US Patent No: 8,209,408

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Multiple virtual machine consoles in a single interface

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Abstract

Multiple virtual machine consoles run in a single user interface as an integrated unit. Multiple virtual machines are grouped into a logical configuration, and console of each virtual machine in the configuration is displayed a single user interface, such as a browser window. Users are provided with integrated access through the single user interface to the mouse, keyboard, screen and local resources for each displayed virtual machine console. The user can move the mouse cursor between consoles, and access each virtual machine with the mouse and keyboard. In short, the user can interact with each displayed virtual machine console as an integrated object of the single user interface. Cut-and paste of text and drag-and-drop of files and folders is provided between the multiple virtual machines.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
VMWARE, INC.PALO ALTO, CA351

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huang, Xun Wilson Mountain View, CA 10 151
Lowry, Shane - 1 0
Phillips, James M Prince Edward Island, CA 6 41
Siamwalla, Rachit - 2 10

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
2007/0186,212 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT 49 2006
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (1)
5,922,044 System and method for providing information to applets in a virtual machine 54 1997
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (1)
2008/0229,227 Methods and Apparatus for Implementing an Integrated User Interface for Managing Multiple Virtual Machines Operative in a Computing System 3 2008
 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (1)
7,506,265 System and method for displaying images of virtual machine environments 14 2000

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