SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTINUING ACCESS TO A REMOTE COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for using a file-sharing service to identify, execute, and provide continuing access to remote computer programs. In certain embodiments, a list of files to be accessed remotely is provided to a first device, a selection is received from a user at the first device identifying a file from the provided list, and an application is executed on a second device to access a copy of the identified file, which is synchronized with a file-sharing service.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a first device configured to:
transmit a list of local applications that are candidates for remote execution; a second device configured to:
receive the list of candidate applications;associate at least one file-type identifier with at least one of the candidate applications in the received list;store at least one device identifier associated with the first device;store at least one application identifier associated with each one of the candidate applications;provide a list of files to be accessed remotely; a third device configured to:
receive a list of files from the second device or from a file-sharing service;transmit a selection identifying at least one file from the received list; wherein the second device is further configured to:
receive the selection identifying the at least one file;determine a target file-type identifier associated with the identified at least one file based on the received selection;select at least one of the stored device identifiers and at least one of the stored application identifiers based on the target file-type identifier;transmit the identified at least one file or transmit the selected application identifier based on the selected device identifier; and a fourth device, different from the third device, configured to:
receive the transmitted application identifier or the identified at least one file;execute an application locally based on the received application identifier or the received identified at least one file; andcause the executed application to access a copy of the identified at least one file, wherein the copy of the identified at least one file is synchronized with a file-sharing service.