Patents by Inventor Christopher Stephen Smyth

Christopher Stephen Smyth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for managing peripheral devices for virtual desktops
    Patent number: 9766913
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided for managing assignment of peripheral devices in a virtualization environment. The electronic device can include a user interface configured to display one or more representations of virtual desktops. The virtual desktops are associated with corresponding virtual machines. The electronic devices can also include one or more processors configured to provide to the user interface to display one or more representations of the peripheral devices based on detection that the peripheral devices are communicatively coupled to a control virtual machine of the virtualization environment. The one or more processors can be further configured to detect one or more first inputs received with respect to the one or more representations of the virtual desktops and the one or more representations of the peripheral devices; and facilitate to establish one or more associations between the peripheral devices and the virtual machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Moran, Zoe Carol Moran, Christopher Stephen Smyth
  • Method and System for Managing Peripheral Devices for Virtual Desktops
    Publication number: 20150346931
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided for managing assignment of peripheral devices in a virtualization environment. The electronic device can include a user interface configured to display one or more representations of virtual desktops. The virtual desktops are associated with corresponding virtual machines. The electronic devices can also include one or more processors configured to provide to the user interface to display one or more representations of the peripheral devices based on detection that the peripheral devices are communicatively coupled to a control virtual machine of the virtualization environment. The one or more processors can be further configured to detect one or more first inputs received with respect to the one or more representations of the virtual desktops and the one or more representations of the peripheral devices; and facilitate to establish one or more associations between the peripheral devices and the virtual machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Moran, Zoe Carol Moran, Christopher Stephen Smyth