Method for connecting a man-machine interface to a video conferencing system

摘要

The invention relates to a method for connecting at least one man-machine interface for manipulating, particularly remotely manipulating, at least one data source connected to a video conferencing system within the scope of video conferences, wherein signals generated by the man-machine interface are transmitted to the video conferencing system via a transmission channel provided for controlling a video camera. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising means for carrying out the method.

主权项

1. A method of connecting at least one man-machine interface for manipulation of at least one data source connected to a video conference system for a video conference, the data source is not a video camera, the method comprising:
generating first signals by a man-machine interface, the first signals generated to manipulate application data stored in the data source for joint processing of at least one document stored in the data source by conference participants during the video conference; transmitting the first signals as at least one command generated in accordance with far end camera control (FECC) protocol to the video conference system via a transmission channel provided to control a video camera during the video conference, the transmission channel being operated according to FECC protocol; and in response to the received first signals, communicating a message by a terminal to query a user of the terminal whether the application data is to be controlled by the terminal via the received first signals,
the terminal manipulating the application data based on the received first signals when a response to the message indicates the control of the application data based on the received first signals is permitted, andthe terminal not adjusting the application data in accordance with instructions provided by the first signals when the response to the message indicates the control based on the received first signals is not permitted.