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US 8,862,660 · App. 13/487,140 · Granted Oct 14, 2014

System and method for facilitating processing of communication

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Patent No.
US 8,862,660
App. No.
13/487,140
Granted
Oct 14, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

Computer-implemented method is disclosed. Method includes initiating connection to client side in first client-server protocol between client side and server side. First client-server protocol is application layer protocol in OSI model. Method also includes receiving indication of data sink for first client-server protocol. Data sink is configured to receive and process output data of first client-server protocol. Method also includes receiving indication of data source for first client-server protocol. Data source is configured to provide input data for first client-server protocol. Method also includes receiving indication of communication pathway between two or more of data source, data sink, client side, and server side. Method also includes facilitating transmitting input data from data source to client side via communication pathway for transmission of input data from client side to server side. Method also includes facilitating transmitting output data, of server side, from client side to data sink via communication pathway.

Claims (43)

1. A method, implemented on one or more computing devices, for facilitating processing of communication, the method comprising:

initiating a connection to a client side in a first client-server communication protocol between the client side and a server side, wherein the first client-server communication protocol is an application layer protocol in an open systems interconnection (OSI) model;

receiving an indication of a data sink for the first client-server communication protocol, wherein the data sink is external to the client side and external to the server side, and wherein the data sink is configured to receive and process output data of the first client-server communication protocol;

receiving an indication of a data source for the first client-server communication protocol, wherein the data source is external to the client side and external to the server side, and wherein the data source is configured to provide input data for the first client-server communication protocol;

receiving an indication of a communication pathway between two or more of the data source, the data sink, the client side, and the server side;

facilitating transmitting the input data from the data source to the client side via the communication pathway for transmission of the input data from the client side to the server side; and

facilitating transmitting the output data, of the server side, from the client side to the data sink via the communication pathway.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first client-server communication protocol comprises a remote desktop protocol (RDP), the client side comprises an RDP client, and the server side comprises an RDP server.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first client-server communication protocol is communicatively coupled to a first operating system running at least one application, wherein the input comprises an input to the at least one application, and wherein the output comprises an output from the at least one application.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first operating system is associated with a first operating system family, wherein the data source and the data sink are associated with a second operating system, wherein the second operating system is associated with a second operating system family, wherein the first operating system family is separate and distinct from the second operating system family, and wherein the first operating system family comprises a Microsoft operating system family.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data source and the data sink comprise a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, wherein the HTTP server is communicatively coupled with a HTTP client, wherein the data source is configured to receive the input from the HTTP client, and wherein the data sink is configured to provide the output to the HTTP client.

6. A non-transitory machine-readable medium for facilitating processing of communication, the non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by one or more processors to perform one or more operations, the instructions comprising:

code for causing the one or more processors to initiate a connection to a client side in a first client-server communication protocol for the client side and a server side, wherein the first client-server communication protocol is an application layer protocol in an open systems interconnection (OSI) model;

code for causing the one or more processors to receive an indication of a data sink for the first client-server communication protocol, wherein the data sink is external to the client side and external to the server side, and wherein the data sink is configured to receive and process output data of the first client-server communication protocol;

code for causing the one or more processors to receive an indication of a data source for the first client-server communication protocol, wherein the data source is external to the client side and external to the server side, and wherein the data source is configured to provide input data for the first client-server communication protocol;

code for causing the one or more processors to receive an indication of a communication pathway between two or more of the data source, the data sink, the client side, and the server side;

code for causing the one or more processors to facilitate transmitting the input data from the data source to the client side via the communication pathway for transmission of the input data from the client side to the server side; and

code for causing the one or more processors to facilitate transmitting the output data of the server side from the client side to the data sink via the communication pathway.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the first client-server communication protocol comprises a remote desktop protocol (RDP), the client side comprises an RDP client, and the server side comprises an RDP server.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the first client-server communication protocol is communicatively coupled to a first operating system running at least one application, wherein the input comprises an input to the at least one application, and wherein the output comprises an output from the at least one application.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first operating system is associated with a first operating system family, wherein the data source and the data sink are associated with a second operating system, wherein the second operating system is associated with a second operating system family, wherein the first operating system family is separate and distinct from the second operating system family, and wherein the first operating system family comprises a Microsoft operating system family.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the data source and the data sink comprise a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, wherein the HTTP server is communicatively coupled with a HTTP client, wherein the data source is configured to receive the input from the HTTP client, and wherein the data sink is configured to provide the output to the HTTP client.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the data source and the data sink are associated with a second client-server communication protocol, and wherein the communication pathway comprises a transcoder between a format associated with the first client-server communication protocol and a format associated with the second client-server communication protocol.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the second client-server communication protocol comprises a session initiation protocol (SIP).

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the second client-server communication protocol comprises hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the data sink is communicatively coupled with a video output unit or an audio output unit.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the data source is communicatively coupled with one or more of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a camera, or an audio input unit, and wherein the data source or the data sink comprises a virtual machine.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the data sink and the data source reside on a same physical device.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the data sink and the data source reside on different physical devices.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the client side comprises a plurality of client computing devices.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the server side comprises a plurality of server computing devices.

20. An apparatus for facilitating processing of communication, the apparatus comprising:

one or more modules configured to perform one or more operations comprising:

initiating a connection to a client side in a first client-server communication protocol between the client side and a server side, wherein the first client-server communication protocol is an application layer protocol in an open systems interconnection (OSI) model;

receiving an indication of a data sink for the first client-server communication protocol, wherein the data sink is external to the client side and external to the server side, and wherein the data sink is configured to receive and process output data of the first client-server communication protocol;

receiving an indication of a data source for the first client-server communication protocol, wherein the data source is external to the client side and external to the server side, and wherein the data source is configured to provide input data for the first client-server communication protocol;

receiving an indication of a communication pathway between two or more of the data source, the data sink, the client side, and the server side;

facilitating transmitting the input data from the data source to the client side via the communication pathway for transmission of the input data from the client side to the server side; and

facilitating transmitting the output data of the server side from the client side to the data sink via the communication pathway.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the first client-server communication protocol comprises a remote desktop protocol (RDP), the client side comprises an RDP client, and the server side comprises an RDP server.

22. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the first client-server communication protocol is communicatively coupled to a first operating system running at least one application, wherein the input comprises an input to the at least one application, and wherein the output comprises an output from the at least one application.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the first operating system is associated with a first operating system family, wherein the data source and the data sink are associated with a second operating system, wherein the second operating system is associated with a second operating system family, wherein the first operating system family is separate and distinct from the second operating system family, and wherein the first operating system family comprises a Microsoft operating system family.

24. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the data source and the data sink comprise a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, wherein the HTTP server is communicatively coupled with a HTTP client, wherein the data source is configured to receive the input from the HTTP client, and wherein the data sink is configured to provide the output to the HTTP client.

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