CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT VISUALIZATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- measuring a characteristic of an input media stream from at least one conference participant of a plurality of conference participants;
calculating a statistic from the characteristic of the input media stream over a time period; and
outputting an integrated representation of the at least one of conference participant and the statistic in combination with an output media stream for the plurality of conference participants.
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Abstract
In one implementation, a conference bridge or a multipoint conference unit (MCU) receives media streams from the endpoints in the conference. The media stream may contain at least one of audio, video, file sharing, or collaboration data. The MCU measures a characteristic in each of a plurality of media streams and calculates statistics based on the individual participation levels of the endpoints. A dynamic participation indicator displayed at the endpoints shows the relative participation levels of the endpoints. For example, the dynamic participation indicator may show the names of the users in a font that changes size and/or location as the participation level changes. In another example, the dynamic participation indicator may show respective videos of the endpoints in a format and/or size that changes as the participation level changes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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measuring a characteristic of an input media stream from at least one conference participant of a plurality of conference participants; calculating a statistic from the characteristic of the input media stream over a time period; and outputting an integrated representation of the at least one of conference participant and the statistic in combination with an output media stream for the plurality of conference participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input interface configured to receive a media stream from a source; a controller configured to calculate at least one statistic from the media stream over a time period, wherein the statistic indicates a participation level of the source; and an output interface configured to transmit a combined representation of the statistic and the source for display on the source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media, the logic executable by a processor and operable to:
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measure a characteristic in each of a plurality of media streams from a plurality of endpoints; calculate a statistic of the characteristic in each of the plurality of media streams over a time period; represent the statistic for each of the plurality of media streams in combination with an alphanumeric representation of the source as a dynamic conference participation symbol; and output the dynamic conference participation symbol to at least one of the plurality of endpoints. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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