METHOD FOR CONDUCTING AN AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO CONFERENCE
A method for conducting audio and/or video conference, in which one of the terminals that is coupled to a central conference unit takes on the role of a media server, and this occurs under the control of said central conference control unit.
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11 . A method for conducting a conference, the method comprising:
receiving information indicating that a terminal is running an application that enables the terminal to support conferences;
determining that the application is capable of assuming a role of a media server based on a conference type, a conference mode, a supported codec, and a conference credential for authentication;
sending control commands to the terminal.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the control commands comprise commands for:
receiving a first audio or video data stream from another terminal;
mixing the first audio or video data stream from the other terminal and a second audio and/or video data stream from the terminal to generate a mixed audio or video data stream; and
sending the mixed audio or video data streams to the other terminal.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the control commands comprise commands for:
receiving a first audio or video data stream from another terminal;
selecting an audio or video data stream from either the first audio or video data stream from the other terminal or a second audio or video data stream from the terminal to identify a selected audio or video data stream; and
sending the selected audio or video data stream back to the other terminal.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending, to the terminal, a confirmation that the application of the terminal can assume the role of the media server.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the application is a Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) browser application.
16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the terminal and the other terminal are communicatively connected to each other through a Local Area Network (LAN).
17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving log in information from the terminal and the other terminal.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the conference type comprises an audio conference, a video conference, or a screen share conference.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the conference mode comprises a conference mixing or a selective forwarding unit.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the supported codec comprises G.711, OPUS, H.264, VP8, or VP9.
21 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receiving information indicating that a terminal is running an application that enables the terminal to support conferences;
determining that the application is capable of assuming a role of a media server based on a conference type, a conference mode, a supported codecs, and a conference credential for authentication;
sending control commands to the terminal.
22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the control commands comprise commands for:
receiving a first audio or video data stream from another terminal;
mixing the first audio or video data stream from the other terminal and a second audio and/or video data stream from the terminal to generate a mixed audio or video data stream; and
sending the mixed audio or video data streams to the other terminal.
23 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the control commands comprise commands for:
receiving a first audio or video data stream from another terminal;
selecting an audio or video data stream from either the first audio or video data stream from the other terminal or a second audio or video data stream from the terminal to identify a selected audio or video data stream; and
sending the selected audio or video data stream back to the other terminal.
24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
sending, to the terminal, a confirmation that the application of the terminal can assume the role of the media server.
25 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the application is a Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) browser application.
26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the terminal and the other terminal are communicatively connected to each other through a common Local Area Network (LAN).
27 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
receiving log in information from the terminal and the other terminal.
28 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the conference type comprises an audio conference, a video conference, or a screen share conference.
29 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the conference mode comprises a conference mixing or a selective forwarding unit.
30 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the supported codec comprises G.711, OPUS, H.264, VP8, or VP9.