Remote participant hold and disconnect during videoconferencing
US6343314B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A videoconferencing system and method comprising a plurality of workstations, providing AV capture and reproduction facilities, interconnected by a network providing an AV path for carrying signals representing videoconference participants. The system and method includes one or more of a remote participant hold selection mechanism and a remote participant disconnection mechanism. The remote participant hold selection mechanism is operable to place at least one of the other participants on hold, during a videoconference call among a hold-activating participant and a plurality of other participants. The remote participant disconnection mechanism is operable by a participant teleconference call among the participant and a plurality of the other participants without disconnecting the remaining participants.
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