Method to determine use of local and remote applications in a distributed multiuser environment for shared file resources
US10924528B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes determining, by a first computing device, a set of remote applications hosted by a second computing device including file type associations for each remote application. The first computing device determines a set of local applications and their file type associations. The each file type associated with a remote application, the first computing device determines whether the file type is also associated with a local application. Responsive to determining that the file type is associated with both a remote and local application, the first computing device configures a proxy component with parameters specifying the remote application and the local application. The proxy component is configured to determine whether to open a requested file of the file type with the remote application or the local application based upon the current client/server environment.
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