Patent ID: 8493431

Claim:
A processing method used in a video conference system having a local terminal device and at least one remote terminal device, comprising: a feature detection step of, when conducting a video conference by using the video conference system, carrying out a feature detection in the local terminal device and the remote terminal device of the video conference system, respectively; a conference mode setting step of, based on feature detection results of the local terminal device and the remote terminal device, setting a conference mode with regard to a current video conference scene of the video conference system for the local terminal device and the remote terminal device, respectively; a video encoding step of, based on the conference mode, carrying out a division of a video frame in the local terminal device and the remote terminal device, and then pre-processing divided areas so as to carry out a video encoding for encoding pre-processed areas, respectively; and a priority ranking step of, after the division of the video frame, carrying out a priority ranking of the divided areas of the video frame.