Granted Patent B2

US 11,140,426 · App. 16/508,780 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Inventor: Thomas Allen Milligan (Herriman, UT)

Assignee: Snap One, LLC

H04N21/2368H04L65/105H04L65/1006H04L65/601

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A method for communicating from one device to a plurality of receiving devices using a media proxy, comprising:

receiving a request, sent from the one device, at a media multiplexer for a call by the one device;

allocating communication channels on the media proxy, wherein a communication channel is allocated for each of the plurality of receiving devices;

receiving media from the one device by the media multiplexer;

sending the media received to each of the plurality of receiving devices using the allocated communication channels;

receiving at the media multiplexer a request for exclusive streaming by a previous receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices; and

closing all of the allocated communication channels except for the communication channel being used by the previous receiving device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving callee media from the plurality of receiving devices via the allocated communication channels by the media multiplexer.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising sending the callee media to the one device by the media multiplexer using the media proxy.

4. A media multiplexer for communicating from one device to a plurality of receiving devices using a media proxy, comprising:

a processor;

a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:

receive a request, sent from the one device, at the media multiplexer for a call by the one device;

allocate communication channels on the media proxy, wherein a communication channel is allocated for each of the plurality of receiving devices;

receive media from the one device by the media multiplexer;

send the media received to each of the plurality of receiving devices using the allocated communication channels;

receive at the media multiplexer a request for exclusive streaming by a previous receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices; and

close all of the allocated communication channels except for the communication channel being used by the previous receiving device.

5. The media multiplexer of claim 4 , further comprising instructions to receive callee media from the plurality of receiving devices via the allocated communication channels by the media multiplexer.

6. The media multiplexer of claim 5 , further comprising instructions to send the callee media to the one device by the media multiplexer using the media proxy.

7. A method for communicating from one device to a plurality of receiving devices using a media proxy, comprising:

receiving a request for a one-to-many call from a caller device to a plurality of callee devices;

creating a caller port by a media multiplexer to receive media from the caller device;

creating a receiving port to receive media from the plurality of callee devices;

allocating a first port by the media multiplexer on a media proxy for sending media to the caller device;

allocating a corresponding port by the media multiplexer on the media proxy for each of the plurality of callee devices that directs media to the media multiplexer;

forwarding the request to each of the plurality of callee devices using the corresponding port for each callee device;

answering the call by each of the plurality of callee devices using a port for receiving media on;

allocating a respective port by the media multiplexer on the media proxy for each callee answer, wherein each respective port allocated is used to forward media to the associated callee device;

allocating a second port by the media multiplexer on the media proxy, wherein the second port allocated directs caller media to the media multiplexer; and

notifying the caller device of the second port on the media proxy to send media to the media multiplexer.

8. A media multiplexer for communicating from one device to a plurality of receiving devices using a media proxy, comprising:

a processor;

a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:

receive a request for a one-to-many call from a caller device to a plurality of callee devices;

create a caller port by the media multiplexer to receive media from the caller device;

create a receiving port to receive media from the plurality of callee devices;

allocate a first port by the media multiplexer on a media proxy for sending media to the caller device;

allocate a corresponding port by the media multiplexer on the media proxy for each of the plurality of callee devices that directs media to the media multiplexer;

forward the request to each of the plurality of callee devices using the corresponding port for each callee device;

answer the call by each of the plurality of callee devices using a port for receiving media on;

allocate a respective port by the media multiplexer on the media proxy for each callee answer, wherein each respective port allocated is used to forward media to the associated callee device;

allocate a second port by the media multiplexer on the media proxy, wherein the second port allocated directs caller media to the media multiplexer; and

notify the caller device of the second port on the media proxy to send media to the media multiplexer.

Assignments (6)