Patent ID: 8248456
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting endpoints associated with a session comprising: configuring the associated endpoints which support a two-way muting to connect and share AV streams with each other before each associated endpoint joins the session; muting the AV streams received from the associated endpoints that are connected; identifying associated endpoints which do not support two-way muting and muting AV streams received from the associated endpoints with; determining when at least two associated endpoints are ready to join the session; un-muting the AV streams of the at least two associated endpoints simultaneously when the at least two associated endpoints are ready to join the session; and un-muting and sharing the corresponding AV streams from the associated endpoints which do not support two-way muting with the associated endpoints if at least one of the at least two associated endpoints joining the session does not support two-way muting.