Patent ID: 8717407
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a videoconference, the method comprising: establishing, at a first videoconferencing location, a videoconference between at least three videoconferencing locations, wherein the at least three videoconferencing locations comprise the first videoconferencing location, a second videoconferencing location, and a third videoconferencing location, wherein the first videoconferencing location maintains a first plurality of videoconferencing units, wherein the second and third videoconferencing locations each maintain a single videoconferencing unit, wherein each videoconferencing unit has a corresponding at least one display and at least one video input, wherein a first videoconferencing unit of the first videoconferencing location acts as a multipoint control unit (MCU) of the videoconference; the MCU receiving respective video conferencing information from each videoconferencing unit of the at least three videoconferencing locations; and the MCU providing a respective video stream to each of the videoconferencing units of the at least three videoconferencing locations,