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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

May. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jacques Samain, Paris, FR;

Giovanna Carofiglio, Paris, FR;

Giulio Grassi, Paris, FR;

Enrico Loparco, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Michele Papalini, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/1023 (2022.01); H04L 65/1083 (2022.01); H04L 65/1059 (2022.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/103 (2013.01); H04L 65/1059 (2013.01); H04L 65/1083 (2013.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.05); H04L 65/70 (2022.05); H04L 65/75 (2022.05);
Abstract

A method includes, at a media bridge configured to distribute a plurality of media streams among a plurality of client devices connected to the media bridge over a network, receiving the plurality of media streams from the plurality of client devices via the media bridge. The media bridge connects the plurality of client devices. The method further includes assigning a pair of names for each of the plurality of media streams. The pair of names include a contribution name and a distribution name. The method further includes presenting a first list to the plurality of client devices. The first list including a plurality of the distribution names for the plurality of media streams received from the plurality of client devices. The method further includes providing an indication of a current active speaker within the plurality of media streams via a signaling process.


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