Patent ID: 8068546
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A video conferencing system comprising: a video server having a specific internet address and a video input port for receiving a source video signal appearing on a video output port of an initiating computer, the video server transforming the source video signal into a video server output signal having a format suitable for communication over the Internet; a plurality of remote computers, each of the remote computers executing a respective browser application to access the video server via the specific Internet address associated with the video server; and the video server downloading the video server output signal to each of the remote computers upon its respective access to the video server, wherein access by the remote computer is verified by a first encryption technique that requires confirmation by the video server of authentication and security authorization information entered at the remote computer and wherein the video server output signals themselves are encrypted by a second encryption technique, wherein each of the remote computers decrypts via the second encryption technique and transforms the downloaded video server output signal into a display signal suitable for viewing on a display device associated with that remote computer, and wherein a representation of the source video signal at the initiating computer is viewable on each of the plurality of remote computers.