Conference Call Server Hosting Control Designation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing conference call systems often fail to initiate or proceed without the presence of the designated host, leading to wasted network resources and additional costs due to unnecessary connections when the host is unavailable.
Innovation Solution
A conference call server designates a client device as a host, allowing it to implement hosting control commands such as delegating, associating, de-associating, and transferring hosting control, enabling the conference call to start or continue without the designated host, and the server implements specific hosting control commands if the host is unavailable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the conference call system requires the host's presence to initiate or proceed with the conference call, then the host can maintain full control over the conference call functions, but the conference call cannot start or continue when the host is unavailable, leading to wasted network resources and additional costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system designates an alternative host before the conference call starts. When the original host becomes unavailable, the pre-designated alternative host can immediately take over and initiate the conference call without requiring network connections to be established and terminated repeatedly, thus improving both reliability and resource efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an alternative host as an intermediary who can act on behalf of the original host when unavailable. This intermediary enables the conference call to proceed without direct host participation, resolving the contradiction between requiring host control and avoiding wasted network resources
2Reliability
If the system maintains network connections waiting for the host to become available, then the host's availability can be monitored in real-time, but network resources are wasted and additional costs are incurred due to unnecessary connections
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the alternative host to autonomously initiate and manage the conference call when the original host is unavailable, eliminating the need for continuous network connections and real-time monitoring that waste resources
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the host availability monitoring function from continuous network connections. Instead of maintaining persistent connections to monitor host availability, the system uses pre-designated alternative hosts who can independently activate the conference call, removing the harmful resource consumption while preserving reliability
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AI summary
A conference calling system and method for designating of hosting control from a server device. In a conference call session, one of the client devices may be designated as a host device, wherein that host device is permitted to implement hosting functions. In some instances, the required host device may not be available for the scheduled conference call, but may be available prior to the conference call. The host device may provide hosting control commands to the server device prior to the conference call. Such hosting control commands may include such commands as delegating of hosting control functions in relation to the designated host device. This may allow the presently designated host device to end communications with the server device prior to starting a conference call, while having the server device implement the specific hosting control commands.