Integrated conference floor control
First Claim
1. A method performed by a processor for presenting conference information, comprising:
- providing a virtual reality environment (VRE) module;
registering a first user with the VRE module;
registering a second user with the VRE module;
using the VRE module, providing the first and second users with shared information;
providing a multipoint control unit (MCU) conference module;
registering a third user with the MCU conference module;
joining the first, second, and third users in a composite conference environment; and
determining whether the VRE module or the MCU conference module shall serve as the master of the composite conference environment based on at least one of an administrative determination or a dynamic consideration.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing a composite conference environment are disclosed. More particularly, a virtual reality environment (VRE) that can accommodate the inclusion of a conventional multipoint conference as a registered user or individual participants in a conventional multipoint conference as registered users within a composite conference environment hosted by the VRE is provided. Accordingly, a conference that is spread across multiple servers, namely a virtual reality server and a conventional multipoint conference server, can be created and moderated. Moreover, audio/video streams, features, and control can be provided to all users participating in the composite conference environment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed by a processor for presenting conference information, comprising:
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providing a virtual reality environment (VRE) module; registering a first user with the VRE module; registering a second user with the VRE module; using the VRE module, providing the first and second users with shared information; providing a multipoint control unit (MCU) conference module; registering a third user with the MCU conference module; joining the first, second, and third users in a composite conference environment; and determining whether the VRE module or the MCU conference module shall serve as the master of the composite conference environment based on at least one of an administrative determination or a dynamic consideration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a conference server, including; a communication interface; a first memory; a first processor; a multipoint control unit (MCU) conference module stored in the first memory and executed by the first processor; a virtual reality (VR) server, including; a communication interface; a second memory; a second processor; a virtual reality (VR) module stored in the second memory and executed by the second processor, wherein the VR module is operable to register users in a virtual reality environment (VRE) maintained by the VR module directly, and wherein the VR module is further operable to register users participating in a multipoint conference maintained by the MCU conference module in the VRE maintained by the VR module, and wherein the VR module is operable to determine whether the VR module or the MCU conference module shall serve as the master of the VRE based on at least one of an administrative determination or a dynamic consideration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions, the non-transitory computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for providing a composite conference environment through a virtual reality (VR) module, the non-transitory computer executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to create at least a first avatar to represent at least a first user registered with the VR module in a virtual reality environment (VRE); instructions to receive an advertisement by a multipoint control unit (MCU) that the MCU has video endpoint capabilities; instructions to create at least a second avatar to represent at least one of the MCU and a second user registered with the MCU in the VRE; instructions to provide a video representation of the VRE that includes the first and second avatars to the first and second users; and instructions to determine whether the VR module or the MCU conference module shall serve as the master of the composite conference environment based on at least one of an administrative determination or a dynamic consideration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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