View multiplexer for use with a viewing infrastructure and a method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. A view multiplexer implemented on a computing device, for use with a service application, comprising:
- a service coordinator configured to simulate a single representative viewer to said service application from a plurality of viewers, said service application configured to communicate with a single viewer; and
a state collaborator, coupled to said service coordinator, configured to automatically provide a network state of said service application to said plurality of viewers and said service application based on message types indicated by a low-level packet format, said low-level packet format employed by said plurality of viewers and independent of said service application.
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Abstract
A view multiplexer, a viewing infrastructure and a method of multiplexing a view for use with a service application. In one embodiment, the viewing infrastructure includes a service application, a communications network coupled to the service application, a plurality of viewers coupled to the network and a view multiplexer coupled to both the service application and the communications network. A service coordinator of the view multiplexer simulates a single representative viewer from the plurality of viewers to the service application. A state collaborator, which is coupled to the service coordinator of the view multiplexer, provides a network state to the plurality of viewers.
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1. A view multiplexer implemented on a computing device, for use with a service application, comprising:
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a service coordinator configured to simulate a single representative viewer to said service application from a plurality of viewers, said service application configured to communicate with a single viewer; and a state collaborator, coupled to said service coordinator, configured to automatically provide a network state of said service application to said plurality of viewers and said service application based on message types indicated by a low-level packet format, said low-level packet format employed by said plurality of viewers and independent of said service application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of multiplexing a view for use with a service application comprising:
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coordinating a plurality of viewers to simulate a single representative viewer to said service application, said service application configured to communicate with a single viewer; and automatically collaborating a network state of said service application to said plurality of viewers and said service application, said coordinating and collaborating based on message types indicated by a low-level packet format employed by said plurality of viewers and independent of said service application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A viewing infrastructure, comprising:
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a service application implemented on a computing device; a communications network coupled to said service application; a plurality of viewers coupled to said network; a computer implemented view multiplexer coupled to said service application and said communications network, including; a service coordinator configured to simulate a single representative viewer to said service application from said plurality of viewers, said service application configured to communicate with a single viewer, and a state collaborator, coupled to said service coordinator, that automatically provides a network state of said service application to said plurality of viewers and said service application based on message types indicated by a low-level packet format, said low-level packet format employed by said plurality of viewers and independent of said service application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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