METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HIGH SECURITY VIDEO SESSION

• US 20130002804A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Croak, Marian, Eslambolchi, Hossein
• Granted Patent: US 8,836,752 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.05
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/205 Broadcasting broadcasting in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42008 Systems for anonymous communication between parties, e.g. by use of disposal contact identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A method and apparatus for allowing trials and court proceedings to occur in a virtual manner using a one way video session and a two way voice session are disclosed. During the trials or court proceedings, the defendants and their testimony can be viewed by judges and jurors who remain in isolated rooms with their identities masked. Judges and attorneys can verbally intercede during the proceedings via a two way voice session but the video session for the duration of the trial is one way.

Claims

1. A method for providing high security video session in a communication network, comprising:

receiving a request from a subscriber for establishing at least two application sessions via said communication network, where said at least two application sessions are for use in a judicial proceeding; and

establishing said at least two application sessions between at least two endpoint locations, where a first application session of said at least two application sessions is for providing a one way video session and a second application session of said at least two application sessions is for providing a two way voice session.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication network is a Service over Internet Protocol (SoIP) network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said request is received by a Session Controller.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a video flow direction of said one way video session is selected by said subscriber.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said video flow direction is from a first location where a defendant resides to a second location where at least one of:

a judge or a jury resides.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said establishing further comprises:

allowing only a party located at said second location to control a camera adjustment function comprising at least one of;

a zoom function or a scan function.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said one way video session is displayed in an independent display frame on a video display device used by said party.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said second application session is a Voice over Internet Protocol session.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said one way video session is established by a Session Controller by forwarding a video session setup signaling message to a Video Conference Server to establish said video session between said at least two endpoint locations.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said two way voice session is established by a Session Controller by forwarding a VoIP session setup signaling message to a Call Control Element to establish said two way voice session between said at least two endpoint locations.

11. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of a method for providing high security video session in a communication network, comprising:

receiving a request from a subscriber for establishing at least two application sessions via said communication network, where said at least two application sessions are for use in a judicial proceeding; and

establishing said at least two application sessions between at least two endpoint locations, where a first application session of said at least two application sessions is for providing a one way video session and a second application session of said at least two application sessions is for providing a two way voice session.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said communication network is a Service over Internet Protocol (SoIP) network.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said request is received by a Session Controller.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein a video flow direction of said one way video session is selected by said subscriber.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein said video flow direction is from a first location where a defendant resides to a second location where at least one of:

a judge or a jury resides.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein said establishing further comprises:

allowing only a party located at said second location to control a camera adjustment function comprising at least one of;

a zoom function or a scan function.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said one way video session is displayed in an independent display frame on a video display device used by said party.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said second application session is a Voice over Internet Protocol session.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 11,

wherein said one way video session is established by a Session Controller by forwarding a video session setup signaling message to a Video Conference Server to establish said video session between said at least two endpoint locations;

and

wherein said two way voice session is established by a Session Controller by forwarding a VoIP session setup signaling message to a Call Control Element to establish said two way voice session between said at least two endpoint locations.

20. An apparatus for providing high security video session in a communication network, comprising:

means for receiving a request from a subscriber for establishing at least two application sessions via said communication network, where said at least two application sessions are for use in a judicial proceeding; and

means for establishing said at least two application sessions between at least two endpoint locations, where a first application session of said at least two application sessions is for providing a one way video session and a second application session of said at least two application sessions is for providing a two way voice session.