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Multipoint conference scalability for co-located participants

US8416281B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2010
Grant dateApr 9, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/2094
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal device associated with a participant of the multipoint session can be identified. The multipoint session can be associated with a video and an audio stream. The terminal device can be a computing device comprising of an audio and video input, and a video output. The multipoint session can be a conference associated with a telephony session. The location of the terminal device and a conferencing device can be determined. The conferencing device can be associated with an audio input and output. If the terminal device is proximate to the conferencing device, a terminal device audio stream can be terminated and a conference device audio stream can be received. A video stream and an audio stream can be simultaneously presented upon the audio and video output of the conferencing device and terminal device. The video and the audio stream can be a synchronized stream of the session.

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