公开(公告)号：US20140176666A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-26

申请号：US13945347

申请日：2013-07-18

Applicant: Pexip AS

Inventor： Giles Russell Chamberlin ,  Hani Mustafa Elsayed Abdelkader Hashim ,  Nicolas Jean Michel Cormier ,  John-Mark Bell ,  Eoin Stuart McLeod ,  Benjamin John Hockley

IPC: H04N7/15

CPC classification number: H04N7/152 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/565 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M2201/50

Abstract: A method for managing media streams including at least video data and audio data in a multi-party video conference involving one or more groups of one or more nodes respectively receiving a media stream from each of a plurality of associated endpoints is provided. In each of the one or more nodes of each of the one or more groups, the loudest audio of the media streams received from the respective plurality of associated endpoints is determined. An indication of the volume of the determined loudest audio and an identification of the node is transmitted to a decision maker. The highest received volume and the associated identification is determined. The node of the identification is instructed to transmit the received media stream of the endpoint to one of: all nodes in the one or more groups and to a proxy.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种在多方视频会议中管理至少包括视频数据和音频数据的媒体流的方法，所述多方视频会议涉及分别从多个关联端点中的每一个接收媒体流的一个或多个节点的一个或多个组。 在一个或多个组中的每一个的一个或多个节点的每一个中，确定从相应的多个相关联的端点接收的媒体流的最大音频。 将确定的最大音频的音量和节点的标识的指示传送给决策者。 确定最高接收量和相关标识。 指示识别的节点将接收到的端点的媒体流发送到一个或多个组中的所有节点之一，并发送到代理。

公开(公告)号：US20210258179A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17168411

申请日：2021-02-05

Applicant: Pexip AS

Inventor： Benjamin John Hockley

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04N7/15 ,  H04L9/06

Abstract: The present invention includes a method and a system providing balancing of work items required to be completed as a whole over the available computing systems in a video conference node cluster, in addition to providing sufficient redundancy among conference nodes by means of consistent hash functions.
Consistent hashing is based on mapping each object or work item to a point on a virtual circle. The system maps each available machine or node to many pseudo-randomly distributed points on the same circle.
The present invention can be used for example in monitoring calendar servers for scheduled video conferences and providing a user interface icon to endpoints participating in a scheduled video conference through which the endpoints enter the video conference, or monitoring dial-ins from an endpoint participating in a scheduled video conference and dialing out to the other endpoints participating in the scheduled video conference.

公开(公告)号：US11088860B1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US17168411

申请日：2021-02-05

Applicant: Pexip AS

Inventor： Benjamin John Hockley

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04N7/15

Abstract: The present invention includes a method and a system providing balancing of work items required to be completed as a whole over the available computing systems in a video conference node cluster, in addition to providing sufficient redundancy among conference nodes by means of consistent hash functions.
Consistent hashing is based on mapping each object or work item to a point on a virtual circle. The system maps each available machine or node to many pseudo-randomly distributed points on the same circle.
The present invention can be used for example in monitoring calendar servers for scheduled video conferences and providing a user interface icon to endpoints participating in a scheduled video conference through which the endpoints enter the video conference, or monitoring dial-ins from an endpoint participating in a scheduled video conference and dialing out to the other endpoints participating in the scheduled video conference.

公开(公告)号：US08976225B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-10

申请号：US13945347

申请日：2013-07-18

Applicant: Pexip AS

Inventor： Giles Russell Chamberlin ,  Hani Mustafa Elsayed Abdelkader Hashim ,  Nicolas Jean Michel Cormier ,  John-Mark Bell ,  Eoin Stuart McLeod ,  Benjamin John Hockley

IPC: H04N7/15 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04M3/56

CPC classification number: H04N7/152 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/565 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M2201/50

Abstract: A method for managing media streams including at least video data and audio data in a multi-party video conference involving one or more groups of one or more nodes respectively receiving a media stream from each of a plurality of associated endpoints is provided. In each of the one or more nodes of each of the one or more groups, the loudest audio of the media streams received from the respective plurality of associated endpoints is determined. An indication of the volume of the determined loudest audio and an identification of the node is transmitted to a decision maker. The highest received volume and the associated identification is determined. The node of the identification is instructed to transmit the received media stream of the endpoint to one of: all nodes in the one or more groups and to a proxy.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种在多方视频会议中管理至少包括视频数据和音频数据的媒体流的方法，所述多方视频会议涉及分别从多个关联端点中的每一个接收媒体流的一个或多个节点的一个或多个组。 在一个或多个组中的每一个的一个或多个节点的每一个中，确定从相应的多个相关联的端点接收的媒体流的最大音频。 将确定的最大音频的音量和节点的标识的指示传送给决策者。 确定最高接收量和相关标识。 指示识别的节点将接收到的端点的媒体流发送到一个或多个组中的所有节点之一，并发送到代理。