Patents by Inventor John-Mark Bell

John-Mark Bell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, computer program and device for managing media stream in video conferencing
    Patent number: 8976225
    Abstract: A method for managing media streams including at least video data and audio data in a multi-party video conference involving one or more groups of one or more nodes respectively receiving a media stream from each of a plurality of associated endpoints is provided. In each of the one or more nodes of each of the one or more groups, the loudest audio of the media streams received from the respective plurality of associated endpoints is determined. An indication of the volume of the determined loudest audio and an identification of the node is transmitted to a decision maker. The highest received volume and the associated identification is determined. The node of the identification is instructed to transmit the received media stream of the endpoint to one of: all nodes in the one or more groups and to a proxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Pexip AS
    Inventors: Giles Russell Chamberlin, Hani Mustafa Elsayed Abdelkader Hashim, Nicolas Jean Michel Cormier, John-Mark Bell, Eoin Stuart McLeod, Benjamin John Hockley
  • METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING MEDIA STREAM IN VIDEO CONFERENCING
    Publication number: 20140176666
    Abstract: A method for managing media streams including at least video data and audio data in a multi-party video conference involving one or more groups of one or more nodes respectively receiving a media stream from each of a plurality of associated endpoints is provided. In each of the one or more nodes of each of the one or more groups, the loudest audio of the media streams received from the respective plurality of associated endpoints is determined. An indication of the volume of the determined loudest audio and an identification of the node is transmitted to a decision maker. The highest received volume and the associated identification is determined. The node of the identification is instructed to transmit the received media stream of the endpoint to one of: all nodes in the one or more groups and to a proxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Giles Russell Chamberlin, Hani Mustafa Elsayed Abdelkader Hashim, Nicolas Jean Michel Cormier, John-Mark Bell, Eoin Stuart McLeod, Benjamin John Hockley