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Generating an animated preview of a multi-party video communication session

  • US 8,976,226 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2012
  • Issued: 03/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, using one or more computing devices, video content of a multi-party video communication session, wherein the multi-party video communication session is associated with textual content to be displayed on one or more websites, and wherein the video content of the multi-party video communication session includes video content of each of one or more participating devices;

    generating, using the one or more computing devices, a plurality of video frames based at least in part on the video content of the multi-party video communication session;

    generating, using the one or more computing devices, a plurality of images, each image being generated at least in part on one of the video frames in the plurality of video frames;

    generating, using the one or more computing devices, an animation file based at least in part on the plurality of images; and

    receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a request from a user device for the textual content associated with the multi-party video communication session;

    providing for display to the user device, based at least in part on the request for the textual content associated with the multi-party video communication session, the textual content, the animation file, and a mechanism by which the user device can be connected to the multi-party video communication session.

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