Conference endpoint requesting and receiving billing information from a conference bridge
First Claim
1-1. The conference endpoint of claim 1, wherein the conference billing information comprises a real-time cost of conference.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various communication protocols. In other embodiments, the present invention provides for improved bridge architecture for controlling functions of conference endpoints including controlling functions of the bridge.
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21 Claims
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1-1. The conference endpoint of claim 1, wherein the conference billing information comprises a real-time cost of conference.
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10-2. The conferencing system of claim 10, wherein the control data comprises an instruction from the conference endpoint that the conference bridge periodically send conference billing information to the conference endpoint, and wherein the conference bridge periodically provides conference billing information to the conference endpoint.
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17-3. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of:
sending payment information to the bridge.
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21. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for obtaining conference billing information during a conference by performing the steps of:
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combining an audio signal and a control signal;
sending the combined audio and control signal to the one or more remote endpoints; and
sending a request for conference billing information from a multipoint conference bridge; and
receiving conference billing information from the multipoint conference bridge based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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