Decentralized system and method for voice and video sessions
First Claim
1. A video communication apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver to receive video data for a video call from an internet telephony service over a first communication channel, the video call being divided into the received video data and audio data, the received video data comprising a video component of the video call and the audio data comprising an audio component of the video call;
a display screen to display the received video data;
a wireless module for communication with a mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device being separate from the receiver and configured to receive the audio data of the video call from the internet telephony service over a second communication channel;
a buffer; and
a processor to synchronize, using the wireless module, display of the received video data on the display screen with play, by the mobile electronic device, of the received audio data, the received video data and the received audio data for a same video call, the processor configured to transmit information about the mobile electronic device to the internet telephony service in order for the internet telephony service to identify the same video call and enable the video communication apparatus and the mobile electronic device to join the same video call, the processor configured to delay the display of the received video data using the buffer or delay the play of the received audio data at the mobile electronic device.
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Abstract
A video communication apparatus is described, which includes a receiver for receiving video data from an internet telephony service over a communication channel, a display screen for playing the received video data received by the receiver, a wireless module for communication with a handset, and a processor configured to coordinate playing of the received video data on the display screen in synchronization with playing, by the handset, of audio data received by the handset from the internet telephony service. A handset is also described, which includes a receiver to receive audio data from an internet telephony service over a communication channel, an audio output to play the received audio data received by the receiver, a wireless module to communicate with a display device, and a processor. The processor can synchronize, using the wireless module, play of the received audio data on the audio output with display, by the display device, of video data received by the display device from the internet telephony service.
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20 Claims
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1. A video communication apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver to receive video data for a video call from an internet telephony service over a first communication channel, the video call being divided into the received video data and audio data, the received video data comprising a video component of the video call and the audio data comprising an audio component of the video call; a display screen to display the received video data; a wireless module for communication with a mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device being separate from the receiver and configured to receive the audio data of the video call from the internet telephony service over a second communication channel; a buffer; and a processor to synchronize, using the wireless module, display of the received video data on the display screen with play, by the mobile electronic device, of the received audio data, the received video data and the received audio data for a same video call, the processor configured to transmit information about the mobile electronic device to the internet telephony service in order for the internet telephony service to identify the same video call and enable the video communication apparatus and the mobile electronic device to join the same video call, the processor configured to delay the display of the received video data using the buffer or delay the play of the received audio data at the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a receiver to receive audio data for a video call from an internet telephony service over a first communication channel, the video call being divided into video data and the received audio data, the video data comprising a video component of the video call and the received audio data comprising an audio component of the video call; an audio output to play the received audio data; a wireless module for communication with a display device, the display device being separate from the receiver and configured to receive the video data of the video call from the internet telephony service over a second communication channel; a buffer; and a processor to synchronize, using the wireless module, play of the received audio data on the audio output with display, by the display device, of the received video data, the received video data and the received audio data for a same video call, the processor configured to transmit information about the display device to the internet telephony service in order for the internet telephony service to identify the same video call and enable the mobile electronic device and the display device to join the same video call, the processor configured to delay play of the received audio data using the buffer or delay the display of the received video data at the display device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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