MULTI-PARTY AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS SUPPORTING HETEROGENEOUS ENDPOINTS AND PROGRESSIVE PERSONALIZATION
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1. A method for conducting a multimedia conference between a plurality of conference participants, the plurality of conference participants including at least a first conference participant and a second conference participant, the method comprising:
- processing, at a multimedia conferencing customization unit, at least one multimedia traffic flow associated with at least the first conference participant to customize a multimedia conference experience for at least one of the first and second conference participants; and
conducting, by the multimedia conferencing customization unit, a multimedia conference between the plurality of conference participants according to the at least one processed multimedia traffic flow.
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Abstract
In a method and architecture for multimedia conferencing, each upstream and downstream traffic flow is processed in a custom manner. The custom processing is capable of handling diverse capabilities of end-user devices, diverse access networks over which each conference participant joins the multimedia conference, and/or customizing personalized conference experience for each conference participant.
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1. A method for conducting a multimedia conference between a plurality of conference participants, the plurality of conference participants including at least a first conference participant and a second conference participant, the method comprising:
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processing, at a multimedia conferencing customization unit, at least one multimedia traffic flow associated with at least the first conference participant to customize a multimedia conference experience for at least one of the first and second conference participants; and conducting, by the multimedia conferencing customization unit, a multimedia conference between the plurality of conference participants according to the at least one processed multimedia traffic flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for conducting a multimedia conference between a plurality of heterogeneous conference participants, the plurality of heterogeneous conference participants including at least a first conference participant and a second conference participant, the method comprising:
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transcoding, at a multimedia conferencing customization unit, an upstream multimedia traffic flow from the first conference participant from a first multimedia traffic flow format to a second multimedia traffic flow format, the second multimedia traffic flow format being different from the first multimedia traffic flow format and being a multimedia traffic flow format common to at least the second conference participant; transcoding, by the multimedia conferencing customization unit, a downstream multimedia traffic flow associated with at least the second conference participant from the second multimedia traffic flow format to the first multimedia traffic flow format for transmission to the first conference participant; and conducting, by the multimedia conferencing customization unit, the multimedia conference between the plurality of heterogeneous conference participants in accordance with the transcoded upstream and downstream multimedia traffic flows. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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