def send_message(msg)
      # Build the message and get it's size
      message = msg.serialize_to_string
      message_size = [message.length].pack('N')

      # Try to send the message
      try_again = true
      begin
        data = ""
        @ssl_client.write(message_size + message)
        @ssl_client.readpartial(1000,data)
      rescue
        # Sometimes our connection might drop or something, so
        # we'll reconnect to the unit and try to send the message again.
        if try_again
          try_again = false
          connect_to_unit
          retry
        else
          # Looks like we couldn't connect to the unit after all.
          puts "message not sent"
        end
      end

      return data
    end
def send_message(msg)
      # Build the message and get it's size
      message = msg.serialize_to_string
      message_size = [message.length].pack('N')

      # Try to send the message
      try_again = true
      begin
        data = ""
        @ssl_client.write(message_size + message)
        @ssl_client.readpartial(1000,data)
      rescue
        # Sometimes our connection might drop or something, so
        # we'll reconnect to the unit and try to send the message again.
        if try_again
          try_again = false
          connect_to_unit
          retry
        else
          # Looks like we couldn't connect to the unit after all.
          puts "message not sent"
        end
      end

      return data
    end
Send a message to the Google TV and return the response