Patent ID: 9344680
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server configured to conduct a remote conference via a network, perform a method comprising: a first obtaining operation obtaining video data and identification information via a communication unit of the server connected to the network, the video data being based on an image captured in each of a plurality of communication devices participating in a remote conference, the video data including a plurality of inter-frame coded image data and a plurality of intra-frame coded image data, and the identification information identifying each of the plurality of communication devices; a second obtaining operation obtaining layout information from a first communication device via the communication unit of the server, the layout information including a portion of identification information and status information associated with the identification information in a video layout region of the first communication device, the portion of the identification information identifying a second communication device different from the first communication device, the status information relating to a display condition of each of a plurality of captured images in the video layout region of the first communication device, each of the plurality of captured images corresponding to the video data of a plurality of communication devices other than the first communication device and including the second communication device; a judgment operation judging, based on status information associated with identification information of the second communication device in the layout information, whether a specific captured image is included in a video display region, the specific captured image corresponding to the video data of the second communication device; and a determination operation determining update frequency information of the first communication device in response to the judgment operation judging that the specific captured image is positioned outside the video display region, the update frequency information indicating a timing at which the video data of the second communication device corresponding to the specific captured image positioned outside the video display region is to be updated, and the update frequency information identifying at least a portion of the plurality of inter-frame coded image data included in the video data of the second communication device as a non-target for transmission.