Encoding for remoting graphics to decoder device

A system comprising:

• a memory storing an application at a graphics source that includes higher-level graphics commands representing graphics data;
• a protocol encoder device implemented by a processor and in communication with the graphics source;
• a protocol compliant state machine implemented at the protocol encoder device, said protocol compliant state machine being dedicated for communication over a network with a protocol decoder device, the protocol compliant state machine negotiating graphics encoding parameters with the protocol decoder device based on properties of the protocol decoder device and a specified communication protocol when communication is established between the protocol encoder device and the protocol decoder device, the protocol compliant state machine establishing access privileges of the protocol decoder device to provide inputs to an application program at the graphics source;
• a communication protocol specific encoder implemented at the protocol encoder device to encode the higher-level graphics commands into communication protocol specific protocol data units (PDUs) based on the specified communication protocol and pass the PDUs to the protocol compliant state machine;
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• the protocol compliant state machine at the protocol encoder device sending the encoded PDUs over the network to the protocol decoder device in accordance with the negotiated graphics encoding parameters.

A non-transitory storage medium having processor-executable instructions that, when executed on a first device, cause the first device to perform operations comprising:

• providing a plurality of protocol compliant state machines in association with an encoder implemented by one or more processors at the first device, each said protocol compliant state machine being dedicated for communication over a network with a respective corresponding protocol decoder device of a plurality of protocol decoder devices in communication with the encoder;
• negotiating graphics encoding parameters by each said protocol compliant state machine with the respective corresponding protocol decoder device based on a specified communication protocol for establishing a different set of negotiated graphics encoding parameters for each protocol decoder device;
• receiving a request for higher-level graphics commands representing graphics data at one or more of the protocol compliant state machines at the first device;
• encoding higher-level graphics commands by the encoder into protocol data units (PDUs) based on the specified communication protocol;
• passing the PDUs to the plurality of dedicated protocol compliant state machines;
• and
• sending the encoded PDUs from each dedicated protocol compliant state machine to the respective protocol decoder device in accordance with the different set of negotiated graphics encoding parameters negotiated for each respective protocol decoder device.

A method of transmitting higher-level graphics commands, the method being implemented by one or more processors executing computer-executable instructions stored in computer-readable storage media, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of dedicated protocol compliant state machines as part of an encoder implemented by one or more of the processors at a first device, each said protocol compliant state machine being dedicated for communication over a network with a respective corresponding protocol decoder device of a plurality of protocol decoder devices in communication with the encoder;
• negotiating graphics encoding parameters by each said protocol compliant state machine with the respective corresponding protocol decoder device based on properties of each protocol decoder device and a specified communication protocol for providing different negotiated graphics encoding parameters to each protocol decoder device;
• receiving a request for higher-level graphics commands representing graphics data at one or more of the protocol compliant state machines;
• encoding, by the encoder implemented by the one or more of the processors, the higher-level graphics commands into protocol data units (PDUs) based on a specified communication protocol;
• passing the PDUs to the plurality of protocol compliant state machines;
• and
• sending the PDUs from each of the protocol compliant state machines to the respective corresponding protocol decoder devices according to the different negotiated graphics encoding parameters for each respective protocol decoder device.