VoIP Client Integration for Unified Web Conferencing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web conferencing systems require users to separately access and manage audio and web components, leading to an inconvenient experience due to distinct and loosely coupled mechanisms for audio conferencing, such as 'dial-in' and 'dial-out' call flows.
Innovation Solution
Integration of a VoIP client with web conferencing services to provide a unified user interface for web and audio components, allowing for a single client interface to manage both aspects of a web conference through a registration process that coordinates with a network to establish a tightly coupled audio and web conferencing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate mechanisms are used for audio and web conferencing components, then the system architecture remains simple and modular, but the user experience deteriorates due to the need for separate access and management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate audio conferencing and web conferencing mechanisms into a single integrated system. The VoIP client is integrated with the web conferencing platform, allowing users to access both audio and web components through a unified interface. The registration process merges audio device registration with web conference participation, eliminating the need for separate access procedures and improving ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If a unified client interface is implemented for both audio and web components, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases due to integration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The VoIP client is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a standalone audio conferencing tool and as an integrated component of the web conferencing system. The same client interface handles both audio device registration and web conference participation, eliminating the need for separate interfaces and reducing the complexity of managing multiple applications while improving ease of operation.
3Productivity
If manual dial-in procedures are used for audio conferencing, then system complexity remains low, but productivity decreases due to manual input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary registration of audio devices with the web conferencing platform before the actual conference begins. During the registration process, the system pre-establishes the association between the VoIP client and the audio devices, so that when a user wants to join a conference, the connection is already prepared and they can participate immediately without manual dial-in procedures, thereby improving productivity.
4Reliability
If tightly coupled audio and web conferencing are implemented, then coordination between components improves, but system complexity increases due to integration mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a registration mechanism that acts as an intermediary between the VoIP client and the web conferencing system. This intermediary registration process establishes and maintains the tight coupling between audio and web components, ensuring reliable coordination while managing the integration complexity through a standardized interface and protocol.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure disclose system, apparatus and methods for providing an integrated web conferencing. In various aspects, the disclosure is directed to integrating a VoIP client for audio conferencing with a web client. In particular, the system provides for integrating a web portion of a web conference with an audio portion of the web conference. More specifically, the system, apparatus and methods provide for connecting a VoIP client to an audio conferencing portion of the system to facilitate communications between client and server.