| US 7,542,068 B2 | ||
| Method and system for controlling multimedia video communication | ||
| Noam Eshkoli, Tel-Mond (Israel); and Moshe Elbaz, Tel-Aviv (Israel) | ||
| Assigned to Polycom, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/346,306. | ||
| Application 10/346306 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/952339, filed on Sep. 14, 2001, granted, now 6,757,005. | ||
| Application 09/952339 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/506861, filed on Jan. 13, 2000, granted, now 6,300,973. | ||
| Application 09/952339 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/346306, filed on Jan. 16, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/349674, filed on Jan. 16, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/351255, filed on Jan. 22, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0174202 A1, Sep. 18, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—14.08 [348/14.09; 348/14.12] | 32 Claims |
| 1. A method for controlling a video communication session whereby any of a plurality of users each using an endpoint can control
a video control unit, each of the endpoints providing live video data to the video control unit, the method comprising:
transmitting from the video control unit to a given user's endpoint a video signal, wherein the video signal comprises a composite
of the live video data from at least one of the plurality of endpoints and further comprises at least one representation of
a control option;
inputting the given user's request at the endpoint in response to the control option;
sending a control signal carrying the request from the given user's endpoint to the video control unit; and
responding to the control signal at the video control unit by changing parameters of the video communication session.
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