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Techniques for managing visual compositions for a multimedia conference call

US8773494B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2006
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/403
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for managing visual compositions for a multimedia conference call are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor to allocate a display object bit rate for multiple display objects where a total display object bit rate for all display objects is equal to or less than a total input bit rate, and decode video information from multiple video streams each having different video layers with different levels of spatial resolution, temporal resolution and quality for two or more display objects. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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