Patent ID: 8327005
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to communicate media information over a network comprising: in response to a request from a first application running on a first endpoint device for a media connection with a second application on a second endpoint device, wherein the first application includes an application identifier (AppID) and secret information, sending a network message over the network, wherein the network message includes the AppID and a token computed as a function of at least the secret information, wherein the network message includes a media connection request for a media connection between the first application and the second application, wherein the network message includes an instruction to a proxy server to send an authorization request that includes the token over the network to an application manager server to request use of the token in validating that the first application is authorized to send the media connection request over the network to the second application; communicating control information over a control session set up between the first endpoint device and the second endpoint device in response to the media connection request; wherein the control information includes the AppID associated with the first application; and communicating media information over a media session set up between the first endpoint device and the second endpoint device in response to the media connection request.