Patent ID: 9407870
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A group video messaging method comprising storing authorized user information identifying two or more authorized users of a video messaging system, creating an encoding channel coupling one or more user devices belonging to said authorized users to an application server over at least one network, said encoding channel used to carry one or more types of traffic, setting a target loss ratio for said encoding channel depending on type of said traffic being carried, providing a user interface, said user interface permitting said authorized users to transfer, using said encoding channel, video files to said video messaging system for storage and retrieval, and to identify criteria for other authorized users to access each transferred video file, said user interface hosted on said application server, storing in said video messaging system the video files transferred to said system by said authorized users, storing user input information identifying the user that transferred each stored video file to said video messaging system, and said criteria for authorized users to access said stored video files, storing user access information identifying different groups of said authorized users and which of said stored video files are to be accessible to each of said authorized users or authorized user groups, storing retrieval information associated with retrieval of said video files by said authorized users and presenting one or more of said user input information, user access information and retrieval information on one or more maps.