METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TELECONFERENCING WITH MULTIPLE PARTICIPANTS

• Main Author: KEMPF, Fabian
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.06.2019
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Apparatus and method for teleconferencing with multiple participants using a computer device through which one locally present participant is connected with multiple remote participants, the computer device including one processor device and two output devices. One output device is configured as an optical display device and one output device, as an audio device. The output devices realize a conference environment for the participants. On the display device, a display area is depicted on which a conference environment is depicted and on which the participants in the teleconference are graphically represented by representatives. Through the computer device, a conference environment of an environment type is selectable from a multitude of environment types and by a command an environment type of the conference environment of the teleconference is activated to enable a teleconference with different conference environments or a teleconference with different meeting periods such as different work periods and/or relaxation periods.