Remote Desktop Local Event Notification Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in being informed of events from local applications when concurrently using remote desktops, especially if the local device is distant or if the speaker is muted, leading to missed notifications such as incoming calls or messages.
Innovation Solution
A virtualized computing environment that notifies users of local application events through a remote desktop interface, allowing users to handle these events seamlessly across multiple client devices, even if they are not physically close, by displaying notifications and enabling the user to interact with local applications directly from the remote desktop.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users concurrently use remote desktops and local applications, then users can access remote computing resources, but users may miss local application events such as notifications, incoming calls, or messages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that bridges local applications and the remote desktop interface. Local application events are captured by a local application event setter, transmitted through a network connection to a remote server, and then displayed to the user through the remote desktop interface. This intermediary system allows users to monitor and respond to local application events while working remotely, resolving the information loss problem without requiring physical presence at the local device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy of local application events on the remote desktop interface. Instead of requiring users to physically check their local devices, the system replicates event notifications (such as incoming calls, messages, and application alerts) on the remote desktop screen. This copying mechanism ensures users receive the same information whether they are at their local device or accessing remotely, eliminating the risk of missing events.
2Ease of operation
If users are physically distant from their local device, then users gain mobility and flexibility, but users cannot perceive local application events in real-time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a continuous event monitoring and notification system that operates throughout the user's remote work session. The local application event setter continuously monitors for events, and the system maintains an active network connection to transmit events in real-time to the remote interface. This continuous operation ensures no events are missed during the user's absence from the local device, maintaining real-time awareness despite physical distance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback loop where local application events are immediately detected, transmitted to the remote interface, and displayed to the user without delay. When users interact with event notifications on the remote desktop (such as answering a call or reading a message), the system provides feedback by updating the remote interface to reflect the user's actions. This closed-loop feedback system ensures minimal response time despite the user's physical distance from the local device.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If speakers are muted to avoid disturbance, then users maintain a professional environment, but users miss audio notifications from local applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a visual intermediary system that translates audio notifications into visual events on the remote desktop interface. Instead of relying on audio signals that are muted to maintain professionalism, the system captures notification events from local applications and displays them as visual alerts on the remote screen. This allows users to maintain a quiet, professional environment while still receiving comprehensive notification coverage through visual rather than auditory channels.
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AI summary
A method enables events associated with local applications to be handled at a user device while a remote desktop is being used at the user device. A notification of an event is presented on a display screen of the user device, over the remote desktop. The notification prompts a user to handle the event now or handle the event later. In response to the user selecting to handle the event now, a window of a local application associated with the event is displayed over the remote desktop and may be used by the user to handle the event.