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System and method for cascaded peer-2-peer video conferences

US10027725B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Polycom, LLC · US

Inventors

Deep Subhash Pai · Pune, IN
Dragan Ignjatic · Umka, RS

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 2016
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W40/22
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A P2P configuration where only the active talker or talkers are providing media streams, to reduce uplink bandwidth demands on an active talker, participants relay the active talker stream to other participants. A signaling server determines the closest participant receiving a requested stream and with available bandwidth to relay the requested stream to a requesting participant and controls the provision of the relayed stream. In certain cases, an additional intermediate participant may relay the requested stream.

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