Scalable high-performance interactive real-time media architectures for virtual desktop environments

A method for providing interactive two-way real-time media in a desktop virtualization environment, the desktop virtualization environment comprising at least one desktop virtualization server computer and at least one desktop virtualization client endpoint device with an associated video camera, the method comprising:

• a. providing, using at least one instance of server software running on the desktop virtualization server, at least interactive user interface functions to an associated desktop virtualization client endpoint device, the instance of server software further configured to access a network;
• b. accessing, using at least one instance of endpoint software running on the desktop virtualization client endpoint device, the network and
• i. accepting real-time media input from a video camera associated with the desktop virtualization client endpoint;
• ii. providing an outgoing real-time compressed media stream to the network, the outgoing real-time compressed media stream responsive to at least the real-time video input from the video camera;
• iii. receiving an incoming real-time compressed media stream from the network;
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• iv. providing at least real-time and display functions on the desktop virtualization client endpoint device;
• c. establishing a first terminal-server/terminal-client network connection between the instance of server software and the instance of endpoint software, the first terminal-server/terminal-client network connection implemented using the access to the network comprised by the instance of server software and the access to the network comprised by the instance of endpoint software;
• d. establishing a terminal-client-to-terminal-client network connection between two instances of endpoint software, the terminal-client-to-terminal-client network connection distinct from the first terminal-server/terminal-client network connection and implemented using the access to the network comprised by two instances of endpoint software;
• e. exchanging desktop virtualization information between the instance of server software and the instance of endpoint software, the desktop virtualization information pertaining to the desktop virtualization environment though the first terminal-server/terminal-client network connection;
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• f. transmitting, by the at least one instance of endpoint software, at least one real-time compressed media stream through the terminal-client-to-terminal-client network connection.