Patent ID: 8234385
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in a media remoting scenario, the method comprising: beginning a media format negotiation between a server and a client before playing of media data; identifying communications for the media format negotiation with a request by the client of at least one media data format and a notification of constructing a media topology responsive to the at least one media data format; sending to the client the at least one media data format being requested as part of the media format negotiation; receiving from the client the notification that indicates when an attempt to construct at the client the media topology responsive to the at least one media data format was a success or a failure; controlling timing of data flow in the media topology, wherein the data flow is controlled through a clock through a client reception source node, one or more of intermediate nodes, and a sink node; when the notification indicates that the attempt to construct at the client the media topology responsive to the at least one media data format was a success, constructing the media topology based at least in part on: when the notification indicates that the attempt to construct at the client the media topology responsive to the at least one media data format was a failure, sending to the client a different media data format as part of the media format negotiation.