Video Conference Access via Call Management Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video conference systems require a conference manager to participate in the process, increasing operation and maintenance costs and limiting user experience and audio/video quality.
Innovation Solution
A video conference access method and system that allows participants to access and manage video conferences independently through a call management server, eliminating the need for a conference manager by sending conference information and access notices to participants, who can then trigger their terminals to connect or generate access information for multipoint control units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conference manager is required to manage video conference access and site changes, then the video conference system can ensure proper access control and site management, but the operation and maintenance cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables participants to independently access video conferences by generating their own access information (such as access codes or URLs) from received notice information, eliminating the need for a conference manager to manually control access. The system automatically manages site changes by allowing participants to trigger alternative access methods when conference sites change,实现ing self-service access control without increasing operational complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a notice information mechanism as an intermediary between the conference system and participants. This notice information contains all necessary access details and instructions, allowing participants to autonomously access conferences without direct manager intervention. The intermediary carries the conference access protocol and site information, enabling automated access control while reducing operational overhead
2Reliability
If participants must call a special service number to access video conferences, then the system can manage conference access centrally, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent sends notice information containing complete access information (including access codes, URLs, and instructions) to participants in advance before the video conference begins. This preliminary provision of access details allows participants to directly access conferences using the provided information without needing to call service numbers or contact managers during the event, thereby improving operational convenience while maintaining centralized management through the pre-distributed access protocol
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring participants to actively seek access by calling service numbers, the system inverts the approach by providing all necessary access information proactively to participants through notice information. Participants then passively receive and use the access details, reversing the traditional active-access model into a passive-receipt model that significantly improves ease of operation while maintaining centralized control
3Reliability
If conference site changes require notification to a conference manager for adding new sites, then the system can ensure proper site management, but the productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables participants to independently respond to conference site changes by using alternative access methods described in the notice information. When a conference site changes, participants can trigger alternative access paths or use provided backup access information to connect to the new site without waiting for manager notification or intervention. This self-service mechanism ensures proper site management through automated access protocol while dramatically improving the system's productivity and responsiveness to site changes
Solution Approach 2:
The notice information contains pre-configured alternative access methods and multiple site information that are prepared in advance. When conference site changes occur, participants can immediately switch to alternative access paths or new site information already provided in their notices, eliminating the need for real-time manager notification. This preliminary preparation of alternative access routes ensures proper site management while significantly improving the response time to site changes
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a video conference access method. A conference initiator creates a video conference, and sends conference information of the video conference to a call management server; the call management server sends a first notice to a participant according to the received conference information; the participant triggers a first conference television terminal to access the video conference according to the received first notice; and the participant triggers a second conference television terminal to access the video conference according to the received first notice when a conference site is changed. The present invention further discloses a video conference access system and a storage medium.