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Enhanced multimedia capabilities in video conferencing

  • US 8,560,641 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2011
  • Issued: 10/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) Engine configured to enable MMS capabilities in a video conference, including one or more video participants associated with a respective video conferencing end point, and one or more audio participants associated with a respective MMS device,said MMS engine including a processor thatcaptures an image or a sequence of video from a video stream used in the video conference at a predefined time interval or predefined event , said video stream originating from one or more video conferencing end points or Multipoint Control Units (MCUs),converts said video conferencing data to a MMS attachable format,attaches said converted video conferencing data to a MMS message,inserts, into said MMS message, an address associated with the respective MMS device, andtransmits said MMS message according to said inserted address.

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