Video Conference License Handover for Continuous External Sessions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video conferencing systems require licensed participants to be present at all times to maintain the session, leading to disruptions when they are unavailable, and external participants must navigate multiple sessions due to licensing requirements, causing inconvenience and disruption.
Innovation Solution
Implement a system that facilitates a single video conference session for both internal and external users, allowing external users to remain connected while internal users with licenses join and leave at different times, with licensed users having host privileges to control their session portions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional video conferencing systems require licensed participants to be present at all times to maintain the session, then licensing control and security are improved, but session continuity and reliability deteriorate when licensed users are unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the system automatically manages license assignment between internal and external participants. When an internal licensed user joins, they become the host and grant access to external participants. When the internal user leaves, the system automatically reassigns the license to another internal user or allows the external participant to continue via alternative means, thus maintaining session continuity without complex manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic license management where licenses are not static but can be transferred, shared, or deactivated based on real-time user availability and session requirements. The system dynamically adjusts which internal user holds the active license, allowing seamless transitions that maintain session reliability while simplifying the overall control mechanism through automated policies.
2Ease of operation
If external participants must navigate multiple separate video conference sessions due to licensing requirements, then licensing security is improved, but ease of operation and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal access mechanism where external participants can join a single video conference session and remain connected regardless of which internal licensed user is currently active. The system provides multi-functional license management that allows external participants to access the session through any internal user's license, eliminating the need to navigate multiple separate sessions while maintaining security through centralized license control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple licensing contexts into a unified session management approach. Instead of requiring separate sessions for different internal users, the system combines them into a single session where external participants have continuous access. The license management system merges the control functions of multiple internal users into one coordinated mechanism that maintains both security and convenience.
3Productivity
If a single video conference session allows multiple internal users to join and leave at different times, then session flexibility and productivity are improved, but device complexity and control mechanisms worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where the system automatically manages license assignment, user authentication, and session continuity without requiring complex administrative control. Internal users can join and leave naturally, and the system automatically handles the license transitions and maintains session accessibility for external participants, thereby improving productivity while reducing the operational complexity of managing multiple users.
Data Source
AI summary
A video conference session is enabled using a video conference software license issued to an internal device user within the organization. Using the same license or different video conference software licenses, portions of the video conference session between an external device user external to the organization and various internal device users within the organization are facilitated. The video conference session remains active regardless of whether a video conference software license is detected. In the event no such license is detected at a given time during the video conference session, the external device user is moved to a virtual waiting room space associated with the video conference session until such a license is detected, such as by the connection of a licensed internal device user to the video conference session or a presentation of a license for use with the video conference session.