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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Tim M. Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);
Warren V. Barkley, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Yiu-ming Leung, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tim M. Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);
Warren V. Barkley, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Yiu-Ming Leung, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Optimized conferencing performance may be provided. First, a plurality of data streams respectively received from a plurality of conferencing users may be monitored. Then, for each of the plurality of conferencing users, a plurality of talk frequency conditions respectively corresponding to the plurality of conferencing users may be determined based upon the monitored plurality of data streams. The plurality of talk frequency conditions may comprise, for example, active-talker, infrequent talker, or listener-only. Next, a plurality of data packet size values respectively corresponding to the plurality of conferencing users may be determined based upon the determined plurality of talk frequency conditions. The plurality of data streams may then be mixed to create data. Next, the data may be transmitted to each of the plurality of conferencing users respectively using the determined plurality of data packet size values respectively corresponding to the plurality of conferencing users.