Method and apparatus for building customized data and/or video conferencing applications utilizing prepackaged conference control objects
US6785709B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1813
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A prepackaged object-oriented data and/or video conferencing (DVC) application programming toolkit (PK) having a number of conference control objects is provided for building customized DVC applications. Instances of these conference control objects are to be incorporated in customized DVC applications. An instance of a conference control object is used to facilitate accesses to conference management services of a local general purpose personal conference (GPPC) application, including connection management functions, extended A/V services, and data management services.
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