Abstract: A method and system of operating an actual or virtual desktop or server and managing such desktops and servers involves one or more cache appliances serving desktop, operating system, and application objects to a managed machine. The objects are composited together to present a normal file structure to the user, with all user configuration and data stored in the desktop object. Management requirements are minimized to maintain operating system and application objects, while users maintain distinct and customizable desktops.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 2009
Date of Patent:
December 1, 2015
Assignee:
Unidesk Corporation
Inventors:
Christopher W. Midgley, John Webb, Manuel Gonsalves
Abstract: A method and system of operating an actual or virtual desktop or server and managing such desktops and servers involves a cache appliance serving desktop, operating system, and application objects to a managed machine. The objects are composited together to present a normal file structure to the user, with all user configuration and data stored in the desktop object. Management requirements are minimized to maintain operating system and application objects, while users maintain distinct and customizable desktops.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2013
Assignee:
Unidesk Corporation
Inventors:
Christopher W. Midgley, John Webb, Manuel Gonsalves
Abstract: A method and system of operating an actual or virtual desktop or server and managing such desktops and servers involves a cache appliance serving desktop, operating system, and application objects to a managed machine. The objects are composited together to present a normal file structure to the user, with all user configuration and data stored in the desktop object. Management requirements are minimized to maintain operating system and application objects, while users maintain distinct and customizable desktops.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 13, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 26, 2013
Assignee:
Unidesk Corporation
Inventors:
Christopher W. Midgley, John Webb, Manuel Gonsalves