MULTIPARTY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT OPTIMIZE COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON MODE AND AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH
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Abstract
Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups.
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67 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method for facilitating dynamic communications amongst multiple users, the method comprising:
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determining an available bandwidth of at least one of a transmitting device and a receiving device; analyzing a size of video communications between the transmitting device and the receiving device; and adjusting the video communications based on the available bandwidth and the size of the video communications that are analyzed. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for facilitating dynamic communications, the system comprising:
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a transmitting device; a receiving device; and a server operable to; determine an available bandwidth of at least one of the transmitting device and the receiving device; analyze a size of video communications between the transmitting device and the receiving device; and adjust the video communications based on the available bandwidth that was determined, and the size of the video communications that are analyzed. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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