User-Defined Content Magnification and Multi-Point Video Conference System, Method and Logic
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Abstract
A method, system and logic cooperate to display presentation content as a presentation content portion of an image displayed at a videoconference endpoint. The presentation content includes at least one of text and graphics. A videoconference endpoint sends an electronic request to a multi-point control unit, MCU, to increase a scale of the presentation content portion of the image displayed at the videoconference endpoint. The MCU changes an encoding of the presentation content to increase the scale of the presentation content portion of the image. The MCU then sends the enhanced presentation stream, which includes the presentation content portion having an increased scale of the image, to the videoconferencing endpoint. A purpose of changing the scale is to improve legibility of content that may be contributed at, and view by others at, a resolution superior to that received by the endpoint requesting the modification of the presentation content.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a videoconference endpoint, a first media stream from a multipoint control unit; sending a request to the multipoint control unit based on the bandwidth for the media stream available to the videoconference endpoint, wherein the request is a request to increase a scale of a requested portion of the first media stream, wherein the multipoint control unit changes an encoding of the first media stream to increase the scale of the requested portion from the request to create a second media stream; and receiving, at the videoconference endpoint, the second media stream including the increased scale of the requested portion from the multipoint control unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory comprising one or more instructions executable by the processor to perform; receiving, at a videoconference endpoint, a first media stream from a multipoint control unit; sending a request to the multipoint control unit based on the bandwidth for the media stream available to the videoconference endpoint, wherein the request is a request to magnify a requested portion of the first media stream, wherein the multipoint control unit modifies the first media stream to magnify the requested portion from the request to create a second media stream; and receiving, at the videoconference endpoint, the second media stream including the magnified requested portion from the multipoint control unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed are configured to cause a processor to:
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send a first media stream from a multipoint control unit to a videoconference endpoint; receive a request from the videoconference endpoint, wherein the request is based on the bandwidth for the media stream available to the videoconference endpoint, wherein the request is a request to increase a scale of a requested portion of the first media stream, modify an encoding of the first media stream to increase the scale of the requested portion from the request to create a second media stream; and send the second media stream to the videoconference endpoint, the second media stream including the increased scale of the requested portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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