Actiontec Electronics, Inc.

Screenbeam Inc.

Other

Chuang Li

Dean C Chang

Bo Xiong

Tsung-Yen Dean Chang

Chuong Vu

Bin Gu

Chee Hin Ho

Gin-Pao Lu

Wei Li

Victor Maravillas

Alex Weihwang Jeng

Mike Ehlenberger

A conference and collaboration system including local computing devices and a receiver are provided. The receiver and/or local devices may run collaboration applications and/or virtual conferencing applications. The receiver and/or at least one local device may be in communication with a remote server running a conference platform and hosting a virtual conference. The receiver may join the conference as a participant and share audio/visual data with the conference platform. The local device may also join and may share audio/visual data with the conference platform and receive conference audio/visual data from the conference platform. The local device may share the conference audio/visual data with the receiver. The receiver may further receive audio/visual data from a non-participant local device and send such data to the conference platform. Alternatively, only a conference device may join the conference as a participant and share audio/visual data from the conference with the local devices.

Systems and methods for video conferencing and collaboration

Systems and methods for reducing latency on a collaborative platform are provided. The collaborative platform involves a display, a moderator device, one or more member devices, and a receiver in communication with the display, the moderator device, and the one or more member devices. To reduce latency of the collaborative platform, the receiver generates an overlay image based on user input received from the display, as well as user type of the user input, generates an overlaid image based on the overlay image, and transmits the overlaid image for display, while a collaboration application generates new real image(s) based on the user input for display. The overlaid image generated may be indicative of actual user input as well as predicted user input using extrapolation and/or machine learning.

Methods and systems for reducing latency on a collaborative platform

Systems and methods of content sharing on a display are provided by establishing connections between a receiver, moderator client device and a plurality of member client devices via a local network that includes at most one node in the communication pathway between any two endpoints in the network, such as a display and one of the plurality of member client devices. The moderator client device transmits a request to promote a first one of the plurality of member client devices to the receiver, which then receives and transmits to the display content from the first one of the plurality of member client devices. The moderator client device also may monitor the screen displays of the plurality of member client devices; enable the receiver to simultaneously show on the display content from two or more of the plurality of member client devices; request transfer of data from the plurality of member client devices to the moderator client device; or delegate moderator authority or control to a subset of the member client devices.

Displaying content from multiple devices

A method is provided for sharing digital information between first and second mobile devices. The method may include, at an embedded device, receiving the digital information from the first mobile device; at the embedded device, notifying the second mobile device of the digital information via a push notification; and at the embedded device, maintaining communication with the first and second mobile devices. In some embodiments, the method further includes, at the embedded device, receiving an embedded device wide area network (WAN) Internet protocol (IP) address. Maintaining communication with the first and second mobile devices may include notifying the first and second mobile devices of the new embedded device WAN IP address via respective additional push notifications, or using a DDNS server.

Systems and methods for sharing digital information between mobile devices of friends and family using embedded devices

A method for sharing digital information is provided. The method may include, at a first local area network (LAN)-based embedded device, inviting a second LAN-based embedded device to share digital information between the first and second LAN-based embedded devices; synchronizing the digital information between the first and second LAN-based embedded devices; and maintaining communication between the first LAN-based embedded device and the second LAN-based embedded device. Said inviting may include, at the first LAN-based embedded device: receiving an identifier of a second mobile device, and transmitting to the second mobile device a first WAN IP address and first access credential; and at the second LAN-based embedded device: receiving the first WAN IP address and first access credential from the second mobile device, and transmitting to the first LAN-based embedded device a second WAN IP address and second access credential.

Systems and methods for sharing digital information between mobile devices of friends and family using multiple LAN-based embedded devices

The present invention facilitates communications between a first network and a second network using an information routing device having an auto-configuration feature. The auto-configuration feature negotiates what authentication protocol will be used when the networks transfer information. Once the authentication protocol is negotiated by the device, the device intercepts and stores information transferred between networks. In this manner, the device can emulate a first network when coupled to a second network by providing the necessary stored information directly to the second network, and vice versa.

Information routing device having an auto-configuration feature

Apparatus and methods are provided for selectively providing telephone service that is either PSTN-based or Internet-based using a standard analog telephone circuit. In a first embodiment, the apparatus comprises a hardware module and associated software for coupling a personal computer or Internet appliance and a standard analog telephone. The apparatus includes a DTMF interface circuit, a subscriber line interface circuit, a ring detection circuit, and an interface circuit for interfacing with the PC or Internet appliance. The apparatus permits the analog telephone to be toggled between an Internet-based telephone mode and a PSTN-network mode by inputting a predetermined sequence of DTMF digits. In alternative embodiments, the apparatus comprises a processor, modem and optionally, analog telephone circuit, to provide a stand-alone or partially-integrated device capable of selectively switching between PSTN-based and Internet-based telephony services.

Apparatus for selectively connecting a telephone to a telephone network or the internet and methods of use

Apparatus and methods for controlling a portable electronic device, such as an MP3 player; portable radio, voice recorder, or portable CD player are disclosed. A touchpad is mounted on the housing of the device, and a user enters commands by tracing patterns with his finger on a surface of the touchpad. No immediate visual feedback is provided as a command pattern is traced, and the user does not need to view the device to enter commands. A microcontroller within the device matches the pattern traced by the user against a plurality of preset patterns, each of which corresponds to a predefined function or command of the device. If the pattern traced by the user is a reasonably close match to any of the preset patterns, the device performs the predefined function corresponding to the matched pattern. The touchpad replaces the numerous buttons that are typically used to control portable electronic devices, thereby enhancing usability and reducing manufacturing costs.

Methods and apparatus for controlling a portable electronic device using a touchpad

A modem that handles interruptions caused by call waiting signals is described. When the modem detects a call waiting signal, the modem alerts the user to the presence of the call waiting signal, and permits the user to answer the incoming call by taking a local phone that is connected to the modem off-hook. When the local phone is taken off-hook, the modem automatically generates a hook-flash signal to switch to the incoming call. When the user places the local phone back on-hook, the modem generates another hook-flash signal to resume (if possible) the modem connection. Additionally, the modem prevents a &ldquo;fallback&rdquo;, in which the modem switches from its current protocol to a lower-speed protocol, during a &ldquo;retrain&rdquo; process caused by a call waiting event.

Apparatus and methods for handling call waiting in a modem

Methods and apparatus for dynamically selecting a computer on a local area network to become a server providing shared access to a wide area network, such as the Internet, to all of the computers on the local area network is disclosed. A server may be selected from among any of the computers on the local area network that is currently available (i.e. powered on), and capable of establishing a connection to the wide area network. If the current server shuts down, a new server may be selected and started with only minimal impact on the other computers on the local area network, which are automatically reconfigured to use the new server to route network traffic to the wide area network.

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