Abstract: A computing device may include a memory and a processor configured to cooperate with the memory to determine, based upon at least one multimedia filter running at a first client computing device, a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a media cloud source of a video being streamed to the first client computing device using a source filter, and playback control data associated with the video being streamed to the first client computing device. The processor may also cause a second client computing device to independently stream the video from the media cloud source based upon the determined URL, and play the video at the second client computing device synchronously with playback of the video at the first client computing device based upon the playback control data, with the first client computing device being the controller for playback of the video at the second client computing device.

Abstract: A computing device, method, and computer-readable medium storing instructions for determining user availability for one or more messaging applications are provided. For example, the computing device includes a processor for receiving user activity information from a client device including system interaction information and scheduled activity information for a user of the client device. The system interaction information includes information related to the user's current interaction with applications in the distributed workspace and the scheduled activity information includes information pulled from, for example, a calendar and/or scheduling application associated with the user. The processor processes the user activity information to determine a current user status for the user and output the current user status for the user of the client device to additional users of the one or more messaging applications.

Abstract: Techniques for encrypting keyboard data prior to its being received by an operating system of an endpoint device, reducing the possibility of unencrypted keyboard data being logged by a keylogger application running on the endpoint device. The techniques employ an encryption filter communicably coupled between a keyboard and the endpoint device. The encryption filter receives unencrypted keyboard data from the keyboard, encrypts the keyboard data, and provides the encrypted keyboard data to the operating system of the endpoint device. The techniques can be employed in association with a back-end data processing center of a security standard compliant organization, which can receive the encrypted keyboard data from the endpoint device, and decrypt the keyboard data for use on a host system. In this way, access and/or storage of unencrypted keyboard data at the endpoint device can be avoided.

Abstract: A computing device may include a memory and a processor configured to cooperate with the memory to determine, based upon at least one multimedia filter running at a first client computing device, a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a media cloud source of a video being streamed to the first client computing device using a source filter, and playback control data associated with the video being streamed to the first client computing device. The processor may also cause a second client computing device to independently stream the video from the media cloud source based upon the determined URL, and play the video at the second client computing device synchronously with playback of the video at the first client computing device based upon the playback control data, with the first client computing device being the controller for playback of the video at the second client computing device.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for modifying a list of Traversal Using Relays around Network Address Translators (TURN) servers within a host application. A custom-modified browser is configured to add and/or remove TURN servers underneath a variety of host applications, including, for example, JavaScript WebRTC applications. In some cases, certain applications are permitted and/or denied use of certain TURN servers, based on local administrative policy. In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, a host application can be configured or otherwise modified to use certain TURN servers on certain networks, for example, to prevent traffic from using a TURN server outside a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) region.

Abstract: A computing system may include a first client computing device configured to locally generate a first local graphics surface, and a second client computing device configured to locally generate a second local graphics surface. A collaboration cloud computing service may cooperate with the first and second client devices to capture the first graphics surface from the first client device and share the first graphics surface from the first client device within the second graphics surface of the second client device, determine a media cloud source and playback control data associated with a video to be displayed in the first graphics surface of the first client device, and cause the second client computing device to independently stream the video from the media cloud source and play the video within the shared first graphics surface synchronously with playback of the video at the first client device based upon the playback control data.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for modifying a list of Traversal Using Relays around Network Address Translators (TURN) servers within a host application. A custom-modified browser is configured to add and/or remove TURN servers underneath a variety of host applications, including, for example, JavaScript WebRTC applications. In some cases, certain applications are permitted and/or denied use of certain TURN servers, based on local administrative policy. In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, a host application can be configured or otherwise modified to use certain TURN servers on certain networks, for example, to prevent traffic from using a TURN server outside a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) region.

Abstract: A system may include a fixed communications device and a mobile communications device each configured to wirelessly communicate at a first frequency and also at a second frequency higher than the first frequency. The fixed communications device and the mobile communications device may cooperate to establish a wireless link via the second frequency, exchange a location signal via the first frequency responsive to establishing the wireless link, communicate via the wireless link using the second frequency and determine respective transmit and receive delays associated with transmission and reception of the location signal via the first frequency, and determine a distance between the fixed communications device and the mobile communications device based upon a time of arrival of the location signal, the transmit and receive delays, and a signal speed associated with the second frequency.

Abstract: A computing system may include a first client computing device configured to locally generate a first local graphics surface, and a second client computing device configured to locally generate a second local graphics surface. A collaboration cloud computing service may cooperate with the first and second client devices to capture the first graphics surface from the first client device and share the first graphics surface from the first client device within the second graphics surface of the second client device, determine a media cloud source and playback control data associated with a video to be displayed in the first graphics surface of the first client device, and cause the second client computing device to independently stream the video from the media cloud source and play the video within the shared first graphics surface synchronously with playback of the video at the first client device based upon the playback control data.

Abstract: Techniques for encrypting keyboard data prior to its being received by an operating system of an endpoint device, reducing the possibility of unencrypted keyboard data being logged by a keylogger application running on the endpoint device. The techniques employ an encryption filter communicably coupled between a keyboard and the endpoint device. The encryption filter receives unencrypted keyboard data from the keyboard, encrypts the keyboard data, and provides the encrypted keyboard data to the operating system of the endpoint device. The techniques can be employed in association with a back-end data processing center of a security standard compliant organization, which can receive the encrypted keyboard data from the endpoint device, and decrypt the keyboard data for use on a host system. In this way, access and/or storage of unencrypted keyboard data at the endpoint device can be avoided.

Abstract: A computing system may include first and second client computing devices each configured to generate a respective local graphics surface. A virtualization server may be configured to run a virtual collaboration application for the first client computing device hosted in a virtual computing session, and to generate a virtual graphics surface from the local graphics surface of the first client computing device within the virtual computing session. A collaboration cloud computing service may cooperate with the second client computing device and the virtual collaboration application at the virtualization server to share the virtual graphics surface within the local graphics surface of the second client computing device.

Abstract: A system may include a fixed communications device and a mobile communications device each configured to wirelessly communicate at a first frequency and also at a second frequency higher than the first frequency. The fixed communications device and the mobile communications device may cooperate to establish a wireless link via the second frequency, exchange a location signal via the first frequency responsive to establishing the wireless link, communicate via the wireless link using the second frequency and determine respective transmit and receive delays associated with transmission and reception of the location signal via the first frequency, and determine a distance between the fixed communications device and the mobile communications device based upon a time of arrival of the location signal, the transmit and receive delays, and a signal speed associated with the second frequency.

Abstract: A computing system may include first and second client computing devices each configured to generate a respective local graphics surface. A virtualization server may be configured to run a virtual collaboration application for the first client computing device hosted in a virtual computing session, and to generate a virtual graphics surface from the local graphics surface of the first client computing device within the virtual computing session. A collaboration cloud computing service may cooperate with the second client computing device and the virtual collaboration application at the virtualization server to share the virtual graphics surface within the local graphics surface of the second client computing device.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a method, system, and computer readable storage media for transmitting data from a first computing device to a second computing device. The first computing device comprises a host while the second computing device comprises a client for receiving a virtual desktop session. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating a first type of packets associated with an application. The application is executed by a processor of the first computing device. The method further comprises transmitting the generated packets using a remote display protocol from the first computing device to the second computing device. The packets are translated into a second type of packets at the second computing device and transmitted to a wireless device that is communicatively coupled to the second computing device.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe methods and systems of receiving, by one or more cameras, images in which the images comprise facial images of individuals. Aspects of the disclosure describe extracting the facial images from the images received, sorting the extracted facial images into separate groups wherein each group corresponds to the facial images of each individual, and selecting, for each individual, a preferred facial image from each group. The preferred facial images selected are transmitted to a client for display. Aspects of the disclosure also describe selecting either a facial recognition algorithm or an audio triangulation algorithm to use to determine which individual is speaking wherein the selection is based on whether lip movement of one or more of the individuals is visible in the images received from the cameras.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a method, system, and computer readable storage media for transmitting data from a first computing device to a second computing device. The first computing device comprises a host while the second computing device comprises a client for receiving a virtual desktop session. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating a first type of packets associated with an application. The application is executed by a processor of the first computing device. The method further comprises transmitting the generated packets using a remote display protocol from the first computing device to the second computing device. The packets are translated into a second type of packets at the second computing device and transmitted to a wireless device that is communicatively coupled to the second computing device.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a method, system, and computer readable storage media for transmitting data from a first computing device to a second computing device. The first computing device comprises a host while the second computing device comprises a thin client for receiving a virtual desktop session. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating one or more Bluetooth packets associated with a Bluetooth application. The Bluetooth application is executed by a processor of the first computing device. The method further comprises transmitting the generated Bluetooth packets using an ICA (independent computing architecture) protocol from the first computing device to the second computing device. The Bluetooth packets are translated into USB packets at the second computing device and transmitted to a Bluetooth device that is communicatively coupled to the second computing device.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe methods and systems of receiving, by one or more cameras, images in which the images comprise facial images of individuals. Aspects of the disclosure describe extracting the facial images from the images received, sorting the extracted facial images into separate groups wherein each group corresponds to the facial images of each individual, and selecting, for each individual, a preferred facial image from each group. The preferred facial images selected are transmitted to a client for display. Aspects of the disclosure also describe selecting either a facial recognition algorithm or an audio triangulation algorithm to use to determine which individual is speaking wherein the selection is based on whether lip movement of one or more of the individuals is visible in the images received from the cameras.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe new methods and systems of receiving one or more images by one or more cameras. Each of the one or more images is acquired by one or more cameras in which the one or more images comprise facial images corresponding to persons. In one embodiment, aspects of the disclosure describe a method for extracting each of the facial images from each of the images in which each of the facial images corresponds to each of one or more sets of extracted facial images. The method further includes sorting each of the extracted facial images per each set into separate groups of one or more groups wherein each group corresponds to facial images of each person. The method further includes selecting a preferred facial image from each group of the one or more groups to generate preferred facial images for transmission to a client using a display server.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a method, system, and computer readable storage media for transmitting data from a first computing device to a second computing device. The first computing device comprises a host while the second computing device comprises a thin client for receiving a virtual desktop session. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating one or more Bluetooth packets associated with a Bluetooth application. The Bluetooth application is executed by a processor of the first computing device. The method further comprises transmitting the generated Bluetooth packets using an ICA (independent computing architecture) protocol from the first computing device to the second computing device. The Bluetooth packets are translated into USB packets at the second computing device and transmitted to a Bluetooth device that is communicatively coupled to the second computing device.