Abstract:
Systems and methods for managing virtual collaboration systems are disclosed herein. A virtual collaboration system includes a distributor communicatively coupled to a first network and a second network having different network characteristics from the first network, the distributor configured to receive first media streams from at least one first network node, and to transmit the first media streams to at least one second network node; and a management subsystem adapted to dynamically configure a topology of a virtual collaborative event, wherein configuration of the topology includes a determination of media stream connections among the distributor and the at least one first network node based, at least in part, on at least one policy, and wherein the media stream connections establish and maintain virtual relationships among the at least one first network node and the at least one second network node.
Abstract:
A method of creating a synthetic bridge (100) has select data (406) logically extracted from an application layer of a first network (12A) which contains one or mroe first data streams to be transported to a second network (12B). Select data (406) is logically extracted from an application layer of the second network (12B). Select data (406) is logically extracted from an application layer of the second network (12B) which contains one or more second data streams to be transported to the first network (12A). The two or more first and second data streams are transported over separate sets of non-network media link interfaces (130-133) that only allow for limited information encoding and inherently prevent any network protocol information from being passed with the two or more first and second data streams until after the two or more first and second data streams are in the control of the opposite network from which they were transported.
Abstract:
A method is described for aligning video streams and positioning cameras in a collaboration event to create a blended space. A local physical environment of one set of attendees is combined with respective apparent spaces of other sets of attendees that are transmitted from two or more remote environments. A geometrically consistent shared space is created that maintains natural collaboration cues of eye contact and directional awareness. The remote environments in the local physical environment are represented in a fashion that is geometrically consistent with the local physical environment. The local physical environment extends naturally and consistently with the way the remote environments may be similarly extended with their own blended spaces. Therefore, an apparent shared space that is sufficiently similar for all sets of attendees is presented in both the local and remote physical environments.
Abstract:
A videoconferencing system may include a conference host (130) that is associated with an environment (110) and that may detect a personal device (140) with a participant that is visiting the environment (110) during a videoconference. A video capture system (142) of the personal device (140) may then be used to provide a video stream representing the participant during the videoconference.
Abstract:
Implementations disclosed herein relate to positioning video streams from video conferencing sites. Video conference sites may be assigned a position within a display area, and a position for the video stream windows may be determined within the assigned display area for the associated video conference site. A processor may cause the video stream windows to be displayed according to the determined positions.
Abstract:
A layout for displaying videoconference video streams may be defined based on an ordered list of videoconference video streams. For example, a layout may be defined to display videoconference video streams in at least first and second vertical columns of video streams where a first two videoconference video streams in adjacent positions in an ordered list of videoconference video streams are assigned to the first column and a second two videoconference video streams in adjacent positions in the ordered list of videoconference video streams are assigned to the second column.
Abstract:
An event management system is configured to detect an overlap between events and provide a communication to remediate the overlap to one or more event attendees.
Abstract:
Groups of participants of a meeting established over a network are provided, where the groups include a first group that has an active participant and a resource, where the resource is to be referenced by the active participant during the meeting. A display layout is provided, where the display layout includes display regions for displaying media streams corresponding to the groups. The display regions corresponding to the first group include display regions for the active participant and the resource that are placed in proximity to each other.
Abstract:
A plurality of groups of participants in a meeting established over a network are identified according to roles of the corresponding participants in the meeting. A meeting layout defining display portions for corresponding groups is provided, where each of the display portions includes corresponding display regions for displaying media streams of participants in the corresponding group.
Abstract:
Layouts for displaying video streams for a videoconference at a site are arranged based, at least in part, on an ordered list of video streams for the videoconference.