System and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television system
First Claim
1. A computerized method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television system, the method comprising:
- allocating at a server in the internet protocol television system, a single internet protocol television video conference channel for viewing at a set top box by each of a plurality of groups of video conference participants'"'"' set top boxes, wherein each of the plurality of groups of set top boxes receives a different one of a plurality of video conferences data for viewing over the single video conference channel;
mapping at the server, a first one of the plurality of internet protocol addresses for a first one of the plurality of video conferences data to a first group of video conference participants'"'"' set top boxes internet protocol addresses, wherein the first one of the plurality of video conferences data and a second one of the plurality of video conferences data are different video conference data;
sending duplicated audio data, concurrently with the video broadcast during the video conference, to a mobile device associated with a video conference participant associated with one of the plurality of set top boxes in the first group whom has left the one of the plurality of set top boxes in the first group during the video conference; and
sending from the server over the single internet protocol television video conference channel from a second one of the plurality of internet protocol addresses, the second one of the plurality of video conferences internet protocol data to a second group of video conference participants'"'"' set top box.
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Abstract
A computerized system and method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television (IPTV) system are disclosed including structures and methods for allocating an IPTV video conference channel to groups of video conference participants'"'"' set top boxes (STBs), accessing STB data at the server indicating a group of video conference participants'"'"' STBs in the groups of video conference participants'"'"' STBs, the group of STBs being associated with one video conference data, mapping at the server, the video conference channel to the group of video conference participants'"'"' STBs and to one IP address for the one of the video conferences data, and delivering from the server over the video conference channel from a first one of the of IP addresses, the first one of the video conferences data to the first group of video conference participants'"'"' STBs.
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1. A computerized method for distributing video conference data over an internet protocol television system, the method comprising:
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allocating at a server in the internet protocol television system, a single internet protocol television video conference channel for viewing at a set top box by each of a plurality of groups of video conference participants'"'"' set top boxes, wherein each of the plurality of groups of set top boxes receives a different one of a plurality of video conferences data for viewing over the single video conference channel; mapping at the server, a first one of the plurality of internet protocol addresses for a first one of the plurality of video conferences data to a first group of video conference participants'"'"' set top boxes internet protocol addresses, wherein the first one of the plurality of video conferences data and a second one of the plurality of video conferences data are different video conference data; sending duplicated audio data, concurrently with the video broadcast during the video conference, to a mobile device associated with a video conference participant associated with one of the plurality of set top boxes in the first group whom has left the one of the plurality of set top boxes in the first group during the video conference; and sending from the server over the single internet protocol television video conference channel from a second one of the plurality of internet protocol addresses, the second one of the plurality of video conferences internet protocol data to a second group of video conference participants'"'"' set top box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer perform video conferencing, the computer program comprising:
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instructions to allocate at a server in the internet protocol television system, a single internet protocol television video conference channel for viewing at a set top box by each of a plurality of groups of video conference participants'"'"' set top boxes, wherein each of the plurality of groups of set top boxes receives a different one of a plurality of video conferences data over the single video conference channel instructions to map at the server, a first one of the plurality of internet protocol addresses for a first one of the plurality of video conferences data to a first group of video conference participants'"'"' set top boxes internet protocol addresses, wherein the first one of the plurality of video conferences data and a second one of the plurality of video conferences data are different video conference data; instructions to send duplicated audio data, concurrently with the video broadcast during the video conference, to a mobile device associated with a video conference participant associated with one of the plurality of set top boxes in the first group whom has left the one of the plurality of set top boxes in the first group during the video conference; and instructions to send from the server over the single internet protocol television video conference channel from a second one of the plurality of internet protocol addresses, the second one of the plurality of video conferences internet protocol data to a second group of video conference participants'"'"' set top box. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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