SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGRESSIVE DOWNSTREAM BANDWIDTH CONSERVATION BASED ON USER INACTIVITY

• US 20140003450A1
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Bentley, Jon L., Krishnan, Parameshwaran, Manor, Moni, Tarle, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 9,467,653 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/468
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

System and method to manage bandwidth used by an endpoint of a communication session, the method including: detecting, by a sensor coupled to a communication system transporting the communication session, an indicia of a user; inferring, by a processor of the communication system transporting the communication session, a first involvement by the user in the communication session, wherein inferring is based upon the detected indicia of the user; and modifying, by the communication system transporting the communication session, a bandwidth of the communication session based upon the first inferred involvement by the user.

Claims

1. A method to manage bandwidth used by an endpoint of a communication session, comprising:

detecting, by a sensor coupled to a communication system transporting the communication session, an indicia of a user;

inferring, by a processor of the communication system transporting the communication session, a first involvement by the user in the communication session, wherein inferring is based upon the detected indicia of the user; and

modifying, by the communication system transporting the communication session, a bandwidth of the communication session based upon the first inferred involvement by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of modifying the bandwidth of the communication session is based upon a parameterizable policy.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicia of the user comprises an act of the user speaking.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicia of the user comprises an act of the user muting the telecom endpoint.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicia of the user comprises an act of the user leaving the telecom endpoint.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicia of the user comprises an act of the user performing side activities on the telecom endpoint.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an involvement comprises a detection of inactivity.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein an involvement comprises a detection of inattention.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the telecom endpoint, a second indicia of a user;

inferring, by the processor of the communication system transporting the communication session, a second involvement by the user in the communication session, wherein inferring the second involvement comprises using the second detected indicia of the user; and

modifying, by the communication system transporting the communication session, the bandwidth of the communication session based upon the first and second inferred involvement by the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the bandwidth of the communication session comprises selecting a lower-bandwidth video link.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the bandwidth of the communication session comprises selecting a lower-bandwidth audio link.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving a bandwidth policy from a memory coupled to the communication system, wherein the step of modifying the bandwidth of the communication session is based upon the retrieved bandwidth policy.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving a bandwidth cost model from a memory coupled to the communication system, wherein the step of modifying the bandwidth of the communication session is based upon the retrieved cost model.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprises providing a notification to the user of the modified bandwidth of the communication session.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of modifying the bandwidth of the communication session is based upon a control sent to the telecom endpoint.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

self-learning, by a processor coupled to the communication system, of bandwidth-related user preferences.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein an involvement comprises a detection of inactivity by the user.

17. A system to manage bandwidth used by an endpoint of a communication session, comprising:

a sensor configured to detect an indicia of a user;

a processor coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to infer a first involvement by the user in the communication session; and

a bandwidth-control module configured to modify a bandwidth of the communication session based upon the first inferred involvement by the user.