OFFLOADING CONTENT RETRIEVAL AND DECODING IN PLUGGABLE CONTENT-HANDLING SYSTEMS

摘要

Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media are disclosed for offloading content retrieval and decoding in pluggable content-handling systems. This may be accomplished by the server sending the client a frame that comprises video as two parts—the un-decoded video data, and the rest of the frame. The client then uses the application content handler to decode video image corresponding to the video data and combine it with the rest of the frame to recreate the frame. The server may execute a proxy for content handler to perform the communications to retrieve the media. The client may execute content handler using a stub application that corresponds to content handler, such that operations content handler performs are performed as if it were interacting with the application.