Patent ID: 7720157

Claim:
A method for creating a coded target Continuous Presence (CP) image according to a video coding standard from a plurality of coded video signals including defined orders of macroblocks, each comprising coded video signals corresponding to a respective endpoint video image, received from endpoints participating in a multipoint video conference, said method comprising: decoding said coded video signals with plural decoders to generate decoded video signals; spatially mixing said decoded video signals, resulting in a plurality of CP images including regions respectively associated with each of said endpoint video images with a mixing unit; encoding said plurality of CP images with plural encoders to generate at least a first coded CP image and a second coded CP image; and rearranging and combining macroblocks from the first coded CP image and the second coded CP image to create said coded target CP image with one or more re-packer units, said coded target CP image including macroblocks from the first coded CP image and the second coded CP image.