Systems and methods for connecting video conferencing to a distributed network
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for distributing video conference data over a distributed network, said system comprising:
- a data capture module operationally connected to a video conference system to at least receive a video conference standard protocol signal, containing at least video and/or audio digital data content, from said video conference system and to extract said digital data content from said video conference standard protocol signal;
a streaming module operationally connected to said data capture module to receive at least a portion of said extracted digital data content from said data capture module, wherein the at least a portion of the extracted digital data content is processed for handling by at least one streaming server and supplied to the at least one streaming server; and
at least one streaming server operationally connected to said streaming module to receive said at least a portion of said digital data content from said streaming module and to output at least a portion of said digital data content in a format of at least one multimedia streaming protocol signal to at least one client on a distributed network.
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Abstract
A data capture module can be connected to a multi-point control unit managing a video conference session just as the end point of a participant to the video conference session is connected. The data capture module receives the video and/or audio digital data content just as the participating end points receive the video and/or audio digital data content, via a video conference standard protocol technique. The data capture module is connected to a streaming module, which may be connectable to many data capture modules, each acting as a pseudo-participant in a different video conference session. The streaming module converts and transmits the received digital data as a multicast to one or more unicast servers, which in turn transmit to zero, one, or more multicast clients via a multimedia streaming protocol technique.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for distributing video conference data over a distributed network, said system comprising:
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a data capture module operationally connected to a video conference system to at least receive a video conference standard protocol signal, containing at least video and/or audio digital data content, from said video conference system and to extract said digital data content from said video conference standard protocol signal; a streaming module operationally connected to said data capture module to receive at least a portion of said extracted digital data content from said data capture module, wherein the at least a portion of the extracted digital data content is processed for handling by at least one streaming server and supplied to the at least one streaming server; and at least one streaming server operationally connected to said streaming module to receive said at least a portion of said digital data content from said streaming module and to output at least a portion of said digital data content in a format of at least one multimedia streaming protocol signal to at least one client on a distributed network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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