Virtual Conference Room for Seamless Control Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current conference servers disrupt multi-participant conversations when transferring control to an application-controlled conference, requiring participants to end and restart their connections, leading to noticeable interruptions.
Innovation Solution
A method that transfers control of an existing multi-participant conversation to a conference control application by creating a virtual conference room as an anchor point, switching it into the existing data connection, and assigning a master role, allowing seamless integration with minimal interruption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If control of an existing multi-participant conversation is transferred to a conference control application, then the conversation can be converted to an application-controlled conference, but the participants experience noticeable interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The conference control application establishes a virtual conference room and pre-configures the transfer mechanism before the actual conversion moment. The system prepares the necessary control structures and communication channels in advance, enabling seamless transition without requiring participants to end and restart their connections, thus minimizing interruption time during the conversion process
Solution Approach 2:
A virtual conference room acts as an intermediary between the existing multi-participant conversation and the conference control application. This virtual space serves as a bridge that maintains the ongoing conversation while enabling application-controlled management, allowing the conversion process to occur without disrupting the active communication between participants
2Extent of automation
If participants end their existing multi-participant conversation to incorporate it into an application-controlled conference, then the conference can be fully controlled by the application, but the conversation continuity is broken
Solution Approach 1:
The existing multi-participant conversation is nested within the virtual conference room that is created by the conference control application. This nested structure allows the application-controlled conference to encompass the ongoing conversation without requiring participants to terminate their connections, maintaining conversation continuity while enabling full application control through the virtual conference room framework
3Adaptability or versatility
If a new multi-participant conversation is set up through the conference server to include new participants, then the conference can accommodate additional participants, but the original conversation must be ended first
Solution Approach 1:
The conference control application pre-establishes the virtual conference room and prepares the conference structure before new participants need to be added. This preliminary configuration allows the system to immediately accommodate new participants without requiring the original conversation to be ended or restarted, enabling rapid expansion of participant capacity while maintaining ongoing conversations
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AI summary
A method for transferring control of an existing multi-participant conversation in which at least two communication terminals are connected to each other through a data connection to a conference control application can include the following steps: establishment of a virtual conference room that serves as an anchor point for the application and can be a virtual participant in the conference, switching of the conference room into the existing data connection and assignment of the master role to the conference room. A signal generated by the application can cause the switching of the conference room into the existing data connection and the assignment of the master role to the conference room.