Patent ID: 9215415
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication server connected to a plurality of terminals participating in a videoconference to manage communications between the plurality of terminals, comprising: a checking unit configured to check a terminal management table which associates terminal identification data to identify each of the plurality of terminals with group identification data to identify each of groups to which the plurality of terminals belong respectively; a determination unit configured to determine whether group identification information of a first terminal in the plurality of terminals and group identification information of a second terminal in the plurality of terminals are a same as each other based on the group identification data; an updating unit configured to update a shared location table including shared location information indicating a location of a shared memory area shared by the same group when the group identification information of the first terminal and the group identification information of the second terminal are determined as being the same as each other; a memory access information creation unit configured to create memory access information for accessing the shared memory area to associate the shared memory area and the memory access information; and a notification unit configured to send a notification of the shared location information and the memory access information to the same group.