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Method and system for reserving resources of a multipoint conference

  • US 7,492,729 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2005
  • Issued: 02/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for reserving conference resources, comprising:

  • communicating a conference notification to each of a plurality of conference invitees, the conference notification associated with a multipoint conference;

    receiving, from each of a first number of the plurality of conference invitees, a response to the conference notification indicating that the invitee will participate on the multipoint conference, the first number of the plurality of invitees comprising participating invitees;

    automatically determining, based on the responses to the conference notifications, a sufficient amount of resources to allow the participating invitees to communicate on the multipoint conference;

    automatically reserving the determined sufficient amount of resources;

    hosting the multipoint conference between the participating invitees using the reserved resources; and

    wherein;

    the conference notifications comprise a plurality of attendance options;

    each response to the conference notifications received from the first number of the plurality of conference invitees comprises an attendance option selection; and

    automatically determining, based on the responses to the conference notifications, a sufficient amount of resources to allow the participating invitees to communicate on the multipoint conference comprises automatically determining a sufficient amount of resources based on the attendance option selections to allow the participating invitees to communicate on the multipoint conference.

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