KR20200084129A - Network connection system through osd area - Google Patents

Abstract

A network connection system is disclosed. According to the present invention, the network connection system comprises: at least one zero client with an input device and an output device; a network linkage service server which mediates data transmission between the zero clients; and a switcher unit including a pop-up portion for popping up an on screen display (OSD) area on the output unit of the zero client in response to a user action through the input device of the zero client, and a metadata transmission portion for transmitting metadata including user action information to the network linkage service server. According to the present invention, the OSD area is provided between systems in which file transfer is performed, so that an interface as if the file transfer is performed via the OSD area may be provided to a user.

Description

NETWORK CONNECTION SYSTEM THROUGH OSD AREA}

The present invention relates to a network connection system through an OSD (On Screen Display) area, and more particularly, to a network connection system supporting a zero client.

Cloud computing refers to a computer environment in which data is permanently stored on a server on the Internet and temporarily stored on clients such as desktop PCs, mobile phones, and IT devices such as laptops. In other words, the concept is that computing resources that are physically located in different locations are stored in a server on the Internet, and this information can be used anytime, anywhere through various IT devices.

Thanks to the recent development of electronic technology, this type of server-based structure has been actively used. In the server infrastructure, all applications are placed on the server, and the client device connects to the server whenever a program is needed. In this case, the client device does not download and write the software, but executes all applications on the server, and the client device receives only the result. This structure is called a zero client network system.

The zero client means a client that does not have a separate processor on the client side, but only an I/O device. These zero clients consist of only the connection terminals and power terminals connected to the Ethernet connection terminal, keyboard, mouse, display, etc., without the driver of the PC, such as a central processing unit (CPU), memory, hard disk, etc., so that only server resources can be utilized. . Therefore, it is impossible to work with the zero client itself, and you can connect to the central server using desktop virtualization (VDI) technology.

At this time, the process of integrating and providing the computing resources existing in different physical locations with virtualization technology is required. Such desktop virtualization maintains the server-type service structure of the mainframe, which is centralized computing, and the user-oriented desktop service structure. Model, each user has his own desktop operating system and applications, but everyone runs on a virtual machine on the server.

The cloud computing market and the PC as a service (PcaaS) market to which such a system structure is applied are continuously growing. Here, a wired/wireless network separation technology that divides a computer network into business and personal applications can be applied. At this time, a network linkage system capable of transferring data between the two systems while maintaining stable network separation must be implemented. In the conventional network linkage system, UI/UX ((User Interface/User Experience)) for network linkage is not intuitive in two separate PCs, which is cumbersome and has been performed through various procedures, resulting in poor usability.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a network linkage system that displays a mouse cursor and its own UI to a zero client in an on-screen display (OSD) manner.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention discloses a network linkage system, one or more zero clients having an input device and an output device, a network linkage service server that mediates data transmission between the zero clients, and the input of the zero client In response to a user action through a device, a meta data transmission that transmits a pop-up unit popping up an On Screen Display (OSD) area to the output of the zero client and metadata including the user action information to the network connection service server Includes a switcher, a switcher for providing data transfer between the zero client UI (User Interface).

Also, an available service UI is displayed in the OSD area.

In addition, the user action is characterized in that the action of the user's drag and drop (drag and drop) method.

In addition, the OSD area is characterized in that when the user's drag action moves to an edge position of the output portion of the zero client, a pop-up occurs when the user stays at the edge position for a predetermined time or longer.

In addition, the metadata transmission unit recognizes an area in which the user's drop action occurs in the OSD area, and requests the network connection server to perform a service operation mapped to the area.

In addition, the metadata includes user authentication information.

In addition, the switcher unit is characterized in that it further comprises a notification display unit for receiving the result of the operation from the network connection service server to display on the OSD area.

According to embodiments of the present invention The effects of the network linkage system are as follows.

Through the present invention, multiple PCs can be easily used by additionally allocating remote PC resources without physical PC expansion, and multiple PCs can be simultaneously used depending on the purpose of use.

In addition, it can be easily applied to a network separation structure that requires physical/logical separation between a business network and an external network.

In addition, by placing an OSD area between systems where file transfer is performed, it is possible to provide the user with an interface such as file transfer via the OSD area.

However, the effects that the network linkage system according to the embodiments of the present invention can achieve are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned are common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. It can be clearly understood by those who have.

The accompanying drawings, which are included as part of the detailed description to aid understanding of the present invention, provide embodiments of the present invention and describe the technical spirit of the present invention together with the detailed description.
1 schematically shows the configuration of a network linkage system 1000 according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the zero client 100 according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a switcher (Switcher) 200 according to the present invention.
4 and 4A are flowcharts showing an operation process of the network linkage system 1000 according to the present invention.
5 to 9 is an image showing each step of the network connection system 1000 according to the present invention.

1 schematically shows the configuration of a network linkage system according to the present invention.

The network connection system 1000 according to the present invention includes one or more zero clients 100, a switcher unit 200, and a network connection service server 300.

More specifically, the zero client 100 includes an input device and an output device, and the network connection service server 300 mediates data transmission between zero clients. Actually, there is no data in the zero client, and since the data transmission is performed on the PC where the zero client accesses and receives the image information, the term “network-associated service server 300 mediates data transmission between zero clients” means “network It may be understood that the associated service server 300 mediates data transmission between PCs accessed by the zero client. Meanwhile, in the intermediate region between the zero clients 100, the data transmission UI between the zero clients 100 A switcher unit 200 for providing a (User Interface) is provided.

A layer area output through the switcher unit 200 is provided in the intermediate area DMZ between the zero clients 100 to provide a network interface service interface. That is, the network is performed by recognizing a user action (eg, a drag & drop action) through a layer area provided through the switcher unit 200 located in the middle area of the two zero client 100 systems. Can provide services.

Here, the layer area may be an area that is output by an OSD (On Screen Display) method. In the layer area, a UI in which a mouse cursor and a service icon are displayed is displayed on the zero client 100 output unit through an On Screen Display (OSD) method. May be Hereinafter, each component of the network connection system 1000 according to the present invention and a system operation process performed through each component will be described in detail.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the zero client 100 according to the present invention.

The zero client 100 includes an input unit 110, an output unit 120, and a notification display unit 130. The input unit 110 may include a user input device for receiving information from a user, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch key, and a mechanical key.

The output unit 120 is for generating output related to visual, auditory, or tactile senses, and may include at least one of a display unit, an audio output unit, a hap tip module, and an optical output unit. When the output unit 120 is implemented as a display unit, a touch screen may be implemented by forming a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or integrally formed. At this time, the touch screen may function as the input unit 110 and function as the output unit 120.

The present invention is a system that supports the zero client 100, and the memory or hard disk capacity of the client device does not need to be excessively large. If the network connection service server and the network are connected to the network, a separate CD ROM drive or floppy disk drive is used. There is no need to have a drive, so you can reduce network infrastructure cost, upgrade cost of H/W and S/W of existing PC, and maintenance cost.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a switcher 200 according to the present invention.

The switcher unit 200 according to the present invention responds to a user action through the input device of the zero client 100, the pop-up unit 210 pops up an OSD (On Screen Display) area on the output of the zero client and a user action And a meta data transmission unit 220 that transmits the meta data including the information to the network connection service server. In addition, the switcher unit 200 may further include a notification display unit 230 for receiving a result of the operation from the network connection service server 300 and displaying it in the OSD area.

Here, the input device may be a mouse capable of a drag and drop action as an embodiment, and the user action may be a drag and drop action through a mouse.

Meta data may be data including user authentication information and user action information. For example, when the user action is a drag-and-drop action of the mouse, the user action information may be Up (action when the mouse is pressed)/Down (action when the mouse is pressed) information of the mouse.

As mentioned above, the switcher unit 200 is located in the middle region of the zero clients 100 where data transmission is performed, and provides an OSD-type interface. Information required by a user or information to be known is directly displayed in an OSD area popped up by the switcher 200. Among such information, desired service list information, screen brightness and contrast, RGB adjustment, and vertical and horizontal size and position adjustment of the screen may be included.

4 and 4A are flowcharts showing an operation process of the network linkage system 1000 according to the present invention.

A process of transmitting data from the source zero client 100A side to the destination zero client 100B side on the network linkage system 1000 according to the present invention will be described.

In step S100, after selecting a file to perform a specific operation (or service) from the source (zero) client (100A) side, drag to the edge of the output section of the zero client (100A), and displayed in the OSD area The process of dropping the mouse to the network connection service icon is performed.

The OSD area pops up when the user's drag action moves to the edge position of the output portion of the zero client, and stays at the edge position for a predetermined time or longer. Here, the'edge' may be an area corresponding to the right end of the output unit, but the location where the OSD pops up may be changed to an appropriate location according to the working environment. The'constant time' may be about 0.5 to 2 seconds, and the'constant case' may be understood to mean a situation in which a constant movement is not detected after the mouse cursor moves.

The available network connection service UI is displayed in the form of icons in the pop-up OSD area. The network connection service provided as an embodiment may be a service such as mail transmission, decryption, etc., but virtually all services that can be performed by linking the network are possible. The OSD area is performed by the pop-up unit 210 of the switcher unit 200.

On the other hand, the switcher unit 200 in step S100 processes only the user action value (mouse action value) without direct data transmission with the zero client 100A, and the mouse UP action is not transmitted to the side of the zero client 100A.

In step S110, the switcher unit 200 transmits meta data to the network connection service server 300. This is a process of notifying user authentication information and currently activated system information to a service server mapped to a corresponding area by recognizing a mouse UP action on a service icon in the OSD area. After determining a user action in the OSD area, the corresponding metadata ( Only user authentication information and user actions) are transmitted to the network connection service server 300. This is performed by the meta data transmission unit 220 of the switcher unit 200. That is, the meta data transmission unit 220 recognizes an area where a user's drop action occurs within the OSD area, and performs a network operation server (eg, decryption, file transfer, etc.) mapped to the network connection server ( 300).

In step S120, a process in which the network connection service server 300 communicates with the agent of the zero client 100A is performed. At this time, if there is no suitable agent for task termination and action execution on the zero client 100A side, an automatic installation process is performed. At this time, an integrated agent for initial communication with the systems may be required.

In step S130, the operation (file transfer, DRM release request, file sharing, etc.) that the agent of the zero client 100A selected for the network connection service is performed. That is, the actual file is transmitted and received by the zero client 100A to the central network connection service server 300.

In step S140, after the network-associated service server 300 processes the service requested by the zero client 100A, a process of transmitting the operation result to the OSD area of the switcher 200 is performed. The switcher unit 200 badges the operation result from the network connection service server 300. It can be displayed on the OSD area in the same way as Noti. This is performed by the notification display unit 230 of the switcher unit 200.

In step S150, a process of dragging and dropping a corresponding service icon with an operation completion indication on the OSD area of the switcher unit 200 at the destination zero client 100B side is performed. At this time, as in step S100, the switcher unit 200 processes only a user action value (mouse action value) without direct data transmission with the zero client 100B.

In step S160, a process in which the switcher unit 200 transmits the metadata of the zero client 100B in which the mouse up event occurs in the OSD area to the network connection service server 300 is performed. The basic process is similar to step S110.

In step S170, the network connection service server 300 communicates with the agent of the zero client 100B and transmits the corresponding file.

The network linkage system 1000 according to the present invention determines only the actions required by the switcher unit 200 and informs the network linkage service server 300 side of the information, and the actual data is determined by each zero client 100A, 100B) exchanges with the network connection service server 300. That is, there is no data exchanged between the zero clients 100A and 100B and the switcher 200, and only the user action values (mouse action values) are recognized. Meanwhile, recognition/response of mouse cursor operation in the OSD area can be easily implemented based on HTML5 (HyperText Markup Language 5).

5 to 9 is an image showing each step of the network connection system 1000 according to the present invention.

5 illustrates a process in which the user of the source zero client 100A side selects the corresponding file with the mouse and drags it to the edge of the display. FIG. 6 shows the result of the OSD area being popped up by the switcher unit 200 when the corresponding mouse cursor arrives at the edge of the display and stays for a certain period of time. 7 is a process in which the UP action of the mouse occurs in the network connection service list to be used. At this time, the mouse UP action is not delivered to the zero client 100A side. 5 to 7 correspond to step S100 described above with reference to FIG. 4.

8 corresponds to steps S110 to S140 described with reference to FIG. 4. The switcher unit 200 recognizes the mouse UP action located on the service icon in the OSD area and notifies the network connection service server 300 mapped to the area to the user authentication information and the currently activated system information (step S110). Thereafter, the network connection service server 300 requests the zero client 100A to end the user authentication information or the like (step S120). Then, the zero client 100A performs an action (data transfer, for example, a process of uploading a file to the server) for the file selected by the network connection service server 300 (step S130). The network connection service server 300 notifies the switcher unit 200 after the operation is completed, and the switcher unit 200 causes the operation completion noti to be displayed in the OSD area (step S140).

Other steps S150 to S170 described with reference to FIG. 4 are performed in the same manner as the previous step. That is, the switcher unit 200 may perform the role of the zero client 100A, and the zero client 100B may perform in the same manner as the switcher unit 200.

The network connection system 1000 according to the present invention minimizes direct/indirect connection points between network separation systems, implements a network connection service, and consumes system resources by transferring the UI/UX function of the agent for the network connection service to the OSD area. Can be minimized. In addition, even if there is no information for the network connection service from the source zero client 100A, it can provide a differentiated UX to the network separation market by providing an interface that automatically connects to the required server when only going to the border. On the other hand, it can be extended to various services other than the network connection solution according to the present invention.

Although the exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that various modifications are possible within the limits of the embodiments described above without departing from the scope of the present invention. . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and should be defined not only by the claims to be described later, but also by the claims and equivalents.

1000: network connection system
100, 100A, 100B: zero client
110: input unit 120: output unit
200: switcher unit
210: pop-up unit 220: metadata transmission unit
230: notification display
300: network connection service server

Claims (7)

At least one zero client having an input device and an output device;
A network linkage service server that mediates data transmission between the zero clients; And
In response to a user action through the input device of the zero client, a pop-up unit popping up an on-screen display (OSD) area on the output unit of the zero client and metadata including the user action information to the network connection service server A switcher unit for providing a data transmission user interface (UI) between the zero clients, including a meta data transmission unit for transmitting;
Network connection system comprising a.
According to claim 1,
A network linkage system characterized in that an available service UI is displayed in the OSD area.
According to claim 1,
The user action is a network connection system, characterized in that the user's drag and drop (drag and drop) action.
According to claim 3,
The OSD area is popped up when the user's drag action moves to an edge position of the output portion of the zero client and stays at the edge position for a predetermined time or longer.
According to claim 3,
The metadata transmission unit recognizes an area in which the user's drop action occurs in the OSD area, and requests the network connection server to perform a service operation mapped to the area.
According to claim 1,
The meta data further includes user authentication information, a network linkage system.
According to claim 1,
The switcher unit further comprises a notification display unit for receiving a result of the operation from the network connection service server to display on the OSD area network connection system.

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