Conferencing Controller Token Authentication Resource Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing conferencing systems require participants to manually dial a dedicated number and enter a code, which can be cumbersome and insecure, and often reserve network resources unnecessarily, as participants may not always use the audio portion of the conference.
Innovation Solution
A conferencing controller system that generates and manages authentication tokens for participants, allowing secure authentication and enabling participants to subscribe for notifications when the audio portion is accessed, thereby reducing unnecessary resource reservation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If participants manually dial a dedicated number and enter a code to join a conference, then the conferencing system can authenticate participants, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of dialing numbers and entering codes with an automated electronic system. The conferencing controller automatically generates and transmits authentication tokens to participants via electronic messages (SMS, email, or in-app notifications), eliminating the need for manual dialing and code entry while maintaining secure authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service authentication by automatically providing participants with the information they need to join the conference. The conferencing controller autonomously generates authentication tokens and delivers them to participants without requiring manual intervention from operators or administrators, making the process both secure and convenient.
2Reliability
If the system reserves network resources for conference participants in advance, then resources are available when needed, but resources are wasted when participants do not use the audio portion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where the system continuously monitors participant activity and adjusts resource reservation accordingly. Resources are reserved in advance to ensure availability, but the system dynamically releases resources for participants who do not activate the audio portion, optimizing resource utilization while maintaining reliability for active participants.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms to monitor whether participants actually use the audio portion of the conference. Based on this feedback, the conferencing controller adjusts resource allocation in real-time, releasing reserved resources for inactive participants and maintaining reservations for active ones, thereby eliminating waste while ensuring availability.
3Reliability
If the system requires participants to dial a dedicated conferencing number, then the network can identify and connect participants to the correct conference bridge, but the process becomes complex and requires multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex dialing and code-entry process from the participant's task and transfers it to the automated conferencing controller system. The controller handles conference identification, authentication token generation, and connection routing autonomously, leaving participants with a simple task of receiving and using their authentication token.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary authentication token that mediates between the participant and the complex conference connection process. The token encapsulates all the necessary connection information and authentication data, allowing participants to join conferences without directly interacting with the complex dialing and routing mechanisms.
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AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.