Framework to support a hybrid of meshed endpoints with non-meshed endpoints
US9602772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/147
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A videoconferencing system includes a hybrid MCU configured to act as a hybrid mesh participant in a videoconference. The hybrid MCU may include a processing module to mix videoconference media data received by the hybrid MCU in data streams transmitted from mesh and non-mesh endpoints. The hybrid MCU may further include a forking module to fork combined video/audio data streams received by the hybrid MCU to provide separate video and audio data streams to each mesh endpoint. The hybrid MCU may be configured to provide a mixed video/audio data steam to each non-mesh endpoint of the videoconference.
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