Telephonic communications – Special services – Conferencing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Kuntz, Curtis (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
Special services
Conferencing
C370S261000, C709S204000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07899170
ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants.
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Abuan Joe
Jeong Hyeonkuk
Normile Jim
Salsbury Ryan
Tung Berkat Shing
Adeli & Tollen LLP
Apple Inc.
Islam Mohammad
Kuntz Curtis
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