Patent ID: 7673056
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a gateway between one or more redirection client applications and one or more redirection server applications, the method comprising: at the gateway: establishing a connection from the redirection gateway client application to connect to a first redirection server application, the first redirection server application supporting a first redirection protocol; in response to the request, establishing a connection to the first redirection server application; establishing a connection to a first redirection client application, the first redirection client application supporting the first redirection protocol; bridging the connection to the first redirection server application with the connection to the first redirection client application; receiving a request from the redirection gateway client application to connect to a second redirection server application, the second redirection server application supporting a second redirection protocol incompatible with the first redirection protocol; in response to receiving the request to connect to the second redirection server application, establishing a connection to the second redirection server application; establishing a connection to a second redirection client application, the second redirection client application supporting the second redirection protocol; and bridging the connection to the second redirection server application with the connection to the second redirection client application, wherein the first redirection protocol comprises the remote desktop protocol (RDP) and the second redirection protocol comprises the virtual network computing (VNC) protocol.