Patent ID: 9041763
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing a video conference for use in a video conferencing system, wherein the video conferencing system comprises a first electronic device, a second electronic device, a third electronic device, a fourth electronic device, and a server, wherein the first electronic device corresponds to a first user and a first telephone number and is connected to a telecommunications network and an IP network, and the third electronic device corresponds to a second user and a second telephone number and is connected to the telecommunications network, and the second electronic device corresponds to the first user and a first video network account and is connected to the IP network, the fourth electronic device corresponds to the second user and a second video network account and is connected to the IP network, and the server is connected to the IP network, the method comprising: (a) executing a communication monitoring program via the first electronic device; (b) dialing the third electronic device corresponding to the second telephone number over the telecommunications network and building a first audio call between the first electronic device and the third electronic device over the telecommunications network via the first electronic device; (c) reporting the first audio call to the server over the IP network by the communication monitoring program of the first electronic device, in response to the communication monitoring program detecting the first electronic device dialing the third electronic device, causing the server to transmit a video transmission request to the second electronic device and/or the fourth electronic device; and (d) establishing video transmission between the second electronic device and the fourth electronic device over the IP network in response to receipt of the video transmission request by the second electronic device and/or the fourth electronic device, wherein the video transmission is parallel to the first audio call.