Initiating recording of a videoconference via a single user interaction

• US 8,854,417 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2011
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lifesize, Inc. (Enghouse Systems Limited)
• Original Assignee: Lifesize, Inc. (Enghouse Systems Limited)
• Inventors: Anuar, Raphael, Goyal, Ashish, Shanmukhadas, Binu Kaiparambil
• Primary Examiner(s): Gauthier, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US13/093,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20110261149A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• Field of Search: 348/14.08, 348/14.1, 348/231.3, 348/14.01, 370/261, 707/104.1, 709/204, 709/227, 709/226, 725/61, 369/53.11, 386/296
• US Class Current: 348/14.08
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831

Abstract

A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium comprising program instructions for recording a videoconference, wherein the program instructions are executable to:

receive, for the videoconference, a request to record the videoconference using a single user interaction; and

initiate recording of the videoconference in response to the single user interaction;

wherein said initiating recording is performed through use of one or more pre-stored recording configurations selected from a plurality of pre-stored recording configurations, wherein the one or more pre-stored recording configurations specify one or more of a quality of the recording, viewing rights of the recording, or a channel for publishing the recording.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein said receiving and said initiating is performed by a videoconference endpoint participating in the videoconference.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein said receiving and said initiating is performed by a recording server in communication with one or more videoconference endpoints of the videoconference.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the single user interaction comprises the user using a remote device of a videoconference endpoint.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the single user interaction comprises the user pressing a record button of a remote control.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more pre-stored recording configurations are associated with a participant in the videoconference.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the program instructions are configured to:

automatically select at least one of the one or more pre-stored recording configurations based on participants in the videoconference.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more pre-stored recording configurations are associated with a videoconference endpoint of the videoconference.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more pre-stored recording configurations comprise a default recording configuration.

10. A method for recording a videoconference, comprising:

receiving, for the videoconference, a request to record the videoconference using a single user interaction; and

initiating recording of the videoconference in response to the single user interaction;

wherein said initiating recording is performed through use of one or more pre-stored recording configurations selected from a plurality of pre-stored recording configurations, wherein the one or more pre-stored recording configurations specify one or more of a quality of the recording, viewing rights of the recording, or a channel for publishing the recording.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said receiving and said initiating is performed by a videoconference endpoint participating in the videoconference.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said receiving and said initiating is performed by a recording server in communication with one or more videoconference endpoints of the videoconference.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the single user interaction comprises the user using a remote control of a videoconference endpoint.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the single user interaction comprises the user pressing a record button of the remote control.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more pre-stored recording configurations are associated with a participant in the videoconference.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the program instructions are configured to:

automatically select at least one of the one or more pre-stored recording configurations based on participants in the videoconference.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more pre-stored recording configurations are associated with a videoconference endpoint of the videoconference.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more pre-stored recording configurations comprise a default recording configuration.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium comprising program instructions for streaming a videoconference, wherein the program instructions are executable to:

receive, for the videoconference, a request to stream the videoconference using a single user interaction; and

initiate streaming of the videoconference in response to the single user interaction;

wherein said initiating streaming is performed through use of one or more pre-stored streaming configurations selected from a plurality of pre-stored streaming configurations, wherein the one or more pre-stored streaming configurations specify one or more of a quality of the stream, viewing rights of the stream, or a channel for publishing the stream.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein said receiving and said initiating is performed by a videoconference endpoint participating in the videoconference.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein said receiving and said initiating is performed by a streaming server in communication with one or more videoconference endpoints of the videoconference.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein the single user interaction comprises the user using a remote device of a videoconference endpoint.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein the single user interaction comprises the user pressing a stream button of a remote control.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein at least one of the one or more pre-stored streaming configurations are associated with a participant in the videoconference.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein the program instructions are configured to:

automatically select at least one of the one or more pre-stored streaming configurations based on participants in the videoconference.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein at least one of the one or more pre-stored streaming configurations are associated with a videoconference endpoint of the videoconference.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein the one or more pre-stored streaming configurations comprise a default streaming configuration.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein the one or more pre-stored streaming configurations specify a quality of the stream.