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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Rajat Gopal, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Alan B. Johnson, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Rajat Gopal, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Alan B. Johnson, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for synchronizing group switching of multimedia streams for conferencing applications. More specifically, the present invention provides mechanisms for grouping, mapping, and switching endpoints for role-based multimedia collaboration.