Recording a videoconference using video different from the videoconference

• US 9,204,097 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2014
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lifesize, Inc. (Enghouse Systems Limited)
• Original Assignee: Lifesize, Inc. (Enghouse Systems Limited)
• Inventors: Goyal, Ashish, Shanmukhadas, Binu Kaiparambil, Wamorkar, Vivek, King, Keith C., Slivinski, Stefan F., Anuar, Raphael, Pullamkottu, Boby S., George, Sunil
• Primary Examiner(s): Gauthier, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US14/202,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20140192142A1
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 348/14.01, 348/14.08, 348/14.13, 348/14.09, 358/452, 386/224, 386/329, 709/204, 725/87, 725/115
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 videoconference is conducted among a plurality of videoconference endpoints, wherein the program instructions are executable to:

provide respective video of the videoconference to each of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints;

provide second video of the videoconference to a recording server, wherein the second video corresponds to the videoconference, and wherein the second video is different from the video provided to any of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints.

2. The non-transitory, computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the second video is configured for recording by the recording server, and provision to clients by the recording server without substantial modification.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the respective video is different for at least two of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the respective video is the same for all of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the second video comprises periodic iframes, wherein the respective video does not comprise periodic iframes.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the second video is in a streaming friendly format.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the second video comprises a set of sources that is different from each of the respective video.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 1, wherein the respective video comprises a recording indication, and wherein the second video does not comprise the recording indication.

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

provide third video to the recording server, wherein the third video corresponds to the videoconference, and wherein the third video is in a different format than the second video;

wherein the third video is configured for recording by the recording server, and provision to clients by the recording server without substantial modification.

10. A method for recording a videoconference, wherein the videoconference is conducted among a plurality of videoconference endpoints, comprising:

providing respective video to each of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints;

providing second video to a recording server, wherein the second video corresponds to the videoconference, and wherein the second video is different from video provided to any of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second video is configured for recording by the recording server, and provision to clients by the recording server without substantial modification.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the respective video is different for at least two of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the respective video is the same for all of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the second video comprises periodic iframes, wherein each of the respective video does not comprise periodic iframes.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the second video is in a streaming friendly format.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the second video comprises a set of sources that is different from at least one of the respective video.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the respective video comprises a recording indication, and wherein the second video does not comprise the recording indication.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium comprising program instructions for recording a videoconference, wherein the videoconference is conducted among a plurality of videoconference endpoints, wherein the program instructions are executable to:

receiving video at a recording server, wherein the video corresponds to the videoconference, and wherein the video is different from video provided to any of the plurality of videoconferencing endpoints in the videoconference;

recording the received video.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 18, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

stream the received video to one or more clients.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 19, wherein said streaming is performed during the videoconference.

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

generate a transcript of the videoconference.

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

stream the received video to one or more clients; and

provide a transcript of the videoconference to at least one of the one or more clients.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 22, wherein the transcript of the videoconference is usable by the at least one client to:

receive user input searching for one or more words of the transcript; and

display the videoconference at the portion of the videoconference that includes a participant speaking the one or more words based on the transcript.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 22, wherein the transcript is provided as a subscript on the recorded videoconference.