Method and apparatus for conferencing with stream selectivity
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system for conferencing comprising:
- a network; and
N nodes in communication with each other through the network, where N is greater than or equal to three and is an integer, each node able to produce at least one unique corresponding video stream and a unique corresponding audio stream for transmission over the network to other nodes of the N nodes, each node able to selectively receive any stream from any of the other nodes.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system for conferencing including a network. The system comprises N nodes in communication with each other through the network, where N is greater than or equal to three and is an integer. Each node of the N nodes able to produce a unique corresponding video stream having a bandwidth and a unique corresponding audio stream having a bandwidth for transmission over the network to other nodes of the N nodes, with each stream'"'"'s bandwidth from each node being dynamically controlled and set at predetermined levels. A method for conferencing in a telecommunications system. A bandwidth manager. A method for controlling bandwidth in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications system for conferencing. Including a network. The system comprises N nodes in communication with each other through the network, where N is greater than or equal to three and is an integer. Each node able to produce at least one unique corresponding video stream and a unique corresponding audio stream for transmission over the network to other nodes of the N nodes. Each node able to selectively receive any stream from any of the other nodes. A videophone. A method for a video call.
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43 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system for conferencing comprising:
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a network; and
N nodes in communication with each other through the network, where N is greater than or equal to three and is an integer, each node able to produce at least one unique corresponding video stream and a unique corresponding audio stream for transmission over the network to other nodes of the N nodes, each node able to selectively receive any stream from any of the other nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for conferencing in a telecommunications system comprising the steps of:
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producing with each node of N nodes in communication with each other through a network, where N is greater than or equal to three and is an integer, at least one unique corresponding video stream and a unique corresponding audio stream for transmission over the network to other nodes of the N nodes; and
selectively receiving by each node any stream from any of the other nodes.
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42. A videophone comprising:
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means for selectively receiving any stream from a plurality of video streams and audio streams of different scenes from a network; and
means for displaying the selected video streams and listening to the selective audio streams.
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43. A method for a video call comprising the steps of:
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selectively receiving at a videophone any stream from a plurality of video streams and audio streams of different scenes from a network; and
displaying the selected video streams and listening to the selective audio streams.
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