METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING, REVOKING AND TRANSFERRING RESOURCES IN A CONFERENCE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of assigning resources from a pool of conferences resources provided by a conference system, the method comprising:
- during a conference having an allocated number of resources allocated to the conference, automatically assigning conference resources to a plurality of participants as the participants join the conference; and
if a number of assigned conference resources exceeds the allocated number of resources, modifying at least one assigned resource.
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Abstract
A method of allocating, revoking and transferring resources from a pool of conference resources provided by a conference system comprises assigning a guaranteed status to at least some participants to a conference to be hosted by the system. At least some of the resources may be reserved for the guaranteed status participants, to enable the guaranteed status participants to participate in the conference. When another participant to the conference is received, the other participant may be assigned a provisional status. Unused resources in the pool of resources may be allocated as provisional resources to the provisional status participant and the participant is admitted to participate in the conference utilizing the provisional resources. The provisional resources may be reserved for, but are at the time not used by a guaranteed status participant. Borrowed resources may be reclaimed and transferred to the guaranteed status participant.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of assigning resources from a pool of conferences resources provided by a conference system, the method comprising:
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during a conference having an allocated number of resources allocated to the conference, automatically assigning conference resources to a plurality of participants as the participants join the conference; and if a number of assigned conference resources exceeds the allocated number of resources, modifying at least one assigned resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 32)
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17. A system to allocate resources from a pool of conferences resources, the system comprising:
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an interface to interface with a plurality of endpoints associated with a plurality of participants; and one or more processors connected to the interface and configured to during a conference having an allocated number of resources, automatically assign conference resources to the plurality of participants as each participant joins the conference; and if a number of assigned conference resources exceeds the allocated number of resources, modify at least one assigned resource. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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33. A system to allocate resources from a pool of conferences resources, the system comprising:
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means for automatically assigning conference resources to a plurality of participants as the participants join a conference, the conference having an allocated number of resources; and means for modifying at least one assigned resource if a number of assigned conference resources exceeds the allocated number of resources.
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