US 11,863,592 B2
Active speaker tracking using a global naming scheme
Jacques Samain, Paris (FR); Giovanna Carofiglio, Paris (FR); Giulio Grassi, Paris (FR); Enrico Loparco, Boulogne-Billancourt (FR); and Michele Papalini, Issy les Moulineaux (FR)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,606.
Prior Publication US 2022/0368729 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 65/1023 (2022.01); H04L 65/1083 (2022.01); H04L 65/1059 (2022.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/103 (2013.01) [H04L 65/1059 (2013.01); H04L 65/1083 (2013.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.05); H04L 65/70 (2022.05); H04L 65/75 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a media bridge configured to distribute a plurality of media streams among a plurality of client devices connected to the media bridge over a network:
receiving the plurality of media streams from the plurality of client devices via the media bridge, the media bridge connecting the plurality of client devices;
assigning a pair of names for each of the plurality of media streams, the pair of names including a contribution name and a distribution name, the contribution name defining a first indicator used by the media bridge;
retrieving, by the media bridge, the plurality of media streams of the plurality of client devices based at least in part on the contribution name;
presenting a first list to the plurality of client devices, the first list including a plurality of the distribution names for the plurality of media streams received from the plurality of client devices; and
providing an indication of a current active speaker within the plurality of media streams via a signaling process.