Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Teleconferencing method and device
- Patent Title (中): 电话会议方式和设备
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Application No.: US13805566Application Date: 2011-06-21
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Publication No.: US08913102B2Publication Date: 2014-12-16
- Inventor: Mathieu Beauvais , Ryan Skraba
- Applicant: Mathieu Beauvais , Ryan Skraba
- Applicant Address: FR Boulogne-Billancourt
- Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
- Current Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
- Current Assignee Address: FR Boulogne-Billancourt
- Agency: Fay Sharpe LLP
- Priority: FR1002769 20100630
- International Application: PCT/EP2011/060278 WO 20110621
- International Announcement: WO2012/000826 WO 20120105
- Main IPC: H04N7/14
- IPC: H04N7/14 ; H04N7/15 ; H04L12/18

Abstract:
A teleconferencing method for a teleconferencing device (1), the device combining multiple individuals (21, 22, 23, 24) in different location (11, 12, 13) over a communication network (31), the device comprising at least one sensor (3, 4, 5) per location and at least one audio and/or visual playback means (2) per location, the teleconferencing method comprising the following steps: assigning multiple interaction counters (41, 42, 43, 44) to each of the individuals (21, 22, 23, 24) participating in the teleconference, each interaction counter (41, 42, 43, 44) characterizing interactions (70) between a specific individual and a third-party individual; estimating the interactions (70) between the specific individual and the third-party individual based on a measurement of the sensors (3, 4, 5) of the specific individual's location or the third-party individual's location; altering a value of the interaction counter (41, 42, 43, 44) corresponding to the interaction (70) between the specific individual and the third-party individual resulting from the step of estimating the interactions, and saving the value of the interaction counter (41, 42, 43, 44); selecting the data streams (66, 67, 68) to be presented to each individual (21, 22, 23, 24) participating in the conference, the data stream presented to a specific individual being related to at least one third-party individual and selected based on the values of the interaction counters (41, 42, 43, 44) in comparison to a threshold defined by the specific individual; and presenting the data flow to each individual participating in the teleconference by way of the audio and/or visual playback means (2).
Public/Granted literature
- US20130169743A1 TELECONFERENCING METHOD AND DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-07-04
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