Patent ID: 9032461
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for implementing a video conference through a television forwarding device, the method comprising: authenticating a remote user through a website; receiving a selection of a user for the remote user to communicate with through the video conference, the selection is received through the website; sending an invitation from the website to the television forwarding device in response to receiving the selection from the remote user, the invitation being configured to prompt the user to accept implementation of the video conference; and implementing the video conference between the remote user and the user in response to the user accepting the invitation; enabling the remote user to utilize the website to control a resolution of video images streamed from the user to the remote user, while automatically adjusting a resolution of video images streamed from the remote user to the user based on available bandwidth of the television forwarding device.