Catch-up playback in a conferencing system
First Claim
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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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving input indicating that an endpoint is dropping out of a real-time mode of attending an on-going conference session. A comment/question received from the endpoint is recorded along with a portion of the on-going conference session beginning at a time point when the endpoint dropped out of the real-time mode, The portion of the on-going conference session is then played back to the endpoint. At the point where the playback of the portion recorded catches up with the on-going conference session, the first endpoint is returned to the real-time mode of attending the on-going conference session. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for conferencing over a network comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for conferencing over a network comprising:
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sending, by a mixer, a real-time media stream of an on-going conference session to an endpoint associated with a user; detecting, by a server, speech of the user transmitted from the endpoint, the speech comprising a comment/question that pertains to content of the on-going conference session; recording the speech; recording the real-time media stream beginning at a first point in time when the speech is detected; storing the speech; and playing back the recorded real-time media stream to the endpoint at an accelerated rate relative to the on-going conference session after the speech has ended; and resuming sending of the real-time media stream at a second point in time when playback of the recorded real-time media stream catches up to the on-going conference session. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, is operable to:
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send a real-time media stream of an on-going conference session to an endpoint associated with a user; record speech of the user sent by the endpoint, the speech including a comment/question; record the real-time media stream beginning at a first point in time when the speech is detected; store the speech; enter the stored speech in a floor control queue for subsequent playback; and playback the recorded real-time media stream to the endpoint after the speech has ended. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a conference controller to handle call signaling for a plurality of endpoints participating in a conference session; a mixer to mix input real-time media streams received from the endpoints and produce one or more output real-time media streams to be sent to the endpoints; a server operable in response to control signals received from the conference controller to; record speech of a user sent to the server by a first endpoint; record an output real-time media stream produced by the mixer for the first endpoint beginning at a first point in time when the speech is detected; store the speech; playback the recorded output real-time media stream to the first endpoint after the speech has ended; and playback the stored speech to the mixer at a future point in time after the speech has ended. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A system comprising:
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a multimedia storage unit; and means for handling call signaling for a plurality of endpoints participating in a conference session, and for mixing input real-time media streams received from the endpoints to produce one or more output real-time media streams to be sent to the endpoints, the means further for recording a comment/question received from a first endpoint, recording an output real-time media stream produced by the mixer for the first endpoint beginning at a first point in time when the comment/question is detected, storing the comment/question in the multimedia storage unit, and for playing back the recorded output real-time media stream to the first endpoint after the comment/question has ended, the means also for playing back the stored speech to the mixer at a future point in time after the speech has ended.
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