Device, Method and Computer Program Product for Cluster Based Conferencing
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1. A method for conferencing, the method comprising:
- electing a cluster leader node out of multiple nodes that participate in a conference;
monitoring, by the cluster leader node and at least by one other node, a connectivity status of the nodes;
recording conference content during at least a certain disconnection period of a certain node; and
sending to the certain node, after the certain disconnection period ended, conference information representative of the recorded conference content.
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A method and computer program product for conferencing, the method includes: electing a cluster leader node out of multiple nodes that participate in a conference; monitoring, by the cluster leader node and at least by one other node, a connectivity status of the nodes; recording conference content during at least a certain disconnection period of a certain node; and sending to the certain node, after the certain disconnection period ended, conference information representative of the recorded conference content.
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1. A method for conferencing, the method comprising:
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electing a cluster leader node out of multiple nodes that participate in a conference; monitoring, by the cluster leader node and at least by one other node, a connectivity status of the nodes; recording conference content during at least a certain disconnection period of a certain node; and sending to the certain node, after the certain disconnection period ended, conference information representative of the recorded conference content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
- elect a cluster leader node out of multiple nodes that participate in a conference;
monitor, by the cluster leader node and at least by one other node, a connectivity status of the nodes;
record conference content during at least a certain disconnection period of a certain node; and
send to the certain node, after the certain disconnection period ended, conference information representative of the recorded conference content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- elect a cluster leader node out of multiple nodes that participate in a conference;
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17. A device for providing an alert indication, the device comprising:
- an election unit adapted to participate in an election of a cluster leader node out of multiple nodes that participate in a conference;
a monitor that monitors a connectivity status of the nodes;
a recorder adapted to record conference content during at least a certain disconnection period of a certain node; and
a transmitter adapted to send to the certain node, after the certain disconnection period ended, conference information representative of the recorded conference content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- an election unit adapted to participate in an election of a cluster leader node out of multiple nodes that participate in a conference;
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