Patent ID: 9083759
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for determining to have intermediaries perform compression of a remote display protocol communicated between a client and a server, the method comprising: a) transmitting, by a client to a server via a first intermediary and a second intermediary, a communication identifying remote display protocol capabilities of the client, each of the first intermediary and the second intermediary modifying the communication to identify their respective remote display protocol capabilities; b) determining, by the server from the communication forwarded via the first intermediary and the second intermediary, remote display protocol capabilities of each of the client, the first intermediary and the second intermediary support a predetermined version of the remote display protocol; c) transmitting, by the server to the client responsive to the determination, a second communication identifying that the client and server are not to perform compression on remote display protocol communications; d) compressing, by the first intermediary, data communicated by the server to the client via the remote display protocol and forwarding the compressed data to the second intermediary; and e) uncompressing, by the second intermediary, the compressed data and forwarding the uncompressed data to the client via the remote display protocol.