Method and system for transmitting data for a shared application

摘要: A method and system for compressing bitmap data in a sharing an application running on host computer with remote computer, wherein the shared application's screen output is simultaneously displayed both computers. Simultaneous display of achieved by efficiently transmitting between computer. When font used displaying text not available sends representation display, rather than itself. Bitmap representations are cached so that same need be repeatedly transmitted from to compressed prior transmission, transmitted, then decompressed