IP Library Granted Patent US 8,212,856
Granted Patent B2
US 8,212,856 · App. 11/803,608 · Granted Jul 3, 2012

Methods, media, and devices for providing visual resources of video conference participants

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Patent No.
US 8,212,856
App. No.
11/803,608
Granted
Jul 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, media, and devices for providing visual resources of video conference participants are provided. In some embodiments, methods for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference comprise: determining that the participant is joining or departing the video conference; accessing a visual resource that identifies the participant; and presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference.

Claims (80)

1. A method for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the method comprising:

determining, using a hardware processor, that a participant using an endpoint is joining or departing the a video conference that includes other participants at a plurality of endpoints;

accessing, using the hardware processor, a visual resource that identifies the participant in response to determining that the participant using the endpoint has joined the video conference;

determining, using the hardware processor, that video of the participant associated with the endpoint is degraded; and

presenting, using a hardware processor, the visual resource to at least one other participant by replacing the video of the participant during the video conference in response to determining that the video is degraded.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual resource is an image.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying the visual resource.

6. A method for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the method comprising:

determining, using a hardware processor, whether video of a participant is degraded;

accessing, using hardware processor, a visual resource that corresponds to the participant in response to determining that video of the participant associated with an endpoint is degraded; and

presenting, using the hardware processor, the visual resource to at least one other participant by replacing the video of the participant during the video conference.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the visual resource is an image.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising modifying the visual resource.

11. A method for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the method comprising:

waiting, using a hardware processor, for roll call to be initiated;

determining, using the hardware processor, that a participant using an endpoint is joining a video conference that includes other participants at a plurality of endpoints;

accessing, using the hardware processor, a visual resource that identifies the participant in response to determining that the participant using the endpoint has joined the video conference;

determining, using the hardware processor, that video of the participant associated with the endpoint is degraded;

creating, using the hardware processor, a video roll call of the participants to the video conference that includes the visual resource for each of the participants in response to determining that video of the participant associated with an endpoint is degraded; and

displaying, using the hardware processor, the video roll call.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the video roll call is a composite roll call.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the video roll call is a sequential display of the visual resources.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is an image.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is a video clip.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is an avatar.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising modifying the visual resource.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the method comprising:

determining that a participant using an endpoint is joining or departing the a video conference that includes other participants at a plurality of endpoints;

accessing a visual resource that identifies the participant in response to determining that the participant using the endpoint has joined the video conference;

determining that video of the participant associated with the endpoint is degraded; and

presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant by replacing the video of the participant during the video conference in response to determining that the video is degraded.

19. The medium of claim 18 , wherein the visual resource is an image.

20. The medium of claim 18 , wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

21. The medium of claim 18 , wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

22. The medium of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises modifying the visual resource.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the method comprising:

determining whether video of a participant is degraded;

accessing a visual resource that corresponds to the participant in response to determining that video of the participant associated with an endpoint is degraded; and

presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant by replacing the video of the participant during the video conference.

24. The medium of claim 23 , wherein the visual resource is an image.

25. The medium of claim 23 , wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

26. The medium of claim 23 , wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

27. The medium of claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises modifying the visual resource.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the method comprising:

waiting for roll call to be initiated;

determining that a participant using an endpoint is joining a video conference that includes other participants at a plurality of endpoints;

accessing a visual resource that identifies the participant in response to determining that the participant using the endpoint has joined the video conference;

determining that video of the participant associated with the endpoint is degraded;

creating a video roll call of the participants to the video conference that includes the visual resource for each of the participants in response to determining that video of the participant associated with an endpoint is degraded; and

displaying the video roll call.

29. The medium of claim 28 , wherein the video roll call is a composite roll call.

30. The medium of claim 28 , wherein the video roll call is a sequential display of the visual resources.

31. The medium of claim 28 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is an image.

32. The medium of claim 28 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is a video clip.

33. The medium of claim 28 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is an avatar.

34. The medium of claim 28 , wherein the method further comprises modifying the visual resource.

35. A device for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the device comprising:

a processor that determines that a participant using an endpoint is joining or departing the a video conference that includes other participants at a plurality of other endpoints, accesses a visual resource that identifies the participant in response to determining that the participant using the endpoint has joined the video conference determines that video of the participant associated with the endpoint is degraded, and presents the visual resource to at least one other participant by replacing the video of the participant during the video conference in response to determining that the video is degraded.

36. The device of claim 35 , wherein the visual resource is an image.

37. The device of claim 35 , wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

38. The device of claim 35 , wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

39. The device of claim 35 , wherein the processor also modifies the visual resource.

40. A device for providing resources of participants during video conferences the device comprising:

a processor that determines that determines whether video of a participant is degraded, accesses a visual resource that corresponds to the participant in response to determining that video of the participant associated with an endpoint is degraded, and presents the visual resource to at least one other participant by replacing the video of the participant during the video conference.

41. The device of claim 40 , wherein the visual resource is an image.

42. The device of claim 40 , wherein the visual resource is a video clip.

43. The device of claim 40 , wherein the visual resource is an avatar.

44. The device of claim 40 , wherein the processor also modifies the visual resource.

45. A device for providing resources of participants during video conferences, the device comprising:

a processor that waits for roll call to be initiated, determines that a participant using an endpoint is joining a video conference that includes other participants at a plurality of endpoints, accesses a visual resource that identifies the participant in response to determining that the participant using the endpoint has joined the video conference, and determines that video of the participant associated with the endpoint is degraded, creates a video roll call of the participants to the video conference that includes the visual resource for each of the participants in response to determining that video of the participant associated with an endpoint is degraded and causes the video roll call to be displayed.

46. The device of claim 45 , wherein the video roll call is a composite roll call.

47. The device of claim 45 , wherein the video roll call is a sequential display of the visual resources.

48. The device of claim 45 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is an image.

49. The device of claim 45 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is a video clip.

50. The device of claim 45 , wherein at least one of the visual resources is an avatar.

51. The device of claim 45 , wherein the processor also modifies the visual resource.

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