Apparatus for the efficient transmission of multimedia streams for teleconferencing
US9742574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/0063
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A peer-to-peer forwarding node supports the operation of a teleconference across a telecommunications network. The telecommunications network comprises a plurality of nodes including one or more source locations and one or more remote locations. The teleconference includes teleconference participants at each of the source and remote locations. The peer-to-peer forwarding node is located at a given one of the plurality of nodes. The peer-to-peer forwarding node comprises a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives a request from a telecommunications controller to provide peer-to-peer forwarding of a media signal to be received from a first one of the source locations to a first one of the remote locations and which further receives the media signal from the first one of said source locations. The transmitter forwards the media signal from the first one of the source locations to the first one of the remote locations.
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