(54) MULTI-PARTICIPANT CONFERENCE 5,819,038 A 10/1998 Carleton et al. SYSTEM
WITH CONTROLLABLE CONTENT 5,828,838 A 10/1998 Downs et al. DELIVERY USING …

(57) ABSTRACT A system for managing and documenting a local area com munications
network is provided which deploys power sourc ing equipment and powered devices by the …

In Some situations, such as at conventions and in exhibi tion halls, it is required to play the
same video contents Synchronized at multiple video monitors. Generally, it is also required …

An annotation management System for providing real-time annotations for media content
during a Videoconference Session is provided. The annotation management System …

(57) ABSTRACT A powered communications patch panel is adapted to power network
devices connected to the communications patch panel. Power is supplied to the network …

BACKGROUND In many network-based multimedia applications, data is Sent from a first
point to a Second point in packets. The packets are decoded when received at the Second …

An network management System (NMS) architecture is disclosed that takes advantage of
intelligence capable net work devices for network monitoring and control. NMS functions …

In view of the above problems, the present invention Significantly improves the audio quality
while maintaining Smaller delays during periods of high network quality, yet maintains audio …

6,285,661 B1 9/2001 Zhu et al. 2002/0169961 A1 11/2002 Giles et al. 6,288,739 B1 9/2001
Hales et al. 2003/0016630 A1 1/2003 Vega-Garcia et al. 6,292,225 B1 9/2001 Champion et …

An active jack, which is a powered device, is installed as the network connection at a
workstation which provides the capability to determine the physical location of a destination …