System for a Virtual Multipoint Control Unit for Unified Communications

摘要

This disclosure describes a virtual multipoint control unit (112, 300) for unified communications. The virtual multipoint control unit (112, 300) communicates with multiple devices (102, 104) over a network (106). The control unit (112, 300) includes multiple unified communication (UC) applications (208,314) being executed on the devices (102, 104). The UC applications (208, 314) decode received audio data stream and video data stream. A virtual imaging device (214) and a virtual audio device (216) are mapped to the UC applications (208, 314). A virtual video mixer (210) receives the decoded video data stream from the UC applications (208, 314) via the virtual imaging device (214). A virtual audio mixer (212) receives the decoded audio data stream from the UC applications (208, 314) via the virtual audio device (216).

主权项

1. A virtual multipoint control unit in communication with a plurality of devices over a network, comprising:
a plurality of unified communication (UC) applications being executed on at least one of the plurality of devices, each of the plurality of UC applications receiving an encoded audio data stream and an encoded video data stream, wherein the plurality of UC applications decode the received audio and the video data streams; at least one virtual imaging device mapped to each of the plurality of UC applications; at least one virtual audio device mapped to each of the plurality of UC applications; a virtual video mixer in communication with a physical imaging device, wherein the virtual video mixer receives the decoded video data stream from each of the plurality of UC applications via the at least one virtual imaging device; and a virtual audio mixer in communication with a physical audio device, wherein the virtual audio mixer receives the decoded audio data stream from each of the plurality of UC applications via the at least one virtual audio device.