Videoconferencing dynamic host controller
US10757366B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/81
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention generate a vector value representing a state of a host device hosting a videoconference that is attended by a plurality of participant videoconference devices, wherein the host device controls audio and video distributed for the videoconference to others of the participant videoconference devices, evaluate the vector value to determine a change in the vector value during the videoconference, identify a plurality of second host devices of the plurality of participant videoconference devices that are each enabled to control the audio and video distributed for the videoconference to others of the participant videoconference devices, and in response to determining that the change in the vector value exceeds a threshold, switch control of the videoconference from the host device to one of the second host devices.
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