Method, device and system for presenting virtual conference site of video conference

• US 8,531,502 B2
• Filed: 03/01/2012
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cheng, Hong, Wu, Jiaoli
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah, Melur
• Application Number:
  US13/409,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20120162355A1
• Time in Patent Office: 558 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 370260-261, 709/204, 715/753
• US Class Current: 348/14.08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/563 User guidance or feature selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/157 defining a virtual conference space and using avatars or agents computer conference optimisation or adaptation H04L12/1827

Abstract

A method for presenting a virtual conference site of a video conference is disclosed in the present invention. The method include: receiving preset virtual conference site attributes and determining one virtual conference site attribute therefrom, where the virtual conference site includes at least two conference terminals; determining a virtual conference site control mode; acquiring, according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, one virtual conference site presentation mode in preset virtual conference site presentation modes, and presenting a virtual conference site in the acquired virtual conference site presentation mode. A virtual conference site preset apparatus, a media processing device, a video conference terminal and a video conference system are also disclosed in the present invention. By utilizing the present invention, a conference control mode may be simplified, and the experience of video conference participators may be improved.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a virtual conference site of a video conference, wherein the method comprises:

receiving preset virtual conference site attributes, and determining one virtual conference site attribute therefrom, wherein the virtual conference site attribute comprises an identity of a virtual conference site and an identity of a bound terminal in the virtual conference site, and the virtual conference site comprises at least two conference terminals;

determining a virtual conference site control mode; and

according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in preset virtual conference site presentation modes, and presenting a virtual conference site in the acquired virtual conference site presentation mode.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes comprises:

acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in virtual conference site presentation modes preset by a virtual conference site preset apparatus or a media processing device preset.

3. A presentation method for a virtual conference site of a video conference, wherein the method comprises:

acquiring virtual conference site attributes preset by a virtual conference site preset apparatus, and the virtual conference site comprises at least two conference terminals;

according to the preset virtual conference site attributes, and under various preset virtual conference site control modes, presetting virtual conference site presentation modes; and

sending to a video conference terminal the preset virtual conference site attributes and one virtual conference site presentation mode requested by the video conference terminal for acquisition in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the virtual conference site presentation mode comprises:

in a telepresence conference site, at least one screen displaying a fixed virtual conference site, other screens displaying other virtual conference sites by adopting a polling mode;

in a common conference site, displaying virtual conference sites sequentially one by one in a polling mode;

or, in a telepresence conference site, by using the total number of screens as a unit, displaying virtual conference sites of the total number each time, until all the virtual conference sites are displayed;

in a common conference site, displaying virtual conference sites sequentially one by one through a polling mode;

or, split jointing all virtual conference sites into a whole image, full-screen displaying the image on all screens of a telepresence conference site through image compression or stretching;

in a common conference site, displaying virtual conference sites sequentially one by one through a polling mode;

or, in a telepresence conference site, at least one screen displaying a fixed virtual conference site, other screens display other virtual conference sites by adopting a multi-picture polling mode;

in a common conference site, displaying a virtual conference site of each screen in the telepresence conference site sequentially in a multi-picture polling mode;

or, in a telepresence conference site, at least one screen displays a fixed virtual conference site, other screens display other virtual conference sites by adopting a multi-picture mode;

in a common conference site, displaying a virtual conference site of each screen in the telepresence conference site sequentially in a multi-picture mode;

or, in a telepresence conference site, by using the total number of screens as a unit, displaying multiple virtual conference sites averagely;

in a common conference site, displaying a virtual conference site of each screen in the telepresence conference site sequentially in a multi-picture mode;

or, in a common conference site, displaying all virtual conference sites in a multi-picture polling mode;

in a telepresence conference site, one screen displaying a virtual conference site the same as the common conference site, and other screens displaying the virtual conference site randomly;

or, in a common conference site, displaying all virtual conference sites in a multi-picture mode;

in a telepresence conference site, one screen displaying a virtual conference site the same as the common conference site, and other screens displaying the virtual conference site randomly.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

instructing the video conference terminal to, according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, present all virtual conference sites in a group to which the virtual conference site requested for presentation belongs in the acquired virtual conference site presentation mode.

6. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

according to a conference site name, a conference site number or a media processing device to which the conference site belongs, grouping all virtual conference sites.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

designating a sorting sequence number for each virtual conference site, and performing sorting for the virtual conference sites in the same group through the sorting sequence numbers.

8. A virtual conference site preset apparatus, comprising:

a first presetting module, configured to preset virtual conference site attributes, and the virtual conference site comprises at least two conference terminals;

a second presetting module, configured to, according to the preset virtual conference site attributes, and under various preset virtual conference site control modes, preset virtual conference site presentation modes; and

a sending module, configured to send the preset virtual conference site attributes and one virtual conference site presentation mode requested by a video conference terminal for acquisition in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

a grouping module, configured to, according to a conference site name, a conference site number or a media processing device to which a conference site belongs, group all virtual conference sites.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a sorting module, configured to designate a sorting sequence number for each virtual conference site, and perform sorting for virtual conference sites in the same group through the sorting sequence numbers.

11. A media processing device, comprising:

an acquiring module, configured to acquire virtual conference site attributes preset by a virtual conference site preset apparatus, and the virtual conference site comprises at least two conference terminals;

a presetting module, configured to, according to the preset virtual conference site attributes, and under various preset virtual conference site control modes, preset virtual conference site presentation modes; and

a sending module, configured to send to a video conference terminal the preset virtual conference site attributes and one virtual conference site presentation mode requested by the video conference terminal for acquisition in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes.

12. The media processing device according to claim 11, further comprising:

a controlling module, configured to instruct the video conference terminal, according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, present all virtual conference sites in a group to which the virtual conference site requested for presentation belongs in the acquired virtual conference site presentation mode.

13. The media processing device according to claim 11, further comprising:

a grouping module, configured to, according to a conference site name, a conference site number or a media processing device to which a conference site belongs, group all virtual conference sites.

14. The media processing device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a sorting module, configured to designate a sorting sequence number for each virtual conference site, and perform sorting for virtual conference sites in the same group through the sorting sequence numbers.

15. A video conference terminal, comprising:

a first determining module, configured to receive preset virtual conference site attributes, and determine one virtual conference site attribute therefrom, and the virtual conference site comprises at least two conference terminals;

a second determining module, configured to determine a virtual conference site control mode; and

a presenting module, configured to, according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, acquire one virtual conference site presentation mode in preset virtual conference site presentation modes, and present a virtual conference site in the acquired virtual conference site presentation mode.

16. The video conference terminal according to claim 15, wherein the presenting module is further configured to acquire one virtual conference site presentation mode in virtual conference site presentation modes preset by a virtual conference site preset apparatus or a media processing device.

17. A video conference system, comprising:

a virtual conference site preset apparatus, configured to;

preset virtual conference site attributes, and the virtual conference site comprises at least two conference terminals;

according to the preset virtual conference site attributes, under various preset virtual conference site control modes, preset virtual conference site presentation modes;

send the preset virtual conference site attributes;

receive a request of a video conference terminal acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes forwarded by a media processing device, and send one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes requested by the video conference terminal;

the media processing device, configured to;

receive and forward to the video conference terminal the preset virtual conference site attributes sent by the virtual conference site preset apparatus;

receive the request of acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes sent by the video conference terminal and forward it to the virtual conference site preset apparatus; and

forward the virtual conference site presentation mode sent by the virtual conference site preset apparatus; and

the video conference terminal, configured to;

receive the preset virtual conference site attributes and determine one virtual conference site attribute therefrom;

determine a virtual conference site control mode;

according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, send the request of acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes;

receive the virtual conference site presentation mode forwarded by the media processing device, and present a virtual conference site in the received virtual conference site presentation mode.

18. A video conference system, comprising:

a virtual conference site preset apparatus, configured to preset virtual conference site attributes, and the virtual conference site comprises at least two conference terminals; and

send the preset virtual conference site attributes;

a media processing device, configured to;

receive the preset virtual conference site attributes and forward them to a video conference terminal;

according to the preset virtual conference site attributes, under various preset virtual conference site control modes, preset virtual conference site presentation modes;

receive a request of the video conference terminal acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes, and send one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes requested by the video conference terminal; and

the video conference terminal, configured to;

receive the preset virtual conference site attributes and determine one virtual conference site attribute therefrom;

determine a virtual conference site control mode;

according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, send the request of acquiring one virtual conference site presentation mode in the preset virtual conference site presentation modes;

receive the virtual conference site presentation mode sent by the media processing device, and present a virtual conference site in the received virtual conference site presentation mode.