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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Akihito Aiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihito Aiba, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multipoint connection apparatus () includes a video/audio-signal receiving unit () that receives video/audio signals from video/audio terminals (); a volume-level calculating unit () that calculates volume levels from the video/audio signals; a volume-display-image generating unit () that generates volume display images indicating volume from the volume levels; a layout-setting-information receiving unit () that receives layout setting information indicating information about arrangement of videos to be displayed on the video/audio terminal (); a combined-video/audio-signal generating unit () that generates a combined video/audio signal by combining the video/audio signals and the volume display images based on the layout setting information; and a transmitting unit () that transmits the video/audio signal to the video/audio terminal ().