MULTIPARTY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT OPTIMIZE COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON MODE AND AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH
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Abstract
Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups.
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66 Claims
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40. A method for facilitating dynamic communications amongst multiple users, the method comprising:
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receiving video communications, the video communications being sent by a transmitting device and directed to a receiving device; determining a communication mode applicable to each of the transmitting and receiving devices, the communication mode being one of;
an instant ready-on mode, an intermediate mode, and an active mode;determining an available bandwidth of at least one of the transmitting and receiving devices; and deriving contextual communications from the video communications based on the determined communication mode and the determined available bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for facilitating communications amongst multiple users, the system comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive video communications from a transmitting device, the video communications being directed to a receiving device; and a processor configured to; determine a communication mode applicable to each of the transmitting and receiving devices, the communication mode being one of;
an instant ready-on mode, an intermediate mode, and an active mode;determine an available bandwidth of at least one of the transmitting and receiving devices; and derive contextual communications from the video communications based on the determined communication mode and the determined available bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for facilitating communications between multiple devices, the method comprising:
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receiving video communications, the video communications being sent by a transmitting device and directed to a receiving device; determining a communication mode of a plurality of user-selectable communication modes between the transmitting and receiving devices; and deriving contextual communications from the video communications, the contextual communications being based on the determined communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66)
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