Simultaneous Multi-Screen Video Conference Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video conferencing systems limit participants to viewing only one screen share at a time, requiring cumbersome actions and increasing communication delays, as well as not allowing simultaneous viewing of multiple participants' screens or multiple screens used by a single participant.
Innovation Solution
The system enables participants to view multiple screen shares simultaneously, detect and notify users of multiple screens in use, and record any aspect of the video conference, including audio, video, text, and screen shares, allowing for configurable display of screen shares and video feeds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a participant shares their screen with all participants, then all participants can view the screen share, but a participant can only view one screen share at a time
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the viewing experience into multiple simultaneous screen share windows, allowing participants to segment their attention across multiple screens rather than switching sequentially. Each screen share is displayed as a separate window or region within the conferencing interface, enabling parallel viewing of multiple participants' screens.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimensional sequential viewing model to a multi-dimensional simultaneous viewing model. By adding spatial dimensions through multiple display windows and allowing configurable layouts, participants can view multiple screen shares across different spatial dimensions at the same time, eliminating the need to switch between them.
2Loss of information
If a participant switches between screen shares to view multiple participants, then they can see different screens, but communication efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple screen share streams into a single unified viewing interface, combining the information from multiple participants' screens into one simultaneous display. This allows participants to access complete information from all shared screens without the need to switch contexts, maintaining communication efficiency while improving information completeness.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system allows multiple screen shares simultaneously, then participants can view multiple screens, but system processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal screen sharing architecture where the same infrastructure handles both single and multiple screen shares. The conferencing system is designed to process and distribute multiple video streams simultaneously using existing protocols and codecs, achieving high adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
4Area of stationary object
If a participant uses multiple screens, then they can display more content, but other participants cannot view all screens
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates digital copies of each screen share and transmits them as separate video streams to all participants. Each participant receives and can view copies of all shared screens, regardless of how many physical screens the original participant is using. This allows full visibility of multiple screens without requiring the viewing participant to have multiple physical displays.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides, among other things, methods including: initiating a conference call with a plurality of participants; receiving a first request to view at least a first screen share of a first participant and a second screen share of a second participant at a first same time on a device of a third participant, where the plurality of participants includes the first participant, the second participant, and the third participant; and displaying the first screen share and the second screen share at the first same time on a display of the device of the third participant.