US 11,818,183 B2
System and method for workspace sharing
Ramani Panchapakesan, Bangalore (IN); Pradeep B H Pai, Bangalore (IN); Usha Kamath, Bangalore (IN); Ben Joseph, Bangalore (IN); and Sharun Samuel, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,580.
Application 17/367,580 is a continuation of application No. 15/920,484, filed on Mar. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,057,442.
Claims priority of application No. 201841003142 (IN), filed on Jan. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0336999 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2022.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); G06F 8/61 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method for authentication within an application workspace system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first computing device, a token at the application workspace system, wherein the first computing device pairs locally with a second computing device, the first computing device and the second computing device both being configured to communicate with the application workspace system;
providing the token to the second computing device from the application workspace system, wherein the second computing device also receives application information specified by the first computing device;
authenticating the second computing device with the application workspace system using the token; and
providing the second computing device with access to an application corresponding to the application information, wherein the application information comprises at least two of content information, content server location information, application server information, and a file name.