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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsIdo Ben-Shachar, Ivan J. Leichtling, Leonard Alan Collins
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In a recorded network conference, a post-conference process is implemented to transcribe stored raw conference data into a viewable, standard format recording. The post-conference process postpones transcribing tasks until after the conference has ended. During the conference, raw conference data streams are stored directly in a compressed format used for network transmission. The post-conference process can be initiated based on one or more parameters to optimize use of resources. Possible parameters include conference schedules, CPU usage and availability for transcribing, and remaining storage capacity. In an embodiment, a recording unit joins the conference over the network in the manner of an attendee. The recording unit “listens” and blindly records the data, and later performs the post-conference process. In an embodiment, the transcribed recording is burned onto a CD-ROM and delivered to the conference attendees.
A method of recording a network conference comprising:
A method of recording a network video conference among a plurality of attendee computers comprising:
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a recording process at a recording unit to record a network conference among a plurality of attendees, the recording process comprising:
34 The computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the encoding includes encoding the audio data at a higher bit rate than a bit rate of the initially stored audio
The computer-readable medium of claim 34, wherein the step of transcribing further includes encoding the mixed audio data with video data according to said standard format.
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