System and method for communication device configuration, scheduling and access control
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a conference among communications devices, the method comprising:
- querying a platform with conference information for establishing a conference between plural communication devices;
providing the conference information to a rules-based engine; and
applying rules and communication device data with the rules-based engine to determine one or more communication device configurations for a conference corresponding to the video call information.
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Abstract
A method and system configures conferences and schedules communication devices, such as video, audio, application sharing, streaming or other multimedia devices, based on a query from a user to request the conference. A configuration engine accepts conference information from a query engine based on the request and applies device data and rules, such as scheduling, configuration and access control rules, to determine one or more possible communication device configurations. The configuration engine or an associated optimization engine determines a preferred configuration and schedules communication devices without requiring the user to have any in depth understanding of the device limitations and capabilities.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a conference among communications devices, the method comprising:
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querying a platform with conference information for establishing a conference between plural communication devices;
providing the conference information to a rules-based engine; and
applying rules and communication device data with the rules-based engine to determine one or more communication device configurations for a conference corresponding to the video call information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for configuring a conference between plural communications devices, the system comprising:
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a query engine that accepts conference information associated with a scheduling request for communications devices;
a communication device database that stores data associated with communications devices;
a rules database that stores rules associated with the configuration of conferences with the communication devices; and
a configuration engine interfaced with the query engine, the device database and the rules database, the configuration engine applying the conference information, the communication device data and the rules to determine one or more communication device configurations for the conference. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for managing communications devices, the system comprising:
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a configuration rules module having configuration rules for interfacing the communication devices;
an access control rules module having access control rules for restricting access to predetermined communication devices according to predetermined conditions;
a scheduling rules module having scheduling rules for scheduling communication devices for conferences; and
a rules-based engine operable to accept requests for a conference with communication devices and to apply the configuration, scheduling and access rules to configure and schedule the conference. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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