US 2017/0374115 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PARTY MEDIA MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Systems and methods for recording full quality audio and/or video from a plurality of parties, while also facilitating a real-time conversation or other interaction over low-bandwidth network links are provided. A voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) conversation, or other type of session, is facilitated between two or more parties using methods that reduce sound or video quality to achieve a low-latency connection. During the VoIP conversation, or other type of session, the audio and/or video from each party is recorded directly onto a storage medium of their respective device and stored as one or more data files. These data files can be generally unmodified, or merely lightly modified or compressed, resulting in a higher quality recording of the audio and/or video as compared to the audio and/or video that was transmitted to the other party during the session. The data files are then merged to create a final merged high-quality composite recording of the session.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a multi-party media management controller in networked communication with a first communication device associated with a first user and a second communication device associated with a second user, the multi-party media management controller is to:
transmit to the first communication device a first start signal to initiate a first local recording session at the first communication device;
transmit to the second communication device a second start signal to initiate a second local recording session at the second communication device;
receive from the first communication device data collected during the first local recording session;
receive from the second communication device data collected during the second local recording session;
process the first communication device data to remove noise and form first processed data;
process the second communication device data to remove noise and form second processed data;
and
subsequent to the forming of the first processed data and the second processed data, form a merged media file comprising a composite of the first processed data and the second processed data.

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A system, comprising:

a multi-party media management controller in networked communication with a first communication device associated with a first user and a second communication device associated with a second user, the multi-party media management controller is to:
transmit to each of the first and the second communication devices a start signal to initiate a first local recording session at the first communication device and a second local recording session at the second communication device;
host a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) session between the first communication device and the second communication device during the first and second local recording sessions;
receive from the first communication device a first media file, wherein the first media file comprises data collected during the first local recording session, and wherein the first media file comprises digital content encoded at a higher quality level than a quality level of VoIP audio content transmitted between the first communication device and the second communication device during the VoIP session;
remove noise from the first media file;
receive from the second communication device a second media file, wherein the second media file comprises data collected during the second local recording session;
remove noise from the second media file;
subsequent to the removal of noise from each of the first media file and the second media file, form a merged media file comprising a composite of data collected during the first local recording session and data collected during the second local recording session.

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A system, comprising:

a multi-party media management controller in networked communication with a first communication device associated with a first user and a second communication device associated with a second user, the multi-party media management controller is to:
transmit to each of the first and the second communication devices a start signal to initiate a first local recording session at the first communication device and a second local recording session at the second communication device;
receive from the first communication device data collected during the first local recording session, wherein the data collected during the first local recording session comprises first audio content;
receive from the second communication device data collected during the second local recording session, wherein the data collected during the second local recording session comprises second audio content;
and
adjusting an attribute of the first audio content;
adjusting an attribute of the second audio content;
subsequent to adjusting the attribute of the first audio content and adjusting the attribute of the second audio content, form a merged media file comprising a composite of the first audio content and the second audio content.

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