NON-VIDEO CODECS WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING

• US 20140009563A1
• Filed: 07/03/2012
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Leske, Matthew John, Alvestrand, Harald Tveit, hman, Martin, Kjellander, Per
• Application Number:
  US13/541,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20140009563A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085

Abstract

Systems and methods for utilizing a non-video codec in connection with a video conferencing application are disclosed herein. Standard video codec(s) can be employed with the video conferencing application for video-based images. When a non-video image designated for sharing by way of the video conferencing application is identified, a non-video codec can be employed instead of the video codec(s) for the identified non-video image. As a result, the non-video image can be transferred more efficiently and can be rendered at the destination in higher quality.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components; and

a microprocessor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory;

a conference detection component that identifies a video conference session between a first device and a second device, the video conference session employs one or more video codecs to facilitate communication between the first device and the second device;

an image detection component that identifies a non-video image in response to the non-video image being designated for transfer by way of the video conference session; and

a codec component that utilizes a non-video codec for the non-video image, wherein the non-video codec differs from the one or more video codecs.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-video image is a computer screen capture.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the codec component utilizes the non-video codec to encode the non-video image.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the codec component utilizes the non-video codec to decode the non-video image.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-video codec employs lossless compression for encoding the non-video image.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-video codec employs run-length encoding (RLE) for encoding a bitmap of the non-video image.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-video codec employs portable network graphics (PNG) for encoding a bitmap the non-video image.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-video codec converts the non-video image to a vector graphics representation.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-video codec identifies edges and block colors and converts the non-video image to a polygon representation.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-video codec leverages a native application format extant on the first device or the second device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the native application is a word processor and the non-video codec identifies at least one of:

size of a page, text on the page, font color, or font weight.

12. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components; and

a microprocessor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory;

a conference component that establishes a video conferencing session between a first device and a second device;

a detection component that identifies a non-video image being shared by way of the video conferencing session; and

a codec component that utilizes one or more video codecs to facilitate communication of video images between the first device and the second device and utilizes a non-video codec to facilitate communication of the non-video image between the first device and the second device, wherein the non-video codec differs from the one or more video codecs.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the non-video image is a screen capture.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the codec component utilizes the non-video codec to encode the non-video image or to decode the non-video image.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the codec component employs lossless compression for encoding the non-video image.

16. A method, comprising:

employing a microprocessor to execute computer executable components stored within a memory to perform the following;

identifying a video conferencing session between a first device and a second device, the video conferencing session employs one or more video codecs to facilitate communication between the first device and the second device;

identifying a non-video image in response to the non-video image being designated for sharing by way of a video conferencing session; and

utilizing a non-video codec for the non-video image, wherein the non-video codec differs from the one or more video codecs.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the non-video image is a screen capture.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the non-video codec employs lossless compression for encoding the non-video image.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the non-video codec converts the non-video image to a vector graphics representation or to a polygon representation.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the non-video codec leverages a word processor application extant on the first device or the second device.