Abstract: A system for client devices to access server based application where a management server sends to a client device receives from a management server a set of worker-servers. The client then sends one or more messages to the set of worker servers which are configured to send one or more a long response messages. The time to receive a response messages it timed by the client device and a worker-server for each of the one or more ping message is time for each server in the set. Further, the variance in sending the messages can be generated. A worker server is selected based on the shortest response times and the variance if the responses can be provide a threshold for selecting a worker-server.

Abstract: A server-based application hosting and streaming of video output across a network to a client terminal. A method receives, via the network, an initiation request from a client terminal to stream an application from an application server to the client terminal. Retrieving from an application database a common application data image of the application, and retrieving from a profile database incremental application data uniquely associated with the user indicative of a recent application state for the user. The method includes modifying the common application data image in accordance with the incremental application data to create a modified application image which is unique to the user and indicative of the recent application state. The method includes spawning and hosting a user-specific instance of the application based on the modified application image followed by streaming at least video output of the user-specific instance of the application to the client terminal.

Abstract: A method of in-application encoding for decreased latency application streaming in an environment (e.g. MS Windows) including a three-dimensional image or video generating application. An API includes providing a customized sub-program (e.g., a DLL file) in the application. The sub-program includes an encoder operable to encode an image. Further, the method includes creating a protected memory block sufficient to accommodate the largest possible image that the application could generate. In addition, the method can include copying data from a back buffer of the API to the memory block and indicating that data in the memory block is ready for encoding. By using the sub-program of the application, the method can include encoding the data in the memory block for onward streaming (e.g., to a client terminal) of the encoded data.