Conferencing system and method implementing video quasi-muting
AssigneeRingCentral, Inc.
InventorDmitry Yakovlevich PEVZNER
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Abstract
A first communication is provided for use in a video conference session with a second communication portal via a network. The first communication portal may be configured to transmit live video stream of a participant through the second communication portal for presentation on a display thereof, and to a receive control instruction the participant to stop transmitting live video stream. The first communication portal may also be configured to selectively transmit a video clip showing the participant for playback on the display based on the received control instruction.
Claims20
A first communication portal in a video conferencing session with a second communication portal via a network, the first communication portal being configured to:
- transmit live video stream of a participant to the second communication portal for presentation on a display thereof;
- receive a control instruction from the participant to stop transmitting the live video stream;
- and
- selectively transmit a video clip showing the participant for playback on the display based on the received control instruction.
A computer-implemented method for managing a video conference session, comprising:
- transmitting live video stream of a participant through a communication portal for presentation on a display;
- receiving a control instruction from the participant to stop transmitting live video stream;
- and
- selectively transmitting a video clip showing the participant through the communication portal for playback on the display based on the control instruction.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for managing a video conference session, comprising:
- transmitting live video stream of a participant through a communication portal for presentation on a display;
- receiving a control instruction from the participant to stop transmitting the live video stream;
- and
- selectively transmitting a video clip showing the participant through the communication portal for playback on the display based on the control instruction, wherein the video clip is recorded during transmission of the live video stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.