Method and apparatus for conference spanning
US8483098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1827
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are conferencing systems, devices, architectures, and methods for managing a conference spanning system to facilitate participation in a plurality of conferences at the same time. An exemplary system having devices and/or structures in accordance with embodiments can include: (i) a plurality of conferences, each conference being configured to support a plurality of media modes; (ii) a presentation mechanism configured to support the plurality of media modes from the plurality of conferences; and (iii) a selector for selecting a conference from the plurality of conferences and designating the selected conference as an active conference and designating non-selected conferences as background conferences, wherein the active conference is assigned at least one enhanced media mode in the presentation mechanism.
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