Endpoint Audio Video Bridging Module for Asymmetric Stream Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current IP video communication systems limit real-time shared experiences between distant individuals, as they require centralized services and cannot seamlessly handle asymmetric audio/video formats and resolutions, restricting collaboration capabilities.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an in-built personal collaboration enabled audio/video bridging module (PCEAVBM) within endpoints, capable of IP video communication, which decodes, processes, and encodes audio/video streams, synchronizes them, and enables sharing and control of media content across different devices and locations without external services, using a combination of software and hardware components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If centralized services are used for media sharing, then service management is simplified, but system complexity and dependency on external infrastructure increase
Solution Approach 1:
The endpoint devices are equipped with built-in audio/video bridging capabilities that enable them to independently process and synchronize media streams without requiring external centralized services. The device performs self-service by handling decoding, processing, and encoding of audio/video streams locally, eliminating dependency on external infrastructure while maintaining ease of operation.
2Power
If audio/video streams are processed externally, then processing capability is centralized, but real-time synchronization and quality control deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The processing function is segmented and distributed to individual endpoint devices rather than being centralized. Each endpoint contains built-in audio/video bridging modules that independently decode, process, and encode streams locally. This segmentation enables real-time synchronization because each device processes its own streams without waiting for external processing, maintaining both processing capability and synchronization reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If asymmetric audio/video formats are supported, then device compatibility increases, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The audio/video bridging module at each endpoint is configured with local quality processing capabilities tailored to handle asymmetric formats. Each device independently adjusts decoding and encoding parameters according to its own capabilities and the incoming stream characteristics, rather than requiring a centralized system to manage format conversion. This local quality approach enables device compatibility while controlling processing complexity at the individual device level.
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AI summary
A system, method and architecture for in-built media enabled personal collaboration on endpoints are disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more personal communication modified video communication terminals (PCMVCTs), one or more of video communication terminals (VCTs), one or more of voices over IP communication terminals (VoCTs), one or more remote servers and/or one or more clients are communicatively coupled via an IP network. Further, the PCMVCT includes a personal collaboration enabling audio/video bridging module (PCEAVBM). Furthermore, the personal collaboration between participants while providing an audio/video bridging of incoming audio/video streams from the one or more PCMVCTs, one or more of VCTs and VoCTs via the IP network is enabled by the PCEAVBM.