Emulation of room lock and lobby feature in distributed conferencing system
US8880598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Architecture for a session lock and lobby feature in a distributed conferencing framework for a conferencing session. Under a lock scenario, once a user enters the session, the session can be locked to prevent other individuals from entering, even if the individuals were invited to the session. Locking can be accomplished manually by a session participant and/or automatically based on criteria. The lobby feature allows a session participant to be aware of users in the lobby and pending access to the session by providing notification and/or identification of the user attempting to gain access. The session leader can selectively allow access to the session. The architecture facilitates lock and lobby features in multiple identical, leaderless, conference servers which together form a distributed conferencing system. The lock and lobby features can employ media session protocols such as session initiation protocol (SIP) and centralized conference control protocol (C3P).
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