Patent ID: 8913102

Claim:
A teleconferencing method for a teleconferencing device, the device combining multiple individuals in different location over a communication network, the device comprising at least one sensor per location and at least one audio and/or visual playback means ( 2 ) per location, the teleconferencing method comprising: assigning multiple interaction counters to each of the individuals participating in the teleconference, each interaction counter characterizing interactions between a specific individual and a third-party individual; estimating the interactions between the specific individual and the third-party individual based on a measurement of the sensors of the specific individual's location or the third-party individual's location; altering a value of the interaction counter corresponding to the interaction between the specific individual and the third-party individual resulting from estimating the interactions, and saving the value of the interaction counter; selecting the data streams to be presented to each individual participating in the conference, the data stream presented to a specific individual being related to at least one third-party individual and selected based on the values of the interaction counters in comparison to a threshold defined by the specific individual; and presenting the data flow to each individual participating in the teleconference by way of the audio and/or visual playback means.