Video Conference Terminal Auxiliary Selection Area Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
In video conference systems, the control interface is often cumbersome, requiring users to divert attention from the conference video to perform operations, and the continuous data streaming of control interface information can slow response speeds and degrade user experience due to large data amounts.
Innovation Solution
A video conference control method and terminal design that divides the display screen into a main video display area and an auxiliary video selection area, allowing users to perform conference control operations without diverting attention from the main video, by displaying multiple remote conference sites in the auxiliary area and enabling quick switching and updating of videos.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the control interface is continuously refreshed and pushed to the conference terminal by the MCU, then the user can perform conference control operations, but the response speed of the video conference system is reduced and user experience is degraded due to large data amounts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the control interface from the MCU and places it directly on the conference terminal. The terminal independently generates and manages the control interface, eliminating the need for continuous data streaming from the MCU. This extraction resolves the contradiction by enabling control operations locally while reducing network data load and improving response speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The conference terminal performs self-service by autonomously generating and refreshing the control interface without requiring continuous updates from the MCU. The terminal manages its own control interface state, which eliminates the bottleneck of continuous data streaming while maintaining full control functionality.
2Ease of operation
If the user operates the control interface to control conference site videos, then conference control can be performed, but the user needs to divert attention from the conference video which affects viewing experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control interface and the conference video display into a single integrated interface. The control interface is overlaid directly on top of the conference video, allowing users to perform control operations without switching views or diverting attention. This merging resolves the contradiction by enabling simultaneous video viewing and control operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the control interface is generated by the MCU and constantly refreshed according to user operations, then conference control functionality is provided, but the large data amount of control interface information affects system response speed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the control interface generation function from the MCU and transfers it to the conference terminal. The terminal now independently generates and refreshes the control interface based on user operations, eliminating the time-consuming data transmission and processing cycle through the MCU. This extraction simultaneously maintains full control functionality while dramatically reducing system response time.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a video conference control method and a conference terminal. The method includes: receiving multi-video information, where the multi-video information includes videos of at least two remote conference sites; displaying the multi-video information on a display screen, where the display screen includes a main video display area and an auxiliary video selection area; and performing, according to a received conference control operation request, a corresponding conference control operation on a conference site corresponding to a video displayed in the auxiliary video selection area. According to the present invention, the display screen is divided into the main video display area and the auxiliary video selection area, so that a user may perform a conference control operation on a video of a remote conference site through the auxiliary video selection area, a conference site that needs to be viewed is displayed in the main video display area.