CPC H04N 5/272 (2013.01) [H04L 65/1089 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04N 5/268 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for conducting a conference between conference participants, the method comprising:
obtaining a scene layout for the conference, the scene layout comprising a background layer and at least one video layer, a plurality of video areas that are each assigned to a respective one of the at least one video layers and to display a video stream from one of the conference participants, and the scene layout forming a common visual presentation for the conference;
receiving and assigning one or more images to the background layer;
receiving video streams from one or more of the conference participants;
constructing the scene layout based on the background layer and the at least one video layer; and
displaying the scene layout, wherein the video streams from the conference participants are displayed in their respective assigned video areas.
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