Network bandwidth determination for adaptive web-conference rendering and transmission

A computer program product for transmitting web-conference content over a network connection, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-usable program code embodied therein, the computer-usable program code configured to perform the following when executed by at least one processor:

• conduct a web conference over a network connection;
• monitor characteristics of the network connection in order to determine bandwidth of the network connection during the web conference;
• implement, on the network connection, a “raw” mode wherein audio data of the web conference is transmitted over the network connection in an original format;
• and
• upon detecting a low bandwidth condition on the network connection, toggle from the “raw” mode to a “saving” mode where audio data of the web conference is converted to text at a first end of the network connection, transmitted over the network connection as text, and converted from text back to audio data at a second end of the network connection.

A system for transmitting web-conference content over a network connection, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device operably coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• conduct a web conference over a network connection;
• monitor characteristics of the network connection in order to determine bandwidth of the network connection during the web conference;
• implement, on the network connection, a “raw” mode wherein audio data of the web conference is transmitted over the network connection in an original format;
• and
• upon detecting a low bandwidth condition on the network connection, toggle from the “raw” mode to a “saving” mode where audio data of the web conference is converted to text at a first end of the network connection, transmitted over the network connection as text, and converted from text back to audio data at a second end of the network connection.