Unified Interface for Heterogeneous Conference Command Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current conference call systems face limitations in interoperability and user control due to separate command formats and interfaces across different hosting systems, making it difficult to manage and automate user controls in heterogeneous conferences.
Innovation Solution
A device control system that provides a unified graphical user interface for user controls, capable of sending generic commands to a server for translation into formats recognizable by various conference hosting systems, allowing seamless control across mobile bridges, intermediate servers, and conference bridges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate command formats are used for different conference hosting systems, then each system can be optimized for its specific function, but interoperability between systems becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a command translation service that acts as an intermediary between conference participants and different conference hosting systems. This service receives generic conference control commands from participants, translates them into system-specific command formats, and forwards them to the appropriate conference hosting system. This mediator approach enables interoperability between mobile bridges, intermediate conference servers, and conference bridges while allowing each system to maintain its optimized command format.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal command interface that can work across multiple types of conference hosting systems. By defining a set of generic conference control commands that are system-agnostic, the system enables a single user interface to control heterogeneous conference systems. The command translation service provides multi-functionality by supporting commands for adding participants, removing participants, muting, and unmuting across different system types through a unified interface.
2Ease of operation
If different user interfaces are provided for different conference hosting systems, then each interface can be optimized for that system's controls, but user control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal user interface that provides consistent control functionality across different conference hosting systems. The interface displays and processes generic conference control commands such as adding participants, removing participants, muting, and unmuting. The command translation service handles the complexity of system-specific interfaces in the background, allowing users to interact with a single standardized interface regardless of which conference hosting system is being used.
3Ease of operation
If manual control of conference participants is required, then user flexibility is maintained, but automation level decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated conference management through the command translation service, which automatically translates generic commands into system-specific commands and manages the communication between users and conference hosting systems. This automation handles command format conversion, system identification, and command routing without requiring user intervention. Users simply issue high-level commands through the unified interface, and the system autonomously manages the complexity of interfacing with different conference hosting systems.
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AI summary
Presented are systems and methods for receiving one or more generic commands when coupled to a heterogeneous conference call, the conference call including a plurality of participants coupled to the conference call using one or more mobile devices. The system automatically translates, by a control module the one or more generic commands into one or more native commands recognized by a first conference hosting system, of the plurality of conference hosting systems. The system automatically sends the one or more native commands to the first conference hosting system.