Patent ID: 9621852
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method of facilitating a videoconference between at least a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising: operating, by the first computing device, as a master during a first portion of the videoconference by sending first video information and first audio information to the second computing device for output by the second computing device operating as a slave during the first portion of the videoconference; receiving, by the first computing device, a signal indicating a request for the second computing device to operate as the master in the videoconference; and in response to receiving the signal, operating, by the first computing device, as the slave during a second portion of the videoconference by receiving second video information and second audio information from the second computing device and outputting the second video information and the second audio information during the second portion of the videoconference.