Patent ID: 8306961
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An access system for a client connected to a server in a computer network to provide access to an instance of a resource stored in at least one of said server and said client, said access system comprising: a microprocessor in said client; a memory component for storing instructions for execution on said microprocessor; a first module providing instructions to said microprocessor to generate a first icon on a display associated with said client using said data, said first icon providing a graphic representation of a source of said instance of said resource reflecting whether said resource is located at said client or at said server; a second module in said client providing instructions to said microprocessor to provide access to a directory structure stored on a second server in said network using Active Directory (AD) protocols to authenticate said client with said server; and a third module in said client providing instructions to said microprocessor 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 through Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) commands, wherein said resource is an application that can execute on said client or said server.