Patent ID: 8243694

Claim:
A communication terminal comprising: an input device configured to input communication data into the communication terminal at an input speed, the input communication data needing to be sent in the course of a telecommunication conference; a memory configured to store the input communication data; a reception device configured to receive from a conference control server unit a message signaling that at least one further communication terminal is ready to receive the communication data; a transmission device configured to operate in a first mode for sending data at a first bit stream data rate, and in a second mode for sending data at a second bit stream data rate, the bit stream second data rate being higher than the first bit stream data rate, wherein in the second mode the data output at the at least one further communication terminal is accelerated in comparison with the speed at which data is input by the input device; and a control device, following receipt of the message, configured to control the transmission device for sending the stored input communication data in the second mode at the second bit stream data rate, wherein stored input communication data output at the at least one further communication terminal is accelerated in comparison with the speed at which the input communication data is input, wherein the transmission of the stored input communication data in the second mode catches up with the input of the communication data.