Systems and methods for adaptive context-aware control of multimedia communication sessions
US9912623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1827
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system to adaptively control multimedia communication sessions includes a mediator unit in an intermediary communication position between two or more remote clients and a media infrastructure. The mediator unit includes a receiver, a transmitter and a control processor that controls the receiver and the transmitter. The mediator unit communicates remote clients across a communication network, where the first client initiates a communication session and the mediator unit assigns a unique session identifier to the communication message. Additional remote clients send join requests including the unique session identifier, and the mediator unit acts as a back-to-back user agent to pass messages between two remote clients of a two-client communication session. The control processor configured to execute predefined context-sensitive strategies including the number of remote clients in the communication session, bridging incompatible peer-to-peer communications, supporting multiple devices of a single remote client, and dynamic allocation of multipoint control unit resources.
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