SERVER-BASED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A server-based computing system comprises at least one server (1) and at least one client computer (5), connected to the server (1) through a network (2). The server (1) comprises means for providing the client computer (5) with a user interface. The client computer (5) comprises an input device (8) for providing input to an application through the user interface and a display device (7) for presenting output from an application through the user interface. The server (1) comprises means for running the application and the client computer (5) comprises means for locally running at least one further application. The system comprises means for controlling the locally run applications through the user interface provided by the server (1). In a method for providing a client computer (5) with a user interface for controlling at least one application that can be run locally on the client computer (5), which client computer (5) is connected to a server (1) through a network (2) and comprises a display device (7), an input device (8) and means (6) for running the application, the user interface to the applications is provided by the server (1).