# US 2016/0366369 A1 · Video adaptation in conferencing using power or view indications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0366369 A1 - Document ID: US20160366369A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/734,085 - Filed: 2015-06-09 - Published: 2016-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-09 - Assignees: Avaya Inc. - Applicants: Avaya Inc. - Inventors: Mehmet Balasaygun; John Buford - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160366369A1 ## CPC - H04N 7/147: {Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q)} - H04N 2007/145: {Handheld terminals} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Conferencing applications run a variety of devices, including portable devices, such as smart phones, laptop computers, and tablet computers. A source device may be taking a high-resolution video to provide the video as a conference portion of a conference being viewed by a number of devices. The number of devices displaying the conference may only be displaying the conference portion as a thumbnail image, or other low-data image, or not be currently displaying the conference portion at all. The number of devices viewing the conference may then signal back to the source device to downgrade/terminate the capturing and/or transmission of the video. The source device then provides the video or other conference portion in a data-thrifty format more closely matching the conference portion as it is being displayed on the number of devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication device, comprising: a network interface; a video sensor configured to capture a video image; and a video controller configured to receive a throttling signal via the network interface from an endpoint receiving the video image, wherein the throttling signal comprises a conference mode of an endpoint selected by a user of the endpoint, displaying the video image and,. in response to the throttling signal, adjusts an attribute of the video image, the attribute effecting the encoding of the video image uploaded to a network via the network interface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1, wherein the conference mode comprises indicia of the endpoint providing conference content. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1, wherein the video controller, upon receiving the throttling signal from the network interface, causes the video controller to adjust the attribute of the video image captured by the video sensor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1, wherein the throttling signal comprises indicia of battery charge for a battery powering the endpoint. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1, wherein: the throttling signal is generated by a conference application executing on the endpoint and presenting, on the endpoint, a conference content comprising the video image and a conference component. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The communication device of claim 5, wherein the conference mode comprises indicia of a communication type of the network interface being utilized by the endpoint to receive a conference comprising the video image. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The communication device of claim 5, wherein the conference mode comprises indicia of a display mode of the conference component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The communication device of claim 7, wherein the indicia of the display mode of the conference component, further comprises indicia of the conference component relative to the video image. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The communication device of claim 5, wherein: the communication device uploads, via the network interface, a conference comprising the conference content for display by the endpoint and in response to receiving the conference mode, the conference content is modified in accord with the conference mode indicia. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1, wherein the attribute comprises at least one of frame rate, frame size, resolution, color, encoding method, and compression type. ### Claim 11 A method, comprising: receiving a conference content from a first conference device, the conference content comprising a video portion and a conference component; broadcasting, via a network connection, a conference comprising the conference content to a second conference device; receiving a conference mode indicia from the second conference device, wherein the conference mode indicia is associated with the conference content as displayed on the second conference device; and signaling the first conference device to alter the conference content in accord with the conference mode indicia. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: determining that the conference mode indicia indicates the second conference device has been placed in a state by a user of the second conference device wherein the second conference device is displaying the conference content in a format requiring less bandwidth than the format of conference content received; and wherein the step of signaling the first conference device to alter the conference content in accord with the conference mode indicia, further comprises signaling the first conference device to throttle bandwidth of the conference content. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the step of broadcasting the conference further comprising, broadcasting the conference with a placeholder content in lieu of at least a portion of the conference content. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: determining that the conference mode indicia indicates the second conference device is not displaying the conference content; and wherein the step of signaling the first conference device to alter the conference content in accord with the conference mode indicia, further comprises signaling the first conference device to discontinue providing the conference content. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the conference mode indicia further comprises a battery capacity indicia associated with the second conference device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first conference device performs the step of broadcasting the conference. ### Claim 17 A server, comprising: a network interface configured to receive a conference portion comprising a video from a first device and transmit a conference comprising the conference portion to a second device; a processor, configured to receive by the second device and via the network interface, a first indicia of a presentation mode of the conference portion selected by a user of the second device, in response to the first indicia, transmit to the first device, via the network interface, a throttling signal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The server of claim 17, wherein: the processor is further configured to transmit the conference to a third device; and the processor is further configured to receive by the second device and via the network interface, a second indicia of a presentation mode of the conference portion selected by a user of the third device and, in response to the first indicia and the second indicia, transmit to the first device, via the network interface, the throttling signal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The server of claim 17, wherein the first indicia of the presentation mode indicates an absence of presentation of the conference portion by the second device and the throttling signal indicates termination of the conference portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The server of claim 17, wherein the first indicia of the presentation mode comprises a battery state indicia of the first device.