System and method for supporting virtual conferences
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from a host terminal, a request to set up a virtual conference, the virtual conference defining a communication forum for communicating virtual conference information among a plurality of virtual reality terminals including the host terminal, the virtual conference information including one or more virtual images;
determining selected attributes of the virtual conference;
retrieving information supporting the selected attributes;
removing an extraneous portion of the information, yielding filtered information and supplementing one or more of the information and filtered information with supplemental information, the information, filtered information and supplemental information defining the virtual conference information;
sending at least a portion of the virtual conference information to a virtual conference bridge; and
connecting the host terminal to the virtual conference bridge, thereby setting up the virtual conference including initially the host terminal.
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Abstract
A system for supporting virtual conferences includes a switching center, a virtual conference database and a virtual conference bridge. The virtual conference database stores virtual conference information comprising, for example, images associated with a room type, an outdoor environment, a presentation medium and/or a meeting room facility. The switching center is operable to set up a virtual conference including a host terminal and one or more participating terminals by connecting the terminals to the conference bridge, retrieving selected virtual conference information from the virtual conference database and sending the information to the virtual conference bridge. The virtual conference information includes images of the participants such that the host terminal and participating terminals see and hear other participants in a virtual meeting room.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a host terminal, a request to set up a virtual conference, the virtual conference defining a communication forum for communicating virtual conference information among a plurality of virtual reality terminals including the host terminal, the virtual conference information including one or more virtual images; determining selected attributes of the virtual conference; retrieving information supporting the selected attributes; removing an extraneous portion of the information, yielding filtered information and supplementing one or more of the information and filtered information with supplemental information, the information, filtered information and supplemental information defining the virtual conference information; sending at least a portion of the virtual conference information to a virtual conference bridge; and connecting the host terminal to the virtual conference bridge, thereby setting up the virtual conference including initially the host terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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establishing a virtual conference comprising a host virtual reality terminal and one or more participating virtual reality terminals connected to a virtual conference bridge; communicating virtual conference information including one or more virtual images among the host terminal and one or more participating terminals via the virtual conference bridge, the virtual images including images retrieved from one or more of;
the host terminal, the one or more participating terminals and a virtual conference database; and
one or more of;images derived by removing extraneous information from the retrieved images, defining filtered images; images derived by overwriting the retrieved images with supplemental information; and images derived by overwriting the filtered images with supplemental information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a switching center; a virtual conference database; and a virtual conference bridge, the switching center being operable to retrieve virtual conference information including one or more virtual images from the virtual conference database and send the information to the virtual conference bridge, the switching center further being operable to connect a host virtual reality terminal and one or more participating virtual reality terminals to the virtual conference bridge, thereby establishing a virtual conference where the host terminal and participating terminals may receive the virtual conference information; the virtual images including images retrieved from one or more of;
the host virtual reality terminal, the one or more participating virtual reality terminals and the virtual conference database; and
one or more of;images derived by removing extraneous information from the retrieved images, defining filtered images; images derived by overwriting the retrieved images with supplemental information; and images derived by overwriting the filtered images with supplemental information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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