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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Vidyo, Inc., Hackensack, NJ (US);
Ofer Shapiro, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Ran Sharon, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Alexandros Eleftheriadis, Tenafly, NJ (US);
VIDYO, INC., Hackensack, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing videoconferencing using split endpoints are disclosed herein. These endpoints can include a Main Unit and a Satellite Unit that are associated with each other, and where the tasks of video and audio encoding and decoding are separated between the two. In some embodiments the Main Unit performs video and audio encoding, and the Satellite Unit performs video and audio decoding. In some embodiments the Satellite Unit obtains media data through its associated Main Unit, whereas in other embodiments the Satellite Unit obtains media data directly from the Server.