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Access method for video call and video call apparatus

US8791979B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 2010
Grant dateJul 29, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/665
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are an access method for performing a video call and a video call apparatus, wherein the method comprises the steps of: presetting an access password for a video call; after answering the video call, closing audio and video channels, and transmitting a command to a calling terminal for providing an access password for the video call so as to prompt said calling terminal to input an access password associated with the video call; determining if the access password associated with the video call and inputted by said calling terminal matches the preset access password; if so, performing the video call, and if not, refusing said calling terminal's request to perform the video call. According to the technical solution provided by the present invention, the function of automatically selecting whether to answer the video call according to the other party's identity is enabled.

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