Method and system for the dynamic management of the transmission of streams within a plurality of terminals

A system for transmitting data that represents a stimulus of at least one particular type and that is included in a stream that conforms to a format associated with said particular type, the system comprising:

• a main network;
• an interface device connected to a plurality of terminals of an auxiliary network formed by the interface device and the plurality of terminals, the interface device being able to receive a particular stream of a remote terminal, and to transmit said stream to an initial terminal selected beforehand as a destination terminal among the plurality of terminals of the auxiliary network, said interface device being arranged between the main network and the plurality of terminals of the auxiliary network;
• means for identifying at least one compatible terminal of the auxiliary network, other than the initial terminal, and able to play back stimuli of the type associated with the format of said particular stream, based on information signals received from the plurality of terminals of the auxiliary network, the information signals comprising data relating to current operating conditions of the at least one compatible terminal;
• means for selecting as a new destination terminal of said particular stream a second terminal of the auxiliary network identified as compatible by the means for identifying;
• and
• means for setting up transmission of said particular stream from the interface device to said second terminal of the auxiliary network;
• wherein the means for setting up transmission performs an invitation step during which the remote terminal sending the particular stream is invited by the interface device to enter into communication with the second terminal of the auxiliary network.

An interface device for connection to a plurality of terminals of an auxiliary network formed by the interface device and the plurality of terminals, the interface device being able to receive data that represents a stimulus of at least one particular type and that is included in a stream, from a remote terminal, that conforms to a format associated with said particular type, said device being able to transmit said stream to an initial terminal selected beforehand as a destination terminal among the plurality of terminals of the auxiliary network, the interface device comprising:

• means for identifying at least one compatible terminal of the auxiliary network, other than the initial terminal, and able to play back stimuli of the type associated with the format of said particular stream, based on information signals received from the plurality of terminals of the auxiliary network, the information signals comprising data relating to current operating conditions of the at least one compatible terminal;
• means for selecting as a new destination terminal of said particular stream a second terminal of the auxiliary network that has been identified as compatible by the means for identifying;
• and
• means for setting up transmission of said particular stream from the interface device to the second terminal of the auxiliary network;
• wherein the means for setting up transmission performs an invitation step during which the remote terminal sending the particular stream is invited by the interface device to enter into communication with the second terminal of the auxiliary network;
• and
• wherein the interface device is configured for arrangement between a main network and the plurality of terminals of the auxiliary network.