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Multimedia conference broadcast system

  • US 9,001,178 B1
  • Filed: 09/20/2012
  • Issued: 04/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for broadcasting a multimedia conference, the method comprising:

  • providing, using one or more computing devices, a hosted multimedia conference to a plurality of participant devices;

    receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a request to broadcast the multimedia conference from one of the plurality of participant devices, wherein the request includes an indication that each of the plurality of participant devices should transmit a video stream at a high quality level relative to a capability of the participant device;

    generating, using the one or more computing devices, a composite multimedia stream based on a plurality of video streams and a plurality of audio streams received from the plurality of participant devices; and

    broadcasting the composite multimedia stream to a plurality of viewer devices that are separate from the plurality of participant devices, wherein the broadcasting is based on a determination that the composite video stream is associated with a participant who is currently communicating in the multimedia conference, and wherein the broadcasting is for third-party viewers not participating in the multimedia conference.

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