SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PARTY MEDIA MANAGEMENT

摘要

Systems and methods for recording full quality audio and/or video from a plurality of parties, while also facilitating a real-time conversation or other interaction over low-bandwidth network links are provided. A voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) conversation, or other type of session, is facilitated between two or more parties using methods that reduce sound or video quality to achieve a low-latency connection. During the VoIP conversation, or other type of session, the audio and/or video from each party is recorded directly onto a storage medium of their respective device and stored as one or more data files. These data files can be generally unmodified, or merely lightly modified or compressed, resulting in a higher quality recording of the audio and/or video as compared to the audio and/or video that was transmitted to the other party during the session. The data files are then merged to create a final merged high-quality composite recording of the session.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a multi-party media management controller in networked communication with a first communication device associated with a first user and a second communication device associated with a second user, the multi-party media management controller is to:
transmit to each of the first and the second communication devices a start signal to initiate a first local recording session at the first communication device and a second local recording session at the second communication device;receive from the first communication device a first media file, wherein the first media file comprises data collected during the first local recording session;receive from the second communication device a second media file, wherein the second media file comprises data collected during the second local recording session; andform a merged media file comprising a composite of data collected during the first local recording session and data collected during the second local recording session.