Scalable high-performance interactive real-time media architectures for virtual desktop environments

US8601056B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Avistar Communications Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jozef Paul Chris Lauwers · Mountain View, US
• Sumeet Vohra · San Mateo, US
• Vladimir Vysotsky · Fremont, US
• Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan · Sunnyvale, US
• Alexander Richter · Oberwürschnitz, DE
• Lester F. Ludwig · Redwood Shores, US
• Oleg Zabluda · Redwood City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 3, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M7/006
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

System for providing interactive two-way real-time media in a desktop virtualization environment including a desktop virtualization server computer and a desktop virtualization endpoint device with video camera. System incorporates: instance of server software running on desktop virtualization server and providing interactive user interface functions to desktop virtualization endpoint device, instance of software accessing network; instance of endpoint software running on desktop virtualization endpoint device, instance of software accessing network; first network connection between instance of server software and instance of endpoint software, first network connection implemented using access to network comprised by instance of server software and access to network comprised by instance of endpoint software; and second network connection between instance of server software and instance of endpoint software, second network connection distinct from first network connection and implemented using access to network comprised by instance of server software and access to network comprised by instance of endpoint software.