Patent ID: 9380266
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for optimizing bandwidth in a mesh system, comprising: initiating, at a bandwidth optimization module, a peer-to-peer conference with a plurality of remote devices; generating a first quality list comprising a first device of the plurality of remote devices from which to request a first data stream at a first quality level, wherein the first quality list includes a number of members, wherein the number of members is dependent upon an available bandwidth of a local mesh conferencing unit; transmitting a request to the first device to receive the first data stream at the first quality level; determining that a second device of the plurality of remote devices is not a member of the first quality list; and in response to determining that the second device of the plurality of remote devices is not a member of the first quality list, transmitting a request to the second device to receive a second data stream at a second quality level.