System and Method for Inserting a Control System Into a Conference
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1. A method for controlling a conference comprising:
- inserting a control sequenced application into a communication stream;
receiving at the control sequenced application a command from a user interface to control an aspect of the conference, wherein control of the conference is accomplished by a media server; and
responsive to receiving the command from the user interface, sending a message to the media server to control the aspect of the conference.
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Abstract
A conference, such as an audio or video conference, is controlled by inserting a control sequenced application into a communication stream. A command is received at the control sequenced application from a user interface to control an aspect of the conference. For example, the command may be to mute a participant of the conference. The command is sent to a media server, which implements that command. The control sequenced application is typically inserted in between the media server and a conferencing application. In addition, the control sequenced application can be dynamically inserted into the communication stream.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a conference comprising:
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inserting a control sequenced application into a communication stream; receiving at the control sequenced application a command from a user interface to control an aspect of the conference, wherein control of the conference is accomplished by a media server; and responsive to receiving the command from the user interface, sending a message to the media server to control the aspect of the conference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for controlling a conference comprising:
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a control sequenced application configured to insert into a communication stream, receive a command from a user interface to control an aspect of the conference, responsive to receiving the command from the user interface, send a message to a media server to control the aspect of the conference; and the media server configured to control the conference in response to receiving the message sent from the control sequenced application to control the aspect of the conference. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a processor to execute a method, the method comprising:
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instructions to insert a control sequenced application into a communication stream; instructions to receive at the control sequenced application a command from a user interface to control an aspect of the conference, wherein control of the conference is accomplished by a media server; and responsive to receiving the command from the user interface, instructions to send a message to the media server to control the aspect of the conference.
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