METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AMONG A PLURALITY OF SERVER APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A videoconference system in which a plurality of users communicate video and audio data to each other, the system comprising:
- at least two conference servers each having a plurality of users linked to one another over the server wherein the plurality of users can share real time audio and video data with one another, said conference servers being in communication with each other;
a plurality of redundant videoconference applications configured to run on said at least two conference servers, andat least one resource distribution node configured to determine in response to a request for access to one of said videoconference applications a selected of said plurality of redundant videoconference applications to utilize.
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Abstract
A videoconference system in which a plurality of users communicate video and audio data to each other, the system including at least two conference servers each having a plurality of users linked to one another over the server wherein the plurality of users can share real time audio and video data with one another, the conference servers being in communication with each other, a plurality of redundant videoconference applications configured to be run on the at least two conference servers, and at least one resource distribution node configured to determine in response to a request for access to one of the videoconference applications which of the plurality of redundant videoconference applications to utilize.
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20 Claims
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1. A videoconference system in which a plurality of users communicate video and audio data to each other, the system comprising:
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at least two conference servers each having a plurality of users linked to one another over the server wherein the plurality of users can share real time audio and video data with one another, said conference servers being in communication with each other; a plurality of redundant videoconference applications configured to run on said at least two conference servers, and at least one resource distribution node configured to determine in response to a request for access to one of said videoconference applications a selected of said plurality of redundant videoconference applications to utilize. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A videoconference system in which a plurality of users communicate video and audio data to each other, the system comprising:
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a plurality of conference servers each being capable of linking a plurality of groups of users to facilitate real-time videoconferencing; a plurality of redundant videoconference applications configured to run on said plurality of conference servers, and a plurality of resource distribution nodes configured to communicate status information with each other and to direct user access to the plurality of conference servers and video conference applications. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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