Patent ID: 7788392
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: instantiating on a computing device, a control service to facilitate management of a platform remotely disposed from the computing device, the platform supporting a plurality of redirection protocols redirecting media devices of different types to the platform; establishing by the computing device, a control session with the remotely disposed platform, through the control service; and discovering by the computing device, through the control service and the control session, the supported media device redirection protocols of the remotely disposed platform by sending a query to the remotely disposed platform; determining by the computing device, whether one or more media devices associated with a media server, remotely disposed from the platform, are associated with at least one of the supported media device redirection protocols of the remotely disposed platform; directing by the computing device, through the control service and the control session, the remotely disposed platform to establish a data session with the media server, the data session including a number of redirection connections redirecting the one or more media devices of the media server associated with the at least one of the supported redirection protocol to the platform.