Methods, media, and devices for providing visual resources of video conference participants

• US 20080284841A1
• Filed: 05/15/2007
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: RADVISION Limited (Avaya Incorporated)
• Inventors: Modai, Ori, Doron, Eli
• Granted Patent: US 8,212,856 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor

Abstract

Methods, media, and devices for providing visual resources of video conference participants are provided. In some embodiments, methods for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference comprise: determining that the participant is joining or departing the video conference; accessing a visual resource that identifies the participant; and presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

Claims

1. A method for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference, comprising:

determining that the participant is joining or departing the video conference;

accessing a visual resource that identifies the participant; and

presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual resource is an image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the visual resource.

6. A method for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference, comprising:

determining whether video of the participant is degraded or not present;

accessing a visual resource that corresponds to the participant when the video is degraded or not present; and

presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the visual resource is an image.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising modifying the visual resource.

11. A method for providing visual resources of participants to a video conference, comprising:

waiting for a roll call to be initiated;

creating a video roll call of the participants to the video conference that includes a visual resource for each of the participants; and

displaying the video roll call.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the video roll call is a composite roll call.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the video roll call is a sequential display of the visual resources.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the visual resources is an image.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the visual resources is a video clip.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the visual resources is an avatar.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising modifying the visual resource.

18. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference, the method comprising:

determining that the participant is joining or departing the video conference;

accessing a visual resource that identifies the participant; and

presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the visual resource is an image.

20. The medium of claim 18, wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

21. The medium of claim 18, wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

22. The medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises modifying the visual resource.

23. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference, the method comprising:

determining whether video of the participant is degraded or not present;

accessing a visual resource that corresponds to the participant when the video is degraded or not present; and

presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

24. The medium of claim 23, wherein the visual resource is an image.

25. The medium of claim 23, wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

26. The medium of claim 23, wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

27. The medium of claim 23, wherein the method further comprises modifying the visual resource.

28. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing visual resources of participants to a video conference, the method comprising:

waiting for a roll call to be initiated;

creating a video roll call of the participants to the video conference that includes a visual resource for each of the participants; and

displaying the video roll call.

29. The medium of claim 28, wherein the video roll call is a composite roll call.

30. The medium of claim 28, wherein the video roll call is a sequential display of the visual resources.

31. The medium of claim 28, wherein at least one of the visual resources is an image.

32. The medium of claim 28, wherein at least one of the visual resources is a video clip.

33. The medium of claim 28, wherein at least one of the visual resources is an avatar.

34. The medium of claim 28, wherein the method further comprises modifying the visual resource.

35. A device for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference, comprising:

a processor that determines that the participant is joining or departing the video conference, accesses a visual resource that identifies the participant, and presents the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

36. The device of claim 35, wherein the visual resource is an image.

37. The device of claim 35, wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

38. The device of claim 35, wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

39. The device of claim 35, wherein the processor also modifies the visual resource.

40. A device for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference, comprising:

a processor that determines whether video of the participant is degraded or not present, accesses a visual resource that corresponds to the participant when the video is degraded or not present, and presents the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

41. The device of claim 40, wherein the visual resource is an image.

42. The device of claim 40, wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

43. The device of claim 40, wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

44. The device of claim 40, wherein the processor also modifies the visual resource.

45. A device for providing visual resources of participants to a video conference, comprising:

a processor that waits for a roll call to be initiated, creates a video roll call of the participants to the video conference that includes a visual resource for each of the participants, and causes the video roll call to be displayed.

46. The device of claim 45, wherein the video roll call is a composite roll call.

47. The device of claim 45, wherein the video roll call is a sequential display of the visual resources.

48. The device of claim 45, wherein at least one of the visual resources is an image.

49. The device of claim 45, wherein at least one of the visual resources is a video clip.

50. The device of claim 45, wherein at least one of the visual resources is an avatar.

51. The device of claim 45, wherein the processor also modifies the visual resource.