Intelligent layouts for call scaling and layout persistence
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1. A method of establishing persistent, intelligent video layouts, executed by a multipoint control unit operatively coupled to two or more endpoints in a videoconference, the method comprising:
- determining, by a presentation and layout manager of the multipoint control unit, a current call type during a call, the call having at least one current participant;
identifying a last call having a last call type, wherein the last call type is the same as the current call type;
retrieving layout parameters of the identified last call from a storage medium associated with the multipoint control unit, at least one of the layout parameters having been previously configured by the current participant during the identified last call; and
providing, by the presentation and layout manager to at least one of the endpoints, display configuration instructions according to the retrieved parameters.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and techniques for creating media conferencing layouts that are intelligent (i.e., based on some underlying principle to enhance user-perceived conference quality) and persistent (i.e., consistent within a call and from one call to the next).
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1. A method of establishing persistent, intelligent video layouts, executed by a multipoint control unit operatively coupled to two or more endpoints in a videoconference, the method comprising:
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determining, by a presentation and layout manager of the multipoint control unit, a current call type during a call, the call having at least one current participant; identifying a last call having a last call type, wherein the last call type is the same as the current call type; retrieving layout parameters of the identified last call from a storage medium associated with the multipoint control unit, at least one of the layout parameters having been previously configured by the current participant during the identified last call; and providing, by the presentation and layout manager to at least one of the endpoints, display configuration instructions according to the retrieved parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A videoconferencing device comprising:
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an endpoint module comprising endpoint hardware and software; interfaces for at least one camera, at least one microphone, at least one speaker, and one or more displays operatively coupled to the endpoint module; and a multipoint control unit module operatively coupled to the endpoint module and to a network interface, the multipoint control unit module comprising multipoint control unit hardware and software, the multipoint control unit hardware and software including a presentation and layout manager configured to; determine a current call type of a current call, the current call having at least one participant; identify a last call having a last call type, wherein the last call type is the same as the current call type; retrieve layout parameters of the identified last call from a storage medium associated with the endpoint module or the multipoint control unit, at least one of the layout parameters having been previously configured by the participant during the identified last call; and provide display configuration instructions to the endpoint module in accordance with the retrieved parameters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A multipoint control unit for videoconferencing configured to be operatively coupled to two or more endpoints in a video conference, the multipoint control unit including a presentation and layout manager configured to:
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determine a call type of a current call, the current call having at least one participant; identify a last call having a last call type, wherein the last call type is the same as the call type of the current call; retrieve layout parameters of the identified last call from a storage medium associated with the multipoint control unit, at least one of the layout parameters having been previously configured by the participant during the identified last call; and provide, to at least one of the two or more endpoints, display configuration instructions according to the retrieved parameters and according to a role of each of a plurality of media streams in the video conference; determine, during the video conference, that call type of the current call has changed; and provide, to at least one of the two or more endpoints, display configuration instructions according to the change in call type. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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