US 2019/0379752 A1Published application

System and method for collaborative telepresence amongst non-homogeneous endpoints

AssigneePolycom, Inc.

InventorsMatvey Digilov, Amir Levy, Marek Dutkiewicz, Thomas Quentin Brady, Mike Tucker, Moshe Noah Lipsker, Anat Levy

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Abstract

A telepresence system which includes at least one display device and a beacon coupled to the display device. The beacon emits a signal so as to be discoverable by electronic devices nearby such as in a meeting location. The system also includes a receiver-controller coupled to the beacon, the receiver-controller configured to enable such electronic devices to be recognized and to join a collaborative session in which content from one electronic device can be shared with other electronic devices. The receiver-controller can and will share some or all of its functions with one or more of the joined devices simultaneously, if security and identity protocols are satisfied.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A telepresence system for an enterprise network, the telepresence system comprising:

a display;
a beacon coupled to the display and configured to emit a signal discoverable by electronic devices;
and
a receiver-controller coupled to the beacon, a camera, and a microphone, wherein the receiver-controller is configured to:
detect discovery of the beacon by a first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device is associated with a chairperson registered with the enterprise network;
receive an instruction from the first electronic device to initiate a collaborative session;
initiate the collaborative session, responsive to receiving the instruction;
send an invitation to a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is associated with an attendee registered with the enterprise network;
and
join the second electronic device to the collaborative session,
wherein the first electronic device can, due to the first electronic device's association with the chairperson, control the camera, control the display, mute the microphone, mute audio pickup at the second electronic device, share content with the display and the second electronic device;
and
wherein, once joined to the collaborative session, the second electronic device can, due to the second electronic device's association with the attendee, control the display, unmute the microphone, and share content with the display.

10 more elements

A telepresence system, comprising;

a display device;
a camera unit;
a microphone;
a transmitter-receiver;
a processor coupled to the display device, the camera unit, the microphone, the transmitter-receiver;
and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:
detect discovery of the transmitter-receiver by a first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device is associated with a chairperson registered with an enterprise network;
receive, using the transmitter-receiver, a request from the first electronic device to initiate a collaborative session;
initiate, using the transmitter-receiver, the collaborative session, responsive to receiving the request;
send, using the transmitter-receiver, an invitation to a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is associated with an attendee registered with the enterprise network;
and
join, using the transmitter-receiver, the second electronic device to the collaborative session,
wherein the first electronic device can, due to the first electronic device's association with the chairperson, control the camera unit, control the display device, mute the microphone, mute audio pickup at the second electronic device and share content with the display device and the second electronic device, and
wherein, once joined to the collaborative session, the second electronic device can, due to the second electronic device's association with the attendee, control the display device, unmute the microphone, and share content with the display device.

12 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/549,138Filed 23 Aug 2019
Priority: 5 Oct 2015
Published: 12 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

H04L 67/54
Network services: presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
H04L 65/403
Support for services or applications: arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
H04W 4/023
Services making use of location information: using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets…

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Application62/237,361Us provisional application · filed 5 Oct 2015
Application15/286,466Continuation · filed 5 Oct 2016
Application16/549,138Continuation
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