Scalable conference bridge
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving at a host server comprising a first multimedia conference bridge hosting a conference call, a call request from a second caller endpoint;
determining, in response to a transfer triggering event, that the first multimedia conference bridge hosting the conference call is unable to accept the call request;
identifying a first caller endpoint that has resources to accept the call request and is connected to the first multimedia conference bridge such that the first caller endpoint can connect to the conference call;
forwarding, from the first multimedia conference bridge to the first caller endpoint, the call request; and
in response to the call request, connecting the second caller endpoint to the conference call via a second multimedia conference bridge at the first caller endpoint based on the connection between the first caller endpoint and the conference call;
wherein the first caller endpoint receives the call request while the first caller endpoint is a participant connected to the conference call.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a conference bridge receives a call initiated by a first caller endpoint. The conference bridge identifies a conference to which the call requests entry and determines whether the conference bridge has available resources to process the call. The conference bridge enables the call to join the conference via a second conference bridge associated with a second caller endpoint participating in the conference according to whether the conference bridge has available resources to process the call.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at a host server comprising a first multimedia conference bridge hosting a conference call, a call request from a second caller endpoint; determining, in response to a transfer triggering event, that the first multimedia conference bridge hosting the conference call is unable to accept the call request; identifying a first caller endpoint that has resources to accept the call request and is connected to the first multimedia conference bridge such that the first caller endpoint can connect to the conference call; forwarding, from the first multimedia conference bridge to the first caller endpoint, the call request; and in response to the call request, connecting the second caller endpoint to the conference call via a second multimedia conference bridge at the first caller endpoint based on the connection between the first caller endpoint and the conference call; wherein the first caller endpoint receives the call request while the first caller endpoint is a participant connected to the conference call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving at a host server comprising a first multimedia conference bridge hosting a conference call, a call request from a second caller endpoint; determining, in response to a transfer triggering event, that the first multimedia conference bridge hosting the conference call is unable to accept the call request; identifying a first caller endpoint that has resources to accept the call request and is connected to the first multimedia conference bridge such that the first caller endpoint can connect to the conference call; forwarding, from the first multimedia conference bridge to the first caller endpoint, the call request; and in response to the call request, connecting the second caller endpoint to the conference call via a second multimedia conference bridge at the first caller endpoint based on the connection between the first caller endpoint and the conference call; wherein the first caller endpoint receives the call request while the first caller endpoint is a participant connected to the conference call. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A client device comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving from a host server comprising a first multimedia conference bridge hosting a conference call, a call request from a second caller endpoint; determining in response to a transfer triggering event, that the first multimedia conference bridge hosting the conference call was unable to accept the call request; identifying a first caller endpoint that has resources to accept the call request and is connected to the first multimedia conference bridge such that the first caller endpoint can connect to the conference call; forwarding, from the first multimedia conference bridge to the first caller endpoint, the call request; and in response to the call request, connecting the second caller endpoint to the conference call via a second multimedia conference bridge at the first caller endpoint based on the connection between the first caller endpoint and the conference call; wherein the first caller endpoint receives the call request while the first caller endpoint is a participant connected to the conference call. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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