METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING CONTENT IN VIDEOCONFERENCING

摘要

A technique allows delivering content in a videoconference among a plurality of conferees in multiple quality levels. Content distributed from a multipoint control unit that is connected to an endpoint that delivers the content to receiving endpoints may have two or more quality levels. The quality level can be adapted to the capabilities of the receiving endpoints and the current quality of the connection that is used to deliver the content toward the receiving endpoints. The quality level associated with an endpoint may change during a session dynamically, adapting the delivery mode to changes in the condition of the connection between the receiving endpoints and the multipoint control unit.

主权项

1. A method for distributing content received from a content delivery endpoint in a multimedia conference, comprising:
associating with a first endpoint of a plurality of endpoints a first set of content delivery resources based on capabilities of the first endpoint and a first content connection quality; assigning a first quality level to the first endpoint responsive to whether the first endpoint can decode content from a content delivery endpoint and whether the first content connection quality identifies a high quality connection; and transferring the content toward the first endpoint via the first set of content delivery resources, wherein the content comprises one or more data files to be presented during the multimedia conference, and wherein the first set of content delivery resources differs from at least one other set of content delivery resources associated with another endpoint of the plurality of endpoints.