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Shared distribution media resources in a communication network

  • US 7,523,203 B1
  • Filed: 05/07/2001
  • Issued: 04/21/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for sharing distributed media resources, comprising:

  • determining at a first call manager that a telephony device controlled by the first call manager requires the use of a media resource device;

    selecting an appropriate media resource device from a media resource group list associated with the telephony device, wherein the media resource group list comprises one or more media resource groups, each media resource group including a list of device names of one or more media resource devices and a device type associated with each device name, and wherein selecting an appropriate media resource device from the media resource group list comprises selecting a device name associated with a device type that is required by the telephony device; and

    communicating an allocation request to a device process associated with the selected media resource device, the device process executing at a second call manager controlling the selected media resource device.

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