Conference Audio Sequestering and Opt-In Sequences
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conferencing systems face inefficiencies due to non-active participants who continue to consume system resources, leading to unnecessary costs and disruptions, as most systems do not effectively manage or remove inactive or noisy participants.
Innovation Solution
A conferencing system that queries for active participants, identifies non-responding ones, and quarantines or segregates them, prompting them to 'opt-in' to resume full participation, thereby reducing resource usage or removing them completely, thus preserving system resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conferencing systems continue to dedicate resources to non-active participants, then system reliability and service availability are maintained, but system resource efficiency deteriorates and unnecessary costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts non-active participants from the active conference session by creating a separate on-hold conference session. This allows the system to remove resource-consuming inactive participants while maintaining service availability for active participants through the original session or alternative re-entry mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the participation status parameter of non-active participants by moving them from an active state (consuming full resources) to an on-hold state (consuming reduced resources). This parameter change enables resource optimization while preserving the option for participants to re-engage when needed.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If conferencing systems maintain all participant connections, then service continuity is ensured, but resource allocation efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic resource allocation by automatically adjusting participant status based on activity detection. Participants transition from active to on-hold state when inactive, enabling the system to adapt resource consumption to actual usage needs while maintaining the ability to restore service continuity when participants become active again.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conferencing systems allow participants to place calls on hold, then participant flexibility is improved, but system resource consumption increases due to inadvertent background noise broadcasting
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the audio output of on-hold participants from the active conference session, removing the harmful background noise broadcasting effect. By separating the on-hold participant's audio stream from the main conference mix, the system eliminates the problem of inadvertent noise transmission while preserving participant flexibility to place calls on hold.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, a method includes electronically prompting, in response to a triggering event, a participant connected to a conference session via a corresponding endpoint device to enter an affirmative response in order to continue attending the conference session. The participant is disconnected from the conference session in the event that the affirmative response is not received within a predetermined time period. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.