System and Method for Exchanging Connection Information for Videoconferencing Units Using E-mails
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Abstract
A videoconferencing system includes a first videoconferencing unit coupled to a network and associated with a first e-mail address. The first videoconferencing unit receives a second e-mail address and automatically sends a request e-mail requesting connection information to the second e-mail address. A second videoconferencing unit is coupled to the network and is associated with the second e-mail address. The second videoconferencing unit receives the request e-mail and automatically returns a response e-mail including connection information to the first e-mail address. The first videoconferencing unit receives the response e-mail and automatically obtains the connection information from the response e-mail. Using the connection information, the first videoconferencing unit initiates a videoconference call with the second videoconference unit.
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47 Claims
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23. A first videoconferencing unit, comprising:
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at least one network interface for communicating e-mails and establishing videoconferencing connections over at least one network; and at least one component operatively coupled to the at least one network interface and configured to automatically; send a request e-mail to an e-mail address of a second videoconferencing unit, the request e-mail requesting connection information for establishing a videoconferencing connection with the second videoconferencing unit via the at least one network interface, obtain connection information from a response e-mail received from the second videoconferencing unit via the at least one network interface, and initiate a videoconferencing connection via the at least one network interface using the obtained connection information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A videoconferencing method, comprising:
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obtaining at a first videoconferencing unit an e-mail address associated with a second videoconferencing unit; automatically sending a request e-mail from the first videoconferencing unit to the second videoconferencing unit, the request e-mail requesting connection information for establishing a videoconferencing connection; receiving a response e-mail at the first videoconferencing unit from the second videoconferencing unit, automatically obtaining with the first videoconferencing unit the connection information from the response e-mail; and automatically initiating a videoconferencing connection with the first videoconferencing unit to the second videoconferencing unit using the obtained connection information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A first videoconferencing unit, comprising:
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memory storing first connection information for establishing a videoconferencing connection with the first videoconferencing unit; at least one network interface for communicating e-mails and establishing videoconferencing connections over at least one network; and at least one component operatively coupled to the memory and the at least one network interface, the at least one component configured to automatically; obtain the first connection information from the memory in response to a request e-mail received from a second videoconferencing unit, the request e-mail requesting connection information, obtain an e-mail address of the second videoconferencing unit from the request e-mail, generate a response e-mail having the first connection information, and send the response e-mail to the e-mail address of the second videoconferencing unit. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A videoconferencing method, comprising:
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receiving at a first videoconferencing unit a request e-mail from a second videoconferencing unit requesting connection information for establishing videoconferencing connection with the first videoconferencing unit; obtaining the requested connection information; automatically generating a response e-mail having the obtained connection information; automatically sending the response e-mail to the e-mail address; detecting an incoming videoconferencing connection from the second videoconferencing unit; and connecting with the incoming videoconferencing connection when detected. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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