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Video conferencing over IP networks

  • US 9,883,139 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2017
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • establishing, by at least one processor of a first computing device, a first communication link over a packet network between a client component of the first computing device and a video communications server;

    receiving, by the at least one processor and from the video communications server, instructions for initiating a video teleconference between the first computing device and a second computing device;

    establishing, by the at least one processor, a second communication link over the packet network between a server component of the first computing device and the second computing device based on the received instructions;

    transmitting, by the at least one processor and during the video teleconference, audio and video packets via the second communication link, wherein the audio and video packets respectively comprise audio and video data; and

    transmitting, by the at least one processor and during the video teleconference, synchronization packets via the second communication link, wherein the audio and video packets are synchronized for output of the audio and video data at the second computing device based on synchronization information comprised in the synchronization packets.

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