Videoconferencing system
First Claim
1. A method for a conference terminal to participate in a multicast conference, said method comprising receiving parameters to specify audio, video and control subchannels from a remote terminal, storing said parameters, generating an icon to correspond to said parameters, receiving a user selection of said icon, and in response to said selection, determining other parameters associated with said conference by receiving information on at least one of said audio, video, or control subchannels, and participating in the conference by configuring parameters of the conference terminal based upon prestored parameters and parameters received on a subchannel specified as one of said prestored parameters.
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Abstract
A multicasting conferencing system is described wherein permanently or temporarily assigned addressing may be used. When permanently assigned multicast addressing is used, several channel parameters are assigned to a multicast session, and any terminals desiring to “tune in” to the multicast session simply invoke those parameters from a storage location at which they have been previously stored.
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- 1. A method for a conference terminal to participate in a multicast conference, said method comprising receiving parameters to specify audio, video and control subchannels from a remote terminal, storing said parameters, generating an icon to correspond to said parameters, receiving a user selection of said icon, and in response to said selection, determining other parameters associated with said conference by receiving information on at least one of said audio, video, or control subchannels, and participating in the conference by configuring parameters of the conference terminal based upon prestored parameters and parameters received on a subchannel specified as one of said prestored parameters.
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