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Methods and systems for linking virtual meeting attendees over a network

US7571210B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2003
Grant dateAug 4, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13337
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to methods and computer program products for communicating real time data streams between a plurality of virtual meeting attendees over a digital data network. One exemplary method of the invention includes the steps of receiving a plurality of real time data streams from each of a plurality of virtual meeting attendees, of linking a first and a second of the real time data streams from each of the attendees to a first network interface, of linking only the first data stream from each of the attendees to a second network interface, and of linking only the second data stream from each of the attendees to a third network interface.

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