Patent ID: 8676995
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)-based and/or Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)-based connection between a first client and a messaging fabric of a conductor element associated with a video system; receiving a request at the conductor element over the XMPP-based and/or HTTP-based connection from the first client to perform a client-based and/or cloud-based companion service with a second client; authenticating the first client via a client directory of the conductor element based on an identifier associated with the first client; receiving a pair message from the first client at the conductor element over the XMPP-based and/or the HTTP-based connection to attempt to pair with the second client; and verifying whether the second client and the first client can be paired in order to perform the client-based and/or the cloud-based companion service.