Cloud Desktop Resource Sharing Across Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

In current desktop virtualization technologies, users face the inconvenience of needing to switch to another terminal for processing files or tasks when the current terminal lacks the necessary resources, leading to suboptimal user experience.

Innovation Solution

A cloud desktop system establishes links with multiple terminals, acquires resources, and shares them, allowing one terminal to utilize resources from others, thereby enabling seamless resource sharing among terminals.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users switch to another terminal to process files or tasks when the current terminal lacks necessary resources, then the processing capability is improved, but the user experience and operation convenience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing capabilityVSAvoiduser experience

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the resources of multiple terminals through a resource management center, allowing terminals to share and access each other's resources. This combination enables a terminal to access additional processing capabilities without physically switching devices, thereby maintaining user experience while improving processing capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal resource pool where resources from different terminals become accessible to multiple users and terminals. This multi-functionality allows any terminal to access diverse resources (GPU, storage, applications) without being limited to its own native capabilities, resolving the contradiction between versatility and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Device complexity

If terminals are limited to using only their own local resources, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability and resource utilization deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidresource accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a resource management center as an intermediary between terminals and resources. This mediator handles resource allocation, authentication, and management, allowing terminals to access diverse resources without directly managing the complexity of resource coordination. The intermediary absorbs the complexity while maintaining simple terminal interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If resource sharing among terminals is implemented, then the resource utilization and productivity are improved, but the device complexity and management overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource utilizationVSAvoidmanagement complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service mechanisms where terminals automatically register their resources with the resource management center and can autonomously access approved resources. The system automatically handles resource allocation, monitoring, and revocation, reducing manual management overhead while maintaining high resource utilization and productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP3550784B1Resource sharing method, device and system

Publication Date: 2023.10.18 ZTE CORP

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AI summary

The present invention provides a resource sharing method, device and system. The method includes: establishing, by a cloud desktop system based on a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), links with multiple terminals; and acquiring, by the cloud desktop system, resources of the multiple terminals through the links, and sharing the acquired resources to the multiple terminals. The problem in the related art that when the current terminal cannot process a file or task, the user needs to move to another terminal to complete the processing is solved. This improves the effect of user experience.