GPU capability redirection in virtual desktop environments
US12373228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are described for redirecting GPU capability from a client device to the virtual desktop. The virtual desktop client includes a GPU controller deployed on the client computing device, which is capable of virtualizing the local GPU of the client device and exposing it to the virtual desktop. The virtual desktop agent operating on the host server includes a GPU consumer, which is capable of accepting machine learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) workloads on the virtual desktop and offload these workloads to the GPU controller on the client computing device. When the GPU consumer detects the ML workload task on the virtual desktop, it transmits the ML workload task over the network to the GPU controller on the client computing device, which processes the ML workload task using the GPU of the client computing device and sends the results of the processing to the GPU consumer.
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