Workspace Engine for Virtualized Remote File Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiencies when accessing and managing resources across multiple computing systems, as existing techniques require time-consuming manual connections and navigation to remote desktops and file locations, making it challenging to perform complex tasks.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows users to access and manage remote resources through a centralized workspace on a client device, where users can identify resources, launch applications, and interact with files stored on remote systems without manual login, using stored credentials to initiate virtual desktop sessions and provide a remote interface for file management and workflow operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users manually connect to remote desktops and navigate to file locations to access resources, then resources can be accessed across different computing systems, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically establishing virtual desktop sessions and pre-loading file systems before the user needs to access resources. The workspace engine proactively manages connections to remote devices, so when users need to access files, the environment is already prepared and ready for immediate interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a workspace engine as an intermediary layer between the user and remote computing resources. This mediator automatically handles the complexity of connecting to remote devices, launching applications, and managing file systems, presenting a simplified interface to users while performing multiple coordination tasks in the background.
2Ease of operation
If users manually transfer files between client device and remote desktop, then file access is possible, but the process is complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the file system of the remote device with the local workspace environment. By integrating remote file access directly into the workspace, users can interact with remote files using the same interface and operations as local files, eliminating the need for separate transfer processes and reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual copies of remote file systems within the local workspace environment. These copies allow users to interact with remote files as if they were locally present, enabling direct access and manipulation without physical transfer, while the workspace engine manages the actual data retrieval and synchronization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users connect to multiple different computing systems to access resources, then comprehensive resource access is achieved, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The workspace engine provides a universal interface that can access and manage resources across multiple different computing systems through a single unified environment. This multi-functional system handles diverse remote devices, file systems, and applications through consistent operations, eliminating the need for separate connection procedures for each system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the complexity of managing multiple remote connections by separating the connection management functionality from the user interaction layer. The workspace engine handles all connection establishment, authentication, and resource coordination in the background, while users interact with a simplified unified workspace that abstracts away the underlying complexity of multiple systems.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to management of resources. Embodiments include receiving, from a user of a client device, first input indicating a location on a remote device and a file type. Embodiments include identifying a file corresponding to the file type at the location. Embodiments include generating a graphical representation of the file and providing the graphical representation of the file to the user. Embodiments include receiving, from the user, second input corresponding to the graphical representation of the file. Embodiments include identifying stored credentials based on the second input and initiating a virtual desktop session using the stored credentials. Embodiments include providing a remote interface to the virtual desktop session on the client device. Embodiments include launching an application within the virtual desktop session and opening the file within the application.