Reducing multipoint conferencing bandwidth

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PATENT NO 6775247
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09273596

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A method, apparatus and communication system for efficiently and economically supporting a multipoint videoconference call is described. The multimedia conference unit determines which communication unit is a dominant communication unit, with the other communication units being thus determined to be subordinate communication units. The multimedia conference unit then commands the subordinate communication units to suppress a video portion of their respective signals, such that the digital signal processing analysis by the multimedia conference unit required to support the multipoint conference is reduced and network bandwidth used is minimized.

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UNIFY INC5500 BROKEN SOUND BOULEVARD BOCA RATON FL 33487

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Beyda, William J Cupertino, CA 170 8265
Shaffer, Shmuel Palo Alto, CA 597 22185

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