Device, Method and Computer Program Product for Responding to Media Conference Deficiencies

A method for responding to media conference deficiencies in a media conferencing network including a plurality of end user devices, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller of the media conferencing network, quality indications of the media conference signals received by a plurality of end user devices;
• detecting, by the controller, a period in which the media conference signals are not adequately received by a first end user device;
• selecting a second end user device adequately receiving the media conference signals during the detected period;
• and
• instructing the second end user device to transmit, during the media conference, a copy or representation of the media conference signals not adequately received by the first end user device, to the first end user device.

A method for responding to media conference deficiencies in a media conferencing network including a plurality of end user devices, the method comprising:

• receiving media conference signals by a first device of the network, during a media conference;
• presenting the received media conference signals to a user, the presented media conference signals including a period in which the media conference signals are not adequately received by the user;
• receiving, by the first device, during the media conference, a copy or a representation of the media conference signals not adequately received;
• and
• presenting the copy or representation to the user.

A media conference device of a media conference network, comprising:

• a receiver adapted to receive media conference signals during a media conference;
• a recorder adapted to record a copy or representation of media conference signals received by the receiver;
• a transmitter adapted to transmit a copy or representation of media conference signals recorded by the recorder;
• and
• a controller adapted to receive an indication of media conference signals not adequately received by a second device of the network and to control the transmitter to transmit to the second device a copy or representation of the indicated media conference signals, using the signals recorded by the recorder.