Rules-based multipoint routing of real-time information using client-server architecture

• US 10,021,205 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Spencer, Barry
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Tauqir
• Application Number:
  US14/502,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20150113047A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: 709203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

A media routing server is described. The media routing server may be configured to receive media information from a source computing system. The media routing server may be configured to scale the media information based on characteristics of one or more destination computing systems. Each scaled media information is unique to the characteristics of each destination computing system. The media information may comprise a plurality of objects. Priority information and sequencing information may be assigned to the objects by the media routing server. The media routing server may be configured to transmit the scaled media information to each destination computing system based on at least the priority information and the sequencing information.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for routing real-time media information in a network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a media routing server coupled to the network, the real-time media information from a source computing system, the real-time media information including a plurality of objects;

scaling, by the media routing server, the real-time media information by adjusting at least one of;

i) frame information by dropping at least one frame from the real-time media information, ii) resolution information by reducing resolution of the real-time media information to a lower resolution, and iii) quality information by reducing a portion of the real-time media information, the adjustment being based on characteristics of a first destination computing system of a plurality of destination computing systems, the characteristics of the first destination computing system being received by the media routing server from the first destination computing system, the plurality of destination computing system being coupled to the network and the source computing system;

assigning, by the media routing server, a priority to each of the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information; and

transmitting, by the media routing server, the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information to the first destination computing system according to the assigned priority.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the characteristics of the first destination computing system is periodically communicated by the first destination computing system to the media routing server.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the characteristics of the first destination computing system comprises at least bandwidth information associated with the first destination computing system being able to receive the scaled real-time media information from the media routing server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting of the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information to the first destination computing system further comprises transmitting the plurality of objects according to a sequence assigned by the media routing server.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

scaling, by the media routing server, the real-time media information based on characteristics of a second destination computing system coupled to the network and the source computing system, wherein the characteristics of the second destination computing system is periodically communicated by the second destination computing system to the media routing server; and

transmitting, by the media routing server, the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information based on the characteristics of the second destination computing system to the second destination computing system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the scaling of the real-time media information based on the characteristics of the first or second destination computing system is performed without decompressing or compressing the real-time media information, and wherein the scaled real-time media information is transmitted using full redundancy.

7. A system for routing real-time media information in a network, the system comprising:

a processor; and

one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

receive, by a media routing server coupled to the network, the real-time media information from a source computing system, the real-time media information including a plurality of objects;

scale, by the media routing server, the real-time media information by adjusting at least one of;

i) frame information by dropping at least one frame from the real-time media information, ii) resolution information by reducing resolution of the real-time media information to a lower resolution, and iii) quality information by reducing a portion of the real-time media information, the adjustment being based on characteristics of a first destination computing system of a plurality of destination computing systems, the characteristics of the first destination computing system being received by the media routing server from the first destination computing system, the plurality of destination computing system being coupled to the network and the source computing system;

assign, by the media routing server, a priority to each of the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information; and

transmit, by the media routing server, the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information to the first destination computing system according to the assigned priority.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the characteristics of the first destination computing system is periodically communicated by the first destination computing system to the media routing server.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the characteristics of the first destination computing system comprises at least bandwidth information associated with the first destination computing system being able to receive the scaled real-time media information from the media routing server.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the scaled real-time media information is transmitted to the first destination computing system by transmitting the plurality of objects according to a sequence assigned by the media routing server.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

scale, by the media routing server, the real-time media information based on characteristics of a second destination computing system coupled to the network and the source computing system, wherein the characteristics of the second destination computing system is periodically communicated by the second destination computing system to the media routing server; and

transmit, by the media routing server, the scaled real-time media information based on the characteristics of the second destination computing system to the second destination computing system.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the media routing server is configured to scale the real-time media information based on the characteristics of the first or second destination computing system without decompressing or compressing the media information, and wherein the scaled real-time media information is transmitted using full redundancy.

13. A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code to be executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code including instructions to:

receive, by a media routing server coupled to the network, the real-time media information from a source computing system, the real-time media information including a plurality of objects;

scale, by the media routing server, the real-time media information by adjusting at least one of;

i) frame information by dropping at least one frame from the real-time media information, ii) resolution information by reducing resolution of the real-time media information to a lower resolution, and iii) quality information by reducing a portion of the real-time media information, the adjustment being based on characteristics of a first destination computing system of a plurality of destination computing systems, the characteristics of the first destination computing system being received by the media routing server from the first destination computing system, the plurality of destination computing system being coupled to the network and the source computing system;

assign, by the media routing server, a priority to each of the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information; and

transmit, by the media routing server, the plurality of objects of the scaled real-time media information to the first destination computing system according to the assigned priority.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the characteristics of the first destination computing system is periodically communicated by the first destination computing system to the media routing server and comprises at least bandwidth information associated with the first destination computing system.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the program code includes further instructions to cause the one or more processors to:

scale, by the media routing server, the media information based on characteristics of a second destination computing system coupled to the network and the source computing system; and

transmit, by the media routing server, the scaled real-time media information based on the characteristics of the second destination computing system to the second destination computing system using full redundancy.