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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2013
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
John Darren Elliott, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Wyatt Douglas Jackson, Bothell, WA (US);
Hansen Liou, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alain P. Maillot, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhangwei Xu, Redmond, WA (US);
Neil Warren Black, Seattle, WA (US);
Baber M. Shaikh, Redmond, WA (US);
Anthony Vincent Discolo, Sammamish, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments, methods, and systems for communicating via a generic companion-messaging session are provided. The generic companion-messaging session includes a base platform running a base platform application and a companion platform running a companion platform application. An initialization message that automatically pairs the companion platform application and the base platform application is sent from the companion platform to the base platform for a generic companion-messaging session. The companion platform is connected to an encrypted communication channel for the generic companion-messaging session with the base platform. The encrypted communication channel supports bidirectional communication over a plurality of connections. A connection from the plurality of connections is determined for routing a message. The message is routed via a direct connection when the direct connection with the base platform is determined and the message is routed via an indirect connection when the indirect connection with the base platform is determined.