Patent ID: 7912822
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An access system providing access for clients in a computer network to resources stored in said network, said system comprising: an instance of a file stored in at least one of a server and a client in said network; an instance of an application that uses said file, said application operating on said client and said server; an authentication module in said client providing instructions to a microprocessor in said client operating to provide access to a directory structure stored on a server in said network using Active Directory (AD) protocols to authenticate said client with said server; an access module in said client providing instructions to said microprocessor in said client to provide said client with communication access to said server and to provide secure access using a secure gateway tunnel to said application that uses said file using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) commands; a first module in said client providing instructions to said microprocessor in said client to generate a first icon associated with said file and a second icon associated with said application in a graphical user interface (GUI) on said client; and a second module in said client providing instructions to said microprocessor in said client to monitor for activation of said first icon at said client; wherein said client provides a terminal-based environment for accessing said application that uses said file in the network through said RDP commands.