be able to interact with the remote virtual machine. In this way, the user can view and manipulate the ...

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Problems solved by technology

This problem becomes more acute as peripheral devices become more diverse and more portable (e.g. Bluetooth-connected PDAs, portable digital music players)

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