Patent ID: 9661060
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for converging a desktop application and a Web application, the Web application being included in a Web server, the method comprising steps of: in response to a request from a client user for using a target desktop application, starting a desktop application initialization process on the Web server and determining an appropriate corresponding hosting server for the user; preparing and provisioning desktop application environment on the corresponding hosting server and starting the target desktop application; transmitting the corresponding hosting server's address to the client so as to make desktop application interaction between the client and the corresponding hosting server, and simultaneously transmitting to the client a browser plug-in configured to intercept user input at the client side and display the corresponding hosting server's user interface in a Web browser at the client side if the user requests to use the desktop application for a first time; and in response to the completion of the desktop application interaction, stopping and exiting the target desktop application on the corresponding hosting server.