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Catch-up playback in a conferencing system

  • US 8,121,277 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2006
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for conferencing over a network comprising:

  • receiving input at a server indicating that an endpoint associated with a user connected to the server over the network is dropping out of a real-time mode of attending an on-going conference session;

    recording a portion of the on-going conference session beginning at a time point when the endpoint drops out of the real-time mode;

    recording a comment/question received from the endpoint contemporaneous with the recording of the portion of the on-going conference session;

    receiving additional input indicating that the comment/question has ended and the endpoint is ready to resume receiving the on-going conference session;

    playing back the portion of the on-going conference session to the endpoint at an accelerated rate; and

    returning the endpoint to the real-time mode of attending the on-going conference session playback when the portion recorded catches up with the on-going conference session.

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