Patent ID: 8340654
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for display and control of video data, comprising: a mobile client having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client being operable to connect to a wireless network over which is available video data; and non-transitory computer readable storage media in said mobile client having stored thereon a video command application, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display video data of a predetermined number of video sources received over the wireless network from a plurality of video sources on said touch sensitive display, said plurality of video sources exceeding said predetermined number of displayed video sources, wherein said plurality of video sources that are not currently displayed on said simultaneous display are off-screen video sources being periodically updated with still images, said video command application being operable to display video data from a single video source on said touch sensitive display, said video command application being operable to generate command instructions from user contact with said touch sensitive display to cause said single video source to change a characteristic of the video data being generated by the video source in accordance with the user contact, said video command application being operable to monitor a latency of said wireless network to which said mobile client is connected, and send a command to at least one of said plurality of video sources to reduce the network bandwidth usage by the video sources, thereby reducing the latency of said network connection, if the latency exceeds a predetermined threshold.