Intel Corporation

Brian L Kantor

Rune A Skarbo

Puneet Kukkal

Christopher C Lawless

Scott P Dubal

Peter P Waskiewicz, Jr

Wayne Richard Hlasnik

Aaron K Salter

Automatically determining a link speed between link partners using a multispeed fiber module. An embodiment solves the problem of how to determine the highest common link speed between short range (SR)/long range (LR) fiber link partners when at least one of the link partners is using a multispeed fiber module. In an embodiment, a multispeed fiber module comprises a module that is capable of both 10 gigabit (GB) per second Ethernet and 1 GB per second Ethernet or lesser data transfer speeds over a fiber optical link. In an embodiment, the method comprises trying each link speed in a known succession, from highest supported speed to lowest supported speed. In an embodiment, an initiator link partner 'blinks' a transmit laser, which alerts the link partners that a link speed determination session is being initiated. By automatically determining link speed, the user is relieved of the necessity to manually configure the link speed.

Method of automatically determining link speed for a multispeed fiber link module

Activation and deactivation of a screen saver in a video conferencing system is based on detected presence of a person in the room wherein the video conferencing system is sited and the current status of a videoconferencing session. The video conferencing system processes a screen save message received from an operating system and informs the operating system not to launch the screen saver if the video conferencing system detects that there is an active video conferencing session or if a presence detection technique has detected a presence in the room or area wherein the video conferencing system is sited within a predetermined time period. When a videoconferencing call is connected or a presence is detected and the screen saver is active, the screen saver is terminated. The presence may be detected by motion, sound, or other techniques.

Method of activating and deactivating a screen saver in a video

Method and apparatus for video conferencing provides for automatically managing user views to provide ready, video only, full screen video, video with document not shared, and video with shared document views. Several different automatically managed user-interfaces for a dual monitor system provide, among other things, that the second monitor can be used for local video image only, used for all functions except shared applications, or to display shared applications.

User interface for a video conferencing system

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Brian L Kantor