Systems and methods for remotely controlling computer applications

Abstract

A modular system and method is for displaying and controlling a host computer application interface using a real-time video and control stream to a remote digital media receiver client is disclosed. The continuous graphical display pixels and audio of a host computer application interface window are divided into time segments of a predetermined length. These segments are then subsequently coded as video and audio streams. These video and audio streams are then sent to a remote digital media receiver client where they are decoded for display on a television device or played back on an audio system. the host computer application interface is controlled by user commands that originate at the remote digital media receiver client. The commands are sent over a control channel that is established between the host computer and the digital media receiver.

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