Back-to-back virtual web real-time communications (WebRTC) agents, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media

• US 9,525,718 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2013
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Johnston, Alan B., Yoakum, John H.
• Primary Examiner(s): JAKOVAC, RYAN J
• Application Number:
  US13/931,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20150006611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,269 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Back-to-back Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) virtual agents, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for providing back-to-back virtual WebRTC agents comprises receiving, by a WebRTC server executing on a computing device, a WebRTC offer/answer exchange between first and second WebRTC clients. The method further comprises instantiating one or more virtual WebRTC agents. The method also comprises establishing a first WebRTC interactive flow between the first WebRTC client and one of the one or more virtual WebRTC agents, and a second WebRTC interactive flow between the second WebRTC client and one of the one or more virtual WebRTC agents. The method additionally comprises directing a content of the first WebRTC interactive flow to the second WebRTC interactive flow, and a content of the second WebRTC interactive flow to the first WebRTC interactive flow, via the one or more virtual WebRTC agents.

Claims

1. A method for providing a back-to-back virtual Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) agent, comprising:

receiving, by a WebRTC server executing on a computing device, a WebRTC offer/answer exchange between a first WebRTC client and a second WebRTC client;

determining whether the first WebRTC client and the second WebRTC client are compatible based on the WebRTC offer/answer exchange, a query/response exchange between the WebRTC server and one or more of the first WebRTC client and the second WebRTC client, or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) header data, or a combination thereof;

instantiating one or more virtual WebRTC agents, wherein instantiating the one or more virtual WebRTC agents comprises, responsive to determining that the first WebRTC client is not compatible with the second WebRTC client;

instantiating a first virtual WebRTC agent compatible with the first WebRTC client; and

instantiating a second virtual WebRTC agent compatible with the second WebRTC client;

establishing a first WebRTC interactive flow between the first WebRTC client and the first virtual WebRTC agent, and a second WebRTC interactive flow between the second WebRTC client and the second virtual WebRTC agent; and

directing an interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow to the second WebRTC interactive flow, and an interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow to the first WebRTC interactive flow, via the virtual WebRTC agents.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising extracting the interactive media content from the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content from the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising injecting content into the first WebRTC interactive flow or the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording the interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transforming the interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second virtual WebRTC agents comprise web browser applications executing within a virtual instance of an operating system.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second WebRTC interactive flows comprise a real-time audio stream and/or a real-time video stream.

7. A system for providing a back-to-back virtual Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) agent, comprising:

at least one communications interface; and

a WebRTC server associated with the at least one communications interface, the WebRTC server comprising a WebRTC application provider configured to receive a WebRTC offer/answer exchange between a first WebRTC client and a second WebRTC client; and

the WebRTC server configured to determine whether the first WebRTC client and the second WebRTC client are compatible based on the WebRTC offer/answer exchange, a query/response exchange between the WebRTC server and one or more of the first WebRTC client and the second WebRTC client, or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) header data, or a combination thereof;

instantiating one or more virtual WebRTC agents, wherein instantiating the one or more virtual WebRTC agents comprises, responsive to determining that the first WebRTC client is not compatible with the second WebRTC client;

the WebRTC server further comprising a virtual WebRTC agent manager programmed to;

instantiate a first virtual WebRTC agent compatible with the first WebRTC client; and

instantiate a second virtual WebRTC agent compatible with the second WebRTC client;

establish a first WebRTC interactive flow between the first WebRTC client and the first virtual WebRTC agent, and a second WebRTC interactive flow between the second WebRTC client and the second WebRTC agent; and

direct an interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow to the second WebRTC interactive flow, and an interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow to the first WebRTC interactive flow, via the virtual WebRTC agents.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the virtual WebRTC agent manager is further configured to extract the interactive media content from the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content from the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the virtual WebRTC agent manager is further configured to inject content into the first WebRTC interactive flow or the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the virtual WebRTC agent manager is further configured to record the interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the virtual WebRTC agent manager is further configured to transform the interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

18. The system of claim 7, wherein the first and second virtual WebRTC agents comprise web browser applications executing within a virtual instance of an operating system.

20. The system of claim 7, wherein the first and second WebRTC interactive flows comprise a real-time audio stream and/or a real-time video stream.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause a processor to implement a method, comprising:

receiving a Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) offer/answer exchange between a first WebRTC client and a second WebRTC client;

determining whether the first WebRTC client and the second WebRTC client are compatible based on the WebRTC offer/answer exchange, a query/response exchange between the WebRTC server and one or more of the first WebRTC client and the second WebRTC client, or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) header data, or a combination thereof;

instantiating one or more virtual WebRTC agents, wherein instantiating the one or more virtual WebRTC agents comprises, responsive to determining that the first WebRTC client is not compatible with the second WebRTC client;

instantiating a first virtual WebRTC agent compatible with the first WebRTC client; and

instantiating a second virtual WebRTC agent compatible with the second WebRTC client;

establishing a first WebRTC interactive flow between the first WebRTC client and the first virtual WebRTC agent, and a second WebRTC interactive flow between the second WebRTC client and the second virtual WebRTC agent; and

directing an interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow to the second WebRTC interactive flow, and an interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow to the first WebRTC interactive flow, via the virtual WebRTC agents.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 having stored thereon the computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to implement the method, further comprising extracting the interactive media content from the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content from the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 having stored thereon the computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to implement the method, further comprising injecting content into the first WebRTC interactive flow or the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 having stored thereon the computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to implement the method, further comprising recording the interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 having stored thereon the computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to implement the method, further comprising transforming the interactive media content of the first WebRTC interactive flow or the interactive media content of the second WebRTC interactive flow, or a combination thereof.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 having stored thereon the computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to implement the method, wherein the first and second virtual WebRTC agents comprise web browser applications executing within a virtual instance of an operating system.