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Receiving compressed video frames in a video conference

US11606405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2022
Grant dateMar 14, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/40
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One disclosed example method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, video frames from a plurality of existing participants in a video conference; receiving, by the video conference provider, a request from a new user to join the video conference, and in response: generating, by the video conference provider, an instantaneous decoder refresh (IDR) frame; determining, by the video conference provider, one or more prior video frames previously acknowledged by each existing participant of the plurality of existing participants; generating, by the video conference provider, a benchmark frame for each of the plurality of existing participants based on at least one of the determined one or more prior video frames and the IDR frame; transmitting, by the video conference provider, the IDR frame to the new user; and transmitting, by the video conference provider, a message comprising the benchmark frame to each of the plurality of existing participants.

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