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System and method for simplified conference initiation

A conference and user technology, applied in the direction of video conferencing system, transmission system, two-way working system, etc., can solve the problem of not providing one-click dial resource scheduling scheme, difficult to locate and find people, information loss, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-31
CISCO SYST INT R L
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[0010] Another problem is that it is difficult to locate and find a person, and even when the person has already been located, the information needed to initiate the call (such as the dial-out prefix, the gateway to be used - or if required - the MCU to be used as a gateway) still may be lost
[0011] Another problem is that direct ad hoc dialing in the prior art needs to use the same protocol on both originating and terminal sides
For example, SIP URLs are used for ad hoc calls between SIP-endpoints, but this is not possible for calls between SIP and H.323 endpoints or SIP and H.320 endpoints
Calls between endpoints operating with different protocols require one or more intermediate gateways whose resources must be reserved, and resource scheduling schemes for one-click dialing are not provided in the prior art

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[0019] In the following, the invention will be discussed by describing a preferred embodiment, supported by the accompanying drawings. However, a person skilled in the art will recognize other applications and modifications that fall within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended independent claims.

[0020] The present invention proposes to use a specific type of URL in a conventional web browser to initiate an adhoc conference call from a user terminal. URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) are used to identify resources in a network, typically in the Internet. URL exists in ftp and http location. For example, when clicking http: / / www.tandberg.net / , the web browser will request a www.tandberg.net The site uses the HTTP protocol to download its content to the terminal of the browser, and then displays the downloaded content on the screen. Traditionally, when a link is clicked on a web browser, the content processor is requested to analyze the URL to determine ...

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and a system for initiating, routing and scheduling conferences. A dial URL is introduced with a prefix unique for calling purposes. When a user activates such a URL in a web browser, a content handler associated with the browser recognizes the type of URL and sends a request to a managing tool to determine an available calling route between the user's preferred end-point and the end-point being addressed in the URL with the required resources. The managing tool then schedules the resources and initiates the call between the end-points. The invention allows for a one-click initiation of ad-hoc calls and conferences.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to initiating, routing and scheduling conferences. Background technique [0002] Traditional conferencing systems include multiple endpoints that transmit real-time video, audio, and / or data streams over or between various networks such as WAN, LAN, and circuit-switched networks. [0003] Multiple conferencing systems at different locations can often participate in the same conference via one or more MCUs (Multipoint Control Units) performing functions such as switching to allow audiovisual terminals to properly communicate with each other. [0004] Since videoconferencing involves multiple resources and devices interoperating simultaneously in different locations and capabilities, there is a need to be able to manage the resources involved for both scheduled and ad-hoc videoconferencing. The words scheduler or scheduler can also be understood to include setting up an ad-hoc conference or call - ensuring that all required...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N7/15H04L12/56H04M7/00
CPCH04M7/006H04M7/003
Inventor T·施拉德
Owner CISCO SYST INT R L