Control of internet based video conferencing
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1. A video conferencing system comprising:
- a conference bridge, a plurality of conference terminals, each connected to the conference bridge over a data network and capable of receiving and transmitting audio and video conferencing signals to and from said conference bridge over said data network; and
means at said conference bridge to read addresses used by said data network to identify said conference terminals, to store information to identify which terminals are to receive audio packets and which terminals are to receive video packets, and to use the stored information to determine whether to prohibit transmission of either audio or video packets from or to one or more of the plurality of conference terminals.
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Abstract
An improved video conferencing system utilizes IP addresses received over a data network in order to determine whether other conferee terminals should receive video, audio, or both.
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1. A video conferencing system comprising:
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a conference bridge, a plurality of conference terminals, each connected to the conference bridge over a data network and capable of receiving and transmitting audio and video conferencing signals to and from said conference bridge over said data network; and
means at said conference bridge to read addresses used by said data network to identify said conference terminals, to store information to identify which terminals are to receive audio packets and which terminals are to receive video packets, and to use the stored information to determine whether to prohibit transmission of either audio or video packets from or to one or more of the plurality of conference terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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determining which of a plurality of conferencing terminals are to receive audio packets;
determining which of said plurality of conferencing terminals are to receive video packets;
storing, at a conference bridge, tables indicative of the terminal addresses corresponding to terminals that are to receive video packets and to the terminals that are to receive audio packets;
transmitting from the terminals video and audio packets;
receiving, at the conference bridge, audio and video packets transmitted from the terminals; and
performing table look-ups to ascertain which terminals are to receive the video packets and which terminals are to receive the audio packets. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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