TW201114228A - Video conference system and method based on instant message and online state - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a video conference system and method based on instant message and online state. It not only provides reservation of a plurality of virtual video conference rooms, but also provides other related application service of conferences for allowing users of different enterprises or groups to hold a meeting with multi-user simultaneously or even other related application services of conferences without the need to build the equipments of video conference system on their own. Through conference interface, users send invitation of appending conferences and interrupt participation of participants or listen-in of auditors based on online state, or present conference presentation and interaction through the video conference system for achieving the concept of virtual video conference room. For preventing multi-user video conference from occupying too much bandwidth resources, the system of this invention also provides multicast way for allowing auditors to watch instant video of the video conference.

Description

201114228 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a multi-person video conferencing system and method based on instant messaging and on-line status, in particular an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture The system and method of applying the Instant Message and Presence to the video conference. [Prior Art] In recent years, due to the development of Internet and computer equipment systems, many systems and commodities have been developed to provide people with more convenient life.

The application 'even if the users are separated by two places, they can communicate with each other through the use of these related systems and products' to understand each other's use of the Internet, such as MSN, Yahoo Instant Messenger, etc. software. ~ However, in addition to instant messaging, Vision's instant messaging software also provides VoIP (Voice Over IP) voice telephony, even Video 〇ver IP video telephony, but on the one hand, voice telephony and video telephony The technical specifications used are vendor-specific '& grids, non-open standards, and are not easy to communicate with other manufacturers' voice phones and video phones. On the other hand, voice phones and video phones only provide a pair of dialogue windows for users. You can only open a different window in a window with another ^ Γ , ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / , , , , , , , , , It is not suitable for people to talk to each other, even if the video dialogue 敕^ function 'can be more than one person at the same time text dialogue discussion ===== 201114228 side, as the brief talk communication can save more time cost, synchronously see the participants' images ; X explained that = inside, is needed. Therefore, there is an urgent need for an integration ☆, t will be produced = inconvenient to provide 0 enterprises or U video conferencing L and method, under the responsibility of the household lil B, the 4th in the heat must build their own foundation of the ' , eve 3 news and virtual video conference room discussed in the dialogue. [Summary of the Invention]

In order to meet the above requirements, the present invention provides a video conferencing system and method based on an instant message and an online state. Through the online presence function provided by the present invention, the user can understand the online user or the conference-related application service personnel. The status, in turn, determines the holding of a video conference or selects each conference-related application service in the service. In the system and method of the present invention, in addition to providing a multi-segment video window of a conventional video conference, it can also be set as a one-to-many video camera or a computer desktop image, and preset the video of the conference host. The face or computer desktop image is transmitted to other participants, and the conference host can also dynamically set up another participant to transmit the video face of the participant or the desktop image of the computer. In addition, the present invention The video conferencing system and method can provide other one-to-one or one-to-many conference-related application services, such as video online customer service, video chat room, audio-visual online teaching, etc. In the system and method of the present invention, different enterprises or ethnic groups are used. Users only need to connect to the system of the invention through a browser, and then they can have a meeting with multiple people in a video mode, and even use this video conferencing function to perform other conference-related application services. No need to build a videoconferencing system. device. Moreover, in order to prevent the multi-person video conference 4 from occupying too much bandwidth resources, the system of the present invention also provides a multicast mode for the observer to view the instant video of the video conference. In the system of the present invention, the 'participation conference interface can also support users who do not have the video y 201114228 $ function. Through this support function, the user can receive the shirt image and voice, but can only transmit voice data, and cannot provide images. surface. In addition, the system of the present invention also supports other SIp-based v〇ice or Video Over IP software and hardware users to participate in the conference through the non-system participation conference interface, but these other non-systems, if not, With the special functions provided by the system of the present invention, only basic voice conferences or video conference operations can be performed. In the system and method of the present invention, the above-mentioned conference-related application service can provide a complete service system, such as the positioning shown in the first figure, in addition to providing conference-type audio and video services, and integrating other resources and services. Through the location service application server, the user can obtain the positioning information of the participating conference personnel, and cooperate with the map display on the user operation interface as a reference for the participants. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a video conferencing system and method based on instant messaging and on-line status, to deliver instant conference messages on-demand by means of an instant multimedia service platform, and to manage and distribute virtual video conference rooms by gateway manager Participants including the conference host can participate in a video conference through the conference web server, and discuss the conversation by video. The conference host can invite the participants to attend the conference according to the attendance status of the participants, and the observers also The conference can be viewed through the multicast channel provided by the system of the present invention, and text messages can be transmitted and discussed in time. To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a video conferencing system based on an instant message and an online state, the system comprising: an instant multimedia service platform 'delivering instant meeting messages on demand; a plurality of video gateway servers, each video gate The channel server has at least one video stream channel; and a gateway manager that manages the video channel of the video gateway server and allocates the video stream available for the video conference to the 201114228 channel; wherein, the instant The multimedia service platform delivers the instant conference message to the host and the at least one participant of the video conference on an on-demand basis, and delivers the instant conference message to the video stream channel on an on-demand basis, and broadcasts the instant conference message to the video conference. At least one observer. To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a video conferencing system based on an instant message and an online state, the system comprising: an instant multimedia service platform, which delivers an instant meeting message on-demand to a host of a video conference and at least a participant; a plurality of video gateway servers, each video gateway server having at least one video stream channel; a gateway manager managing video video channels of the video gateway servers and allocating the video channel The video streaming channel available for the video conference; and a conference web server, including a conference hosting module having an attendee management module, the participant management module issuing an additional participant according to a list display upper line status The invitation, or the attendee management module interrupts one of the participants to participate in the video conference. To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a video conferencing method based on an instant message and an online state, comprising the steps of: scheduling a meeting time of a video conference; and distributing the video available for the video conference from a plurality of video streaming channels. a streaming channel; an invitation message is sent to a host and a participant of the video conference during the meeting time of the video conference, and a conference hosting interface is provided to the moderator, the conference hosting interface includes a video window and a participant management a window displaying the instant view of all participants, the participant management window displaying the status of all participants on the line; and transmitting the instant meeting of the video conference by multicast or on-demand via the available video stream channel The message goes to the listener. The foregoing method further includes: immediately recording the host and all the participants, and transmitting the video to the viewer via the video conference website by means of multicast or on-demand si 6 201114228. According to the implementation of the present invention, the base video conferencing system, the heart-to-heart and the online device, can be used to establish a video conferencing system; the use of the browser connection to enter the present, page 'passing the identity After the certification, you can enter, the monthly meeting will be held, and the meeting provided by the meeting web server will be able to move the cows, and the device will be in a window.

7 XI people video and dialogue discussion, fans to invite and towel breaks (9) silk ^ according to the line · 15 issued new participants of the collegiate participants or listeners, all involved in the interaction, its ... = video of the present invention The conference system makes a briefing note ^ Mutual persuasion and even file transmission and sharing 'to fully reach and φ listen · ^ Bu this month is also for the number of observers too many questions, the sound playback mode to avoid the problem of multi-person video conferencing And the invention adopts Gpp, tispan, sip: (Session Imtiahzation Protocol) defined by the IMS network architecture defined by the quasi-organization, and the protocol is highly compatible with the majority of the software and hardware on the market ^ [Embodiment] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the invention described herein may be modified by those skilled in the art. The description is to be understood by those skilled in the art and is not intended to limit the invention. Please refer to the section -® ’ to show the structure of the invention. The present invention provides a video system based on the "message and on-line status", and the conference domain person, the attendee and the observer can use the video conference system only by looking at the crying network. In the present (4) - kind of ^ 201114228 webpage The server ^, to the multimedia service platform 110, a conference-listening webpage, and the video gateway server 13G and at least -Ip multimedia!:; 0, which makes the instant multimedia service platform no abbreviated) (10) μ 福 ia s s-stem, a t-spinning A-body server 112, a gateway manager 113, U1, 1H, sound #艮1" 13〇 has at least one video stream channel to order i°o Responsible for broadcasting the conference media feeder 112 to the observer (4) = conference message, via the video streaming channel (3), the online multimedia service platform U〇, through the conference interface 121 and the participation meeting, the instant meeting t people and participants' In the case of on-demand 10 way participants. In this case I. Videoconferencing (4) - Host and at least - use " Media sub-instant multimedia service platform 110 system (1) to deliver video conferencing channels for viewing conference services 'Indo Media beach; 玑 URL points to the The stream stream channel 131, wherein the text message Γ 自 from the conference web server 120, the instant print time Φ, the gamma passes it to the instant message ship 11 115, and transmits the text message to the history through the return to the Γρ: pirate 115 After the backup, the word processor H (1) is used to transmit the text message, and the upper line will create the interface provided by 120 - video 4 is about =; video conference website URL, meaning that the pre-sales , instant multimedia, ? 8 8 201114228 The conference media server 112 of the service platform 110 delivers the instant conference message to the video stream channel 131 in the on-demand mode 10, and broadcasts the instant conference message to the s In this embodiment, the video gateway server 130 can broadcast the instant conference message to the viewer of the observer through the multicast network 210 through the multicast network 210, or by means of the Internet via the way of the Internet. The instant meeting message is broadcasted to the viewer's browser, and the observer can participate in the meeting by the attendance meeting interface 141. In the embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned broadcast in the on-demand mode or the group broadcast mode 2 The message refers to the use of the Real-time Transport Protoco (RTP) network transmission protocol 'with IP transmission method to instantly play the conference video and sound. The on-demand 10 method refers to the message to a single destination address. A transmission method for playing RTP video for a specific IP; and the multicast 20 method refers to transmitting a message to a group of destination addresses simultaneously, using an instant delivery protocol and a Real-time Control Protocol (RTCP) protocol. Play live video 'where RTP is responsible for data transfer, and RTCp negative transfer control packet to destination, with Internet Group Management Protocol (Internet) for managing Internet • Protocol group members

Group Management Protocol (IGMP), which allows multiple meetings

The observers use the same bandwidth to play the conference video to reduce the bandwidth required by the video conferencing system. In this embodiment, the conference host, the attendee, and the observer connect to the webpage provided by the video conferencing system of the present invention through the browser, and must enter the conference video system after passing the identification. The identity authentication can include the group name, user account and password. When the user logs in to the system, the system will first determine the source of the user identity according to the group name and user account, for example: IP address, if If the observer of the multicast network 210 is used, the video broadcast signal of the 201114228 ant will be played in the system preset by the system. If the observer is using the Internet 22, the system will The IP address of the observer and the conference code of the observer (meaning that the video stream channel 丨3丨) are provided to the video gateway ^130' and the video gateway server 130 is streamed to the on-demand mode 10 ^ The ip address of the observer. 〇Λ Please refer to the second diagram to show the operation diagram of the instant multi-media transfer of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the instrument application ii7 (Conference Application Server, referred to as

Conference AS) A customizable service program executed in the architecture of the IP Multimedia Subsystem 111, which mainly manages the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) invitation to the host and all participants of the video conference on the instant multimedia service platform 110. A video stream channel 131 of the video gateway server is equivalent to a virtual conference room, and has a conference code representing the virtual conference room. The video gateway server 130 can simultaneously provide the multicast 20 and on-demand 10 services to the observer. Presetting a video stream channel 131 converts the video in a video conference into a group IP that transmits the instant conference message in the multicast mode 20. When the conference host establishes a video conference at the interface of the conference web server 120, the conference web server 120 obtains a conference code from the conference application server 117, and the conference web server 120 transmits the conference code to the gateway management. After the completion of the available video stream channel 131 by the gateway manager 113, the data of the video stream channel 131 available for reservation is transmitted back to the conference web server 120. After the conference web server 120 obtains the data (for example, the video conference web address) of the video stream channel 131 reserved for use, the gateway manager 113 of the management video stream channel 131 will be regarded as a conference virtual participant' and notified. The conference application server 117 first invites the moderator and the gateway manager 113 to join the video conference, and then causes the conference application server 117 to invite others; S] 201114228 participants join the video conference.

In the process of the conference web server 120 reserving the available video stream channel 131, the video gateway server 130 is reserved for access to the gateway manager 113 via a group of broadcast application servers 116 (Multicast Application Servers). And the video gateway server 130 reserves the available video stream channel 131, and is used by the multicast application server 116 in the IP multimedia subsystem 111 to use the reserved video stream channel 131 and the video stream channel 131. The video and audio information is returned to the conference web server 120, wherein the SIP protocol can be converted into an HTTP protocol by a Parlay X gateway (not shown) to the conference web server 120; and in the IP multimedia In the subsystem ill, the invitation application server 7 sends an invitation to all conference participants using the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) protocol, and after the request is successful, the conference media server 112 streams the video of the conference. The video stream channel 131 and the video stream used by the video stream channel 131 are transmitted to the reservation. The conference application server 117 can transmit the conference information to the online state feeder 114' and the on-line state server H4 can use the conference participant sip provided by the conference application server 117 to invite the success or not to know the participant's online. The status, while providing the online status of the participants and the observers via the IP Multimedia Subsystem 111 to the moderator interface. The Parlay X gateway is a network service specification used to convert between the sip protocol and the HTTP protocol. The SIP protocol is based on the existing multimedia architecture and messaging capabilities in the Internet. Other multimedia communication services, to achieve the purpose of multimedia communication agreements. In an embodiment of the present invention, after the user logs in to the system through the identity authentication, if the user's online location is a fixed-point user, such as a fixed-location ADSL user, the online status server 114 is used to obtain 3 11 201114228. The location coordinates are stored in the online status server 114, and the seven-line state player 114 supplies the user's location coordinates and the online status to the conference web server 12, and then the conference web server 12 I electronic map, and the user identity, location coordinates and online status are marked on the map to provide to the user, so that the user can log in to the system, and the group user can directly know, such as the electronic map display mode, The details of all users, such as the status of the online and the online position of the week, as shown in Figure 8; if the user's online location is a mobile user, and the system can determine the coordinates obtained, such as the use of 3 5 ( } The user of the mobile internet device is stored in the online status server 114 by the online status server 114 after obtaining the coordinates of the user's location, and then by the conference. The page server 120 creates an electronic map, and displays the user identity, the coordinates of the location, and the status of the online line on the map to provide to the user. If the mobile user is in the online position, the system cannot determine the coordinates obtained, such as the eighth. As shown in the figure, the user's location is not displayed on the map, only the list cannot be displayed in the face, and the conference host can refer to the user's online status and online location to select whether to invite the user to participate in the conference. At the same time as the conference is established, the system presets the conference creator as the conference host, and after the preset conference host logs into the system, the pre- δ conference host can switch other users to become the actual conference host. 'The actual conference host refers to the above-mentioned map showing the user's online status and online location to invite the person to participate in the conference, and after the conference starts, the system preset conference interface 122 displays the sub-window containing all the participants. One screen' However, the conference host can also switch the face to the video of the meeting host or After the host computer desktop image, all the participants can only see the video screen of the conference host after the switch or the video image of the conference host computer desktop S] 12 201114228, and after switching, the system will The preset will be transmitted to the other side of the computer desktop image: the person holding the video can be dynamically set to be transferred by another participant, or, however, the conference host or the desktop image. Through the video of the participant's video, the participant uses the audio-visual slide teaching on the audio-visual line of the host's computer desktop image. 4A is to perform the conference, as an embodiment of the present invention, once prepared: according to the online state server 114 Provided; some evil, for all online participants to subscribe to the meeting, when the two-in-one will modify the minutes of the meeting record, the meeting 2 § has recorded 1 ^ „ (XCAP Server, the record changes information to The online status server '=the default line^ server 114 transmits the notice of the change of the conference record to the ώ--the statistic record of the text message that will be recorded by the cyber H 115 after the end of the conference. Delivered to the E-media subsystem m' and then sent by the IP Multimedia Subsystem::Conclusion message to the subscribing conference recorder, and attached to the conference record: '°°& Linking to the conference discussion node, wherein the conference recorder can be designated by the conference host - the attendant or the observer, wherein the XCAP server can store the specific indefinite material in the form of XML in the online state. Server 114, the way of access. Aachen

. Referring to the first B-picture, the operation diagram of the gateway management piano 13 of the system of the present invention is shown. In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the thyristor servers 130 belongs to a certain video gateway server group, and the group 1 is mainly classified by a proprietary enterprise code, but may also be a pseudo group. Groups, such as: test groups; if not exclusive, all belong to the J 13 201114228 shared group, so that the shared group can be a gateway shared by multiple enterprises. The database 118 of the gateway manager 113 is responsible for recording the data. The pre-set data can control the bandwidth and channel resources used by different groups, and modifying the data recorded in the database 118 can change the video gateway. The behavior and application of the server 130. In this embodiment, the gateway manager 113 includes a channel manager 1131 and a channel controller 1132. The channel controller 1132 controls the operation of the video stream channel 131 of the video gateway server 130, and can be turned on, off, and The channel manager 1131 serves as a bridge between the database 118 and the multicast application of the multicast application server 116. The channel manager 1131 is responsible for allocating the video stream channel 131, and the gateway controller 113 selects The video streaming channel 131 mainly specifies which video conference area to which the virtual conference room established by the group corresponds to which video stream channel 131 according to the record in the database 118, so the multicast application of the multicast application server 116 is managed by the channel. The device 1131 acquires the available video gateway server 130 and the reserved video stream channel 131, and the channel controller 1132 controls the opening and closing of the video stream channel 131, that is, the opening and closing of the conference. In the embodiment of the present invention, the gateway manager 113 is not only responsible for managing and distributing the video gateway server 130 and the video stream channel 131, but also avoids the multicast application when the video stream channel 131 is closed or not functioning properly. The server 116 reserves the unavailable video stream channel 131, and when the video stream channel 131 returns to normal operation, the group video of the video stream channel 131 can be replayed correctly, and when the conference ends, the group broadcasts. When the application server 116 requests to close the video stream channel 131, the gateway manager 113 can also turn off the correct video gateway server 130 and its correct video stream channel 131. Please refer to the third figure for explaining the operation diagram of the conference webpage server 2011 14 201114228 and the audition webpage server 140 of the system of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the conference web server 120 includes a conference hosting module 310 and a conference module 320. The conference hosting module 310 provides: a conference 4 hosting interface 121 to the conference host, the participation conference. The module 32 is configured to provide at least one participant meeting interface 122 to the attendee; the auditing web server M3 includes a listening meeting module 330, wherein the attending meeting module 330 provides at least one listening meeting interface 141 to the observer. In another embodiment of the present invention, the conference hosting module 31〇, the participating conference module

The group 320 and the attendance conference module 330 can be implemented in the same web server. In the system of the present invention, the 'participation conference interface 122 can also support the user who has no function, for example, a user uses a personal computer that does not have a photographic lens to participate in the conference, but the participation conference interface 122 has ^ The board function 'so that the user can participate in the conference interface 122 and voice, but because there is no camera lens, the user can only transmit the voice data 'cannot provide the image face to the participation conference interface 122 for

Other users watch. In addition, the system of the present invention also supports other SIP-based Voice over IP or Vide〇〇ver Ip software and hardware users to participate in the conference through the non-system participation conference interface 123, as in the first figure and the S, C. Through the other participating conference interface 123, the instant multimedia service platform 11 of the system is connected to participate in the conference. However, if the other participating conference interfaces 123 other than the system do not have the special function, then only Perform basic voice conferences or Sight operations. Referring to the fourth figure, a conference 400 of an embodiment of the present invention is shown. In the embodiment of the present invention, the occupant can establish a conference according to the operation of the Zhaoli interface 400. It should be noted that the interface function described herein is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art should 15 201114228 The other functions that can be used to establish the interface 400 can be achieved, and the effects of the present invention can be achieved at the same time. The conference setup interface 400 can include conference type, conference authorization, maximum number of participants, maximum conference time, conference description, participant list, and list of observers. The conference establishment type may be established for instant establishment or appointment, and the conference authorization mode may be open participation, password authentication or moderator authorization, wherein open participation means no password authentication or moderator authorization, and this method is generally applicable to enterprises. The network user, after passing the identity authentication on the webpage entering the video conferencing system, the system will identify which group the user identity belongs to, and only the users of the group will enter the video string to which the group belongs. The flow channel 131 is eligible to participate in the conference, and the password authentication method means that the conference host can set a set of passwords. The participants who want to participate in the conference must pass the password authentication before they can participate in the conference. The mode of authorization of the moderator refers to the person who wants to participate in the conference. All must be qualified by the meeting host to authorize the person to participate in the meeting, and the person can participate in the meeting. The conference host may also limit the number of participants or the meeting time in the meeting establishment interface 400 while establishing the meeting, and make a brief description of the meeting to distinguish between the same meeting host or the same group. Different meetings. The conference host can also set the list of participants and observers when the conference is established. If the conference is of the immediate type, the conference host can directly set the list of participants and observers. If the conference is an appointment type, the system is in the meeting time. In the meantime, a list on the interface 400 will be established to inform the participants and the observers to participate in the meeting.

Referring to FIG. 5A, a conference hosting interface 121 of an embodiment of the present invention is shown. In the embodiment of the present invention, the conference host can manage the conference according to the conference hosting interface 121, and can participate in the conference according to the online status of the participant and the observer, and can participate in the conference video window 510 and the conference of the conference host interface 121. For the video conversation, it should be noted that [U 16 201114228 The interface functions described herein are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art should be aware of other functions that can achieve the conference hosting interface 121, and can also obtain the invention at the same time. The effect. The conference hosting interface 121 includes a participant video view, 510, an attendee management module 52, an observer management module brother, a conference 4 information window 540, an instant message dialogue window 55, and a conference button 560.

The conference host can conduct video conversations with the participants through the participant video window 51. The participant video window 51 displays the instants of the participants and the number of participants depends on the number of participants. A separate sub-window, and the conference host can follow the online status of the fishermen and observers displayed in the participant management window and the observer management window provided by the conference management module 520 and the observer management module 53 , immediately send an invitation to participate in the conference message ^ interrupt the participation of the conference, and can use the add or remove button to determine the & and its on-line status menu and the observers and their online status selection / single 7 to manage the meeting; meeting The information window 540 contains the phase & the information of the meeting, such as using a short text to distinguish the meeting descriptions of different conferences, the number of participating Ai, the start time of the meeting, and the total time of the meeting; the instant message dialogue is used to transmit and receive text. Discussion, all participants in the conference, including the moderator, attendees and observers, can access this via the / message window 550 In the text dialogue discussion, the observer can also provide comments through the message dialogue window 550, and the moderator and the participant can reply to the comment through the instant message dialogue window 550, even if the participant conducts the video discussion while not In the case of interrupting the video discussion, the head of the text is considered to be 'seeing'; and when the discussion of the meeting is over, the moderator can use the end of conference button 560 to end the meeting. Please refer to the fifth diagram and the fifth C diagram, respectively, to show the participation conference interface 122 and the audition conference interface 141 of the embodiment of the present invention. Participating in the conference 17 201114228 The interface 122 includes an attendee video window 510, a conference information window 540, an instant message dialogue window 550, and an exit conference button 57. The participant can view the video of other participants including the host through the participant video window 510, and the functions of the conference information window 540 and the instant message dialogue window 550 are as described in the conference hosting interface 121, if the participant performs at the conference. If you want to leave the meeting halfway, you can leave the meeting by leaving the meeting button 570, and the video window of the participant will not appear in the video window of other participants. The attendance conference interface 141 includes an attendee video window 510, a conference information window 540, and an instant message dialog window 550. The viewer can view the video containing the host and the participant through the participant video window 510, and the function of the conference information window 540 and the instant message dialog window 550 is as described in the conference hosting interface 121. Referring to the sixth figure, a flowchart for establishing a conference of an embodiment of the method of the present invention is shown. The conference host uses the conference setup interface 400 to establish a conference and reserve a meeting time. After completion, the video conference web site is obtained. If the system is after the conference is established, the video conference web site is provided to all participants and the observers, as shown in step 620. 'Before the meeting time, the system will notify all meeting participants including the host, attendees and observers. If step 630, the system will provide a meeting host interface 121 to the meeting host and display the meeting instant message, such as Step 640, and the conference host can perform the following steps according to the conference hosting interface 121: add the participant 650, interrupt the participant 660, add the observer 670, interrupt the observer 680, or perform text separately with the observer or the participant. Discussion 690, in which the new participants are sent by the participant management module 520 according to the online status of the participants, and the video conferencing website is provided, such as step 651, and the new observer is on the upper line of the observer. Status, the immediate management message is sent by the observer management module 53 and the video conference website address is provided, as in step 671 . [201114228 Please refer to the seventh figure, which shows a schematic diagram of the conference related application service combined with the video conference system of the present invention. In the system and method of the present invention, the virtual camera δ is only a mode of implementation, and the same system architecture can also be combined with other conference-related application services to complete the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the virtual video conference function is completed by the virtual conference room application server benefit 710, including the conference webpage server benefit 120, and the conference related application service 7 is used by other application servers. To complete the operation 'where the conference-related application service 7〇〇 contains video

The chat room application server 720, the online customer service application server 73, the location service application server 74G, and other audio and video applications (four) server 75. Through the architecture and method of the present invention, the video chat room application server 720 can perform the functions required by the virtual video chat room, and the online customer service 730 can be combined with the mobile passer to provide the online video guest map as another group. : 2 = can be St 2 = Taiwan 110 for communication, and = Instant multimedia service level personnel can use the above video conference to complete the conference-related application service, 2; = Ming light surgery person; = Ming = after the application, familiar with the Various changes and changes can be made under the genius of the art, and the implementation of the embodiment of the Japanese Patent Publication No. 19 201114228.

20 201114228 [Simple description of the diagram], the diagram is the architecture diagram of the video conference system of the present invention. The map of the sentinel - Figure A is the operation diagram of the media service platform of the fortune and the system. The figure is the operation diagram of the idle manager of the system of the present invention. Conference system (four) server and observer, service

The four figures are schematic diagrams of the conference establishment interface of the present invention. , Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the conference hosting interface of the present invention. , Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the participation conference interface of the present invention. The five C diagram is a schematic diagram of the interface of the audition conference of the present invention. Figure 6 is a flow chart of the method of the present invention. The seventh picture of the soil is a schematic diagram of the conference-related application service combined with the video conference system of the present invention. < The eighth figure is a schematic view of the position of the fish in combination with the user's online state according to an embodiment of the present invention. 〇上,泉泉 [Main component symbol description] 10 on-demand 110 instant multimedia service platform 112 conference media server 1131 channel manager 114 on-line status server 116 multicast application server 118 database 20 multicast 111 ip multimedia subsystem 113 Gateway Manager 1132 Channel Controller 115 Instant Messaging Server 117 Conference Application Server 120 Conference Web Server 21 201114228 121 Conference Host Interface 122 Participation Conference Interface 123 Other Participation Conference Interface 130 Video Gateway Server 131 Video Stream Channel 140 Auditing web server 141 Observing conference interface 210 Broadcasting network 220 Internet 310 Conference hosting module 320 Participating conference module 330 Observing conference module • 400 Conference setup interface 510 Participant video window 520 Participant management module 530 Management Module 540 Conference Information Window 550 Instant Message Dialog Window 560 Button 570 Button 610 Step 620 Step 630 Step 640 Step 650 Step 651 Step 660 Step 670 Step 671 Step 680 Step 690 Step 700 Meeting Related Applications Service 710 720 virtual meeting room application server application server video chat rooms online customer service application server 730 740 750 location-based services application server other audio and video applications server 22

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201114228 VII. Patent application scope: 1. A video conferencing system based on instant messaging and online status, including: an instant multimedia service platform for delivering instant conference messages on-demand; multiple video gateway servers, each video gateway The server has at least one video stream channel; and a gateway manager that manages the video stream channels of the video gateway servers and allocates the video stream channels available for a video conference; wherein the instant multimedia service The platform respectively transmits an instant conference message to a host and at least one participant of the video conference on an on-demand basis, and transmits an instant conference message to the video stream channel on an on-demand basis, and broadcasts the instant conference message to the video conference at least A listener. 2. The video conferencing system of claim 1, wherein the instant multimedia service platform comprises an IP multimedia subsystem, the IP multimedia subsystem is configured to collect an instant meeting message of the host and the participant; and The conference media server delivers the instant conference message to the host and the participant on demand, and transmits the video to the observer via the video stream channel in a multicast or on-demand manner. 3. The video conferencing system of claim 1, wherein the instant multimedia service platform comprises an online status server, wherein the online status server is configured to provide an online status of the participant and the observer. 4. The video conferencing system of claim 1, wherein the conference web server provides an electronic map to the host and the attendee, the electronic map providing the host and the attendant's online status and online location coordinate. 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The video conferencing system of the eighth item of the wit application patent scope, wherein the participant management module can interrupt one of the participants to participate in the meeting. 12. For example, the video conferencing system of claim 8 of the patent scope, wherein the participant is The module sends an invitation to add new participants. 13. The video conferencing system of claim 12 of claim 5, wherein the a-government module issues an invitation to add a new participant according to a list showing the status of the upper line. 14. The video conferencing system of claim 5, wherein; y 24 201114228 The conference hosting module includes an observer management module, and the observer management module provides an observer management window. 15. The videoconferencing system of claim 14, wherein the observer management window displays a list of all observers. 16. The videoconferencing system of claim 14, wherein the observer management module is capable of interrupting one of the observers to attend the conference. 17. The videoconferencing system of claim 14 wherein the observer management module is capable of issuing an invitation to add a new observer. 1S. The video conferencing system of claim 17, wherein the observer management module issues an invitation to add a new observer according to a list of upper-line status. 19. The video conferencing system of claim 6, wherein the participating conference interface comprises a video window, and the video window displays instant audio and video of other participants and the host. 20. The video conferencing system of claim 7, wherein the listening conference interface comprises a video window, and the video window displays instant audio and video of all participants and the host. 21. A video conferencing system based on instant messaging and on-line status, comprising: an instant multimedia service platform for delivering instant conference messages on-demand to a moderator and at least one participant of a video conference; a plurality of video gateway servos Each video gateway server has at least one video stream channel; a gateway manager that manages the video stream channels of the video gateway servers and allocates the video stream channels available to the video conference; And a conference webpage server, comprising a conference hosting module with an attendee management module [S] 25 201114228, the attendee management module sends an invitation to add a new participant according to a list of the status of the upper line, or the meeting The management module interrupts one of the participants to participate in the video conference. 22. The video conferencing system of claim 21, wherein the instant multimedia service platform comprises an IP multimedia subsystem for collecting an instant meeting message of the host and the participant; and The conference media server delivers the instant conference message to the host and the participant on demand, and delivers it to a listener in a multicast or on-demand manner. 23. The videoconferencing system of claim 21, wherein the instant multimedia service platform comprises an online presence server for providing an on-line status of the participant and the observer. 24. The videoconferencing system of claim 21, wherein the conference hosting module provides a conference hosting interface to the moderator. 25. The video conferencing system of claim 24, wherein the conference hosting interface includes a video window that displays instant audio and video of all participants. 26. The video conferencing system of claim 21, wherein the conference web server provides an electronic map to the host and the attendee, the electronic map providing the host and the attendant's online status and online location coordinate. 27. The videoconferencing system of claim 21, wherein the conference web server comprises a participation conference module, the participation conference module providing a participation conference interface to the conference participant. 28. The video conferencing system of claim 21, further comprising a listening web server, the auditing web server comprising a listening conference module, the attending conference module providing a listening conference [S 26 201114228 The observer. 29. The video conferencing system of claim 21, wherein a conference media server of the instant multimedia service platform delivers the instant conference message to the video stream channel on-demand, and then the instant conference message is broadcasted in a group broadcast manner. Passed to the observer of the video conference. 30. A video conferencing method based on an instant message and an online state, comprising: scheduling a meeting time of a video conference; allocating the video stream channel available to the video conference from a plurality of video streaming channels; An invitation message is sent to the host of the video conference during the meeting, and a conference hosting interface is provided to the moderator. The conference hosting interface includes a video window and a participant management window, and the video window displays the instants of all participants. The participant management window displays the status of all participants on the line; and transmits the instant conference message of the video conference to the observer via the available video stream channel in a multicast or on-demand manner. 31. The videoconferencing method of claim 30, further comprising: instant messaging of the moderator and all participants to the attendee of the video conference by multicast or on-demand via the video conference website. 32. The video conferencing method of claim 30, wherein the participant management window further displays a list of new participants and their online status. 33. The video conferencing method of claim 30, wherein the participant management window further displays a menu of additional observers and their online status.丨 27 201114228 34. The video conferencing method of claim 32, further includes: sending an instant invitation message based on the status of the new participant. 35. The videoconferencing method of claim 30, further comprising: interrupting at least one participant to participate in the videoconferencing. 36. The video conferencing method of claim 30, further comprising: interrupting at least one of the observers to attend the video conference. 37. The video conferencing method of claim 30, wherein the conference hosting interface comprises an instant message dialog window, the instant messaging dialog window providing the host with a text dialogue with a participant or an observer. 28