Video communication system, video transmission terminal, video reception terminal, communication method, and recording medium

• US 10,349,456 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2017
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Shibuya, Kazuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Brian S
• Application Number:
  US15/725,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20180035482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 642 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/23 Manipulation of direct-mode connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A video communication system includes a video transmission terminal and a video reception terminal. In the video transmission terminal, a first control unit causes the video transmission terminal to be disconnected from a first network by controlling a first communication session control unit. After the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network, the first control unit causes the video transmission terminal to start an operation as an access point by controlling the first communication session control unit and causes the first communication session control unit to create a second network. The first control unit causes the first video session control unit to establish a video session with the video reception terminal.

Claims

1. A video communication system, comprising a video transmission terminal and a video reception terminal;

wherein the video transmission terminal includes

a first communication unit,

a first communication session processor circuit configured to create a network when the video transmission terminal operates as an access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video transmission terminal operates as a station,

a first video session processor circuit configured to establish a video session with the video reception terminal, and transmits a video to the video reception terminal with which the video session is established using the first communication unit after the video session is established, and

a first processor circuit configured to execute a first transmission terminal process, a second transmission terminal process, and a third transmission terminal process,

in a case in which video transmission information regarding video transmission is received from the video reception terminal while the video transmission terminal operates as the station and the video transmission terminal participates in a first network, the first processor circuit causes the video transmission terminal to be disconnected from the first network by controlling the first communication session processor circuit in the first transmission terminal process,

after the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network, the first processor circuit causes the video transmission terminal to start an operation as the access point by controlling the first communication session processor circuit and causes the first communication session processor circuit to create a second network in the second transmission terminal process,

in the third transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit causes the first video session processor circuit to establish the video session with the video reception terminal, and

the first network is a network created by a terminal different from the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal, and the video reception terminal that transmits the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video transmission terminal, and

wherein the video reception terminal includes

a second communication unit,

a second communication session processor circuit configured to create a network when the video reception terminal operates as the access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video reception terminal operates as the station,

a second video session processor circuit configured to establish the video session with the video transmission terminal, and receives the video from the video transmission terminal with which the video session is established using the second communication unit after the video session is established, and

a second processor circuit configured to execute a first reception terminal process, a second reception terminal process, a third reception terminal process, and a fourth reception terminal process,

while the video reception terminal operates as the station and the video reception terminal participates in the first network, the second processor circuit transmits the video transmission information to the video transmission terminal using the second communication unit in the first reception terminal process,

after the video transmission information is transmitted, the second processor circuit causes the video reception terminal to be disconnected from the first network by controlling the second communication session processor circuit in the second reception terminal process,

after the video reception terminal is disconnected from the first network, the second processor circuit causes the video reception terminal to participate in the second network by controlling the second communication session processor circuit in the third reception terminal process,

in the fourth reception terminal process, the second processor circuit causes the second video session processor circuit to establish the video session with the video transmission terminal, and

the video transmission terminal that receives the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video reception terminal.

2. The video communication system according to claim 1,

wherein in the third transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit causes the first video session processor circuit to execute at least some of the processes needed to establish the video session with the video reception terminal before the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network, and

after the first processor circuit causes the first video session processor circuit to execute at least some of the processes needed to establish the video session, the first processor circuit executes the first transmission terminal process.

3. The video communication system according to claim 2,

wherein the processes needed to establish the video session include at least, exchange of messages regarding a determination of a video format, exchange of messages regarding a determination of an audio format, and exchange of messages regarding a confirmation as to whether or not preparation for video transmission has been completed in the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal.

4. The video communication system according to claim 2,

wherein in the first transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit causes the video transmission terminal to be disconnected from the first network after the first video session processor circuit completes all of the processes needed to establish the video session by controlling the first communication session processor circuit, and

in the second reception terminal process, the second processor circuit causes the video reception terminal to be disconnected from the first network after the second video session processor circuit completes all of the processes needed to establish the video session by controlling the second communication session processor circuit.

5. The video communication system according to claim 4,

wherein the video reception terminal further comprises an application configured to display the video received from the video transmission terminal by controlling a display unit,

when the application starts, the second processor circuit executes the first reception terminal process,

the second processor circuit causes the second video session processor circuit to perform all of the processes needed to establish the video session in the fourth reception terminal process between a point in time at which the application starts and a point in time at which the video transmission terminal that transmits the video that is displayed by the application is specified, and

after the video transmission terminal is specified, the second processor circuit executes the second reception terminal process.

6. The video communication system according to claim 2,

wherein in the third transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit causes the first video session processor circuit to execute some of the processes needed to establish the video session with the video reception terminal before the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network, and in the third transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit causes the first video session processor circuit to execute the rest of the processes needed to establish the video session with the video reception terminal after the second network is created, and

in the fourth reception terminal process, the second processor circuit causes the second video session processor circuit to execute some of the processes needed to establish the video session with the video transmission terminal before the video reception terminal is disconnected from the first network, and in the fourth reception terminal process, the second processor circuit causes the second video session processor circuit to execute the rest of the processes needed to establish the video session with the video transmission terminal after the video reception terminal participates in the second network.

7. The video communication system according to claim 1,

wherein in the first transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit transmits network information to the video reception terminal that has transmitted the video transmission information by controlling the first communication unit,

the network information includes at least one of identification information, channel information, and security information,

the identification information is for identifying the second network,

the channel information is related to a communication channel that is used in the second network,

the security information is related to authentication needed to participate in the second network, and

after the network information is transmitted, the first processor circuit causes the video transmission terminal to be disconnected from the first network by controlling the first communication session processor circuit in the first transmission terminal process.

8. The video communication system according to claim 1,

wherein in the first transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit transmits access point information to the video reception terminal that has transmitted the video transmission information by controlling the first communication unit,

the access point information indicates that the video transmission terminal becomes the access point, and

after the access point information is transmitted, the first processor circuit causes the video transmission terminal to be disconnected from the first network by controlling the first communication session processor circuit in the first transmission terminal process.

9. A video transmission terminal, comprising:

a first communication unit;

a first communication session processor circuit configured to create a network when the video transmission terminal operates as an access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video transmission terminal operates as a station;

a first video session processor circuit configured to establish a video session with the video reception terminal, and transmits a video to the video reception terminal with which the video session is established using the first communication unit after the video session is established; and

a first processor circuit configured to execute a first transmission terminal process, a second transmission terminal process, and a third transmission terminal process,

wherein in a case in which video transmission information regarding video transmission is received from the video reception terminal while the video transmission terminal operates as the station and the video transmission terminal participates in a first network, the first processor circuit causes the video transmission terminal to be disconnected from the first network by controlling the first communication session processor circuit in the first transmission terminal process,

after the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network, the first processor circuit causes the video transmission terminal to start an operation as the access point by controlling the first communication session processor circuit and causes the first communication session processor circuit to create a second network in the second transmission terminal process,

in the third transmission terminal process, the first processor circuit causes the first video session processor circuit to establish the video session with the video reception terminal, and

the first network is a network created by a terminal different from the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal, and the video reception terminal that transmits the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video transmission terminal.

10. A video reception terminal, comprising:

a second communication unit;

a second communication session processor circuit configured to create a network when the video reception terminal operates as an access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video reception terminal operates as a station;

a second video session processor circuit configured to establish a video session with the video transmission terminal, and receives a video from the video transmission terminal with which the video session is established using the second communication unit after the video session is established; and

a second processor circuit configured to execute a first reception terminal process, a second reception terminal process, a third reception terminal process, and a fourth reception terminal process,

wherein while the video reception terminal operates as the station and the video reception terminal participates in the first network, the second processor circuit transmits video transmission information regarding video transmission to the video transmission terminal using the second communication unit in the first reception terminal process,

after the video transmission information is transmitted, the second processor circuit causes the video reception terminal to be disconnected from the first network by controlling the second communication session processor circuit in the second reception terminal process,

after the video reception terminal is disconnected from the first network, the second processor circuit causes the video reception terminal to participate in the second network by controlling the second communication session processor circuit in the third reception terminal process,

in the fourth reception terminal process, the second processor circuit causes the second video session processor circuit to establish the video session with the video transmission terminal,

the first network is a network created by a terminal different from the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal, and the second network is a network created by the video transmission terminal that receives the video transmission information, and

the video transmission terminal that receives the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video reception terminal.

11. A communication method, comprising a first step, a second step, a third step, and a fourth step,

wherein a video transmission terminal creates a network when the video transmission terminal operates as an access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video transmission terminal operates as a station,

in a case in which video transmission information regarding video transmission is received from a video reception terminal while the video transmission terminal operates as the station and the video transmission terminal participates in a first network, the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network in the first step,

after the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network, the video transmission terminal starts an operation as the access point and creates a second network in the second step,

in the third step, the video transmission terminal establishes a video session with the video reception terminal,

in the fourth step, the video transmission terminal transmits a video to the video reception terminal with which the video session is established after the video session is established, and

the first network is a network created by a terminal different from the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal, and the video reception terminal that transmits the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video transmission terminal.

12. A communication method, comprising a first step, a second step, a third step, a fourth step, and a fifth step,

wherein a video reception terminal creates a network when the video reception terminal operates as an access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video reception terminal operates as a station,

while the video reception terminal operates as the station and the video reception terminal participates in a first network, the video reception terminal transmits video transmission information regarding video transmission to a video transmission terminal in the first step,

after the video transmission information is transmitted, the video reception terminal is disconnected from the first network in the second step,

after the video reception terminal is disconnected from the first network, the video reception terminal participates in a second network in the third step,

in the fourth step, the video reception terminal establishes a video session with the video transmission terminal,

in the fifth step, the video reception terminal receives a video from the video transmission terminal with which the video session is established after the video session is established,

the first network is a network created by a terminal different from the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal, and the second network is a network created by the video transmission terminal that receives the video transmission information, and

the video transmission terminal that receives the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video reception terminal.

13. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium saving a program to cause a computer of a video transmission terminal to execute a first step, a second step, a third step, and a fourth step,

wherein a video transmission terminal creates a network when the video transmission terminal operates as an access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video transmission terminal operates as a station,

in a case in which video transmission information regarding video transmission is received from a video reception terminal while the video transmission terminal operates as the station and the video transmission terminal participates in a first network, the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network in the first step,

after the video transmission terminal is disconnected from the first network, the video transmission terminal starts an operation as the access point and creates a second network in the second step,

in the third step, the video transmission terminal establishes a video session with the video reception terminal,

in the fourth step, the video transmission terminal transmits a video to the video reception terminal with which the video session is established after the video session is established, and

the first network is a network created by a terminal different from the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal, and the video reception terminal that transmits the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video transmission terminal.

14. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium saving a program to cause a computer of a video reception terminal to execute a first step, a second step, a third step, a fourth step, and a fifth step,

wherein the video reception terminal creates a network when the video reception terminal operates as an access point, and participates in a network created by the access point when the video reception terminal operates as a station,

while the video reception terminal operates as the station and the video reception terminal participates in a first network, the video reception terminal transmits video transmission information regarding video transmission to a video transmission terminal in the first step,

after the video transmission information is transmitted, the video reception terminal is disconnected from the first network in the second step,

after the video reception terminal is disconnected from the first network, the video reception terminal participates in a second network in the third step,

in the fourth step, the video reception terminal establishes a video session with the video transmission terminal,

in the fifth step, the video reception terminal receives a video from the video transmission terminal with which the video session is established after the video session is established,

the first network is a network created by a terminal different from the video transmission terminal and the video reception terminal, and the second network is a network created by the video transmission terminal that receives the video transmission information, and

the video transmission terminal that receives the video transmission information is a terminal that has participated in the first network and of which the video session has not been established with the video reception terminal.