Capability management for automatic dialing of video and audio point to point/multipoint or cascaded multipoint calls
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1. A method for managing a conference call, comprising:
- automatically obtaining first information from at least two connection devices of the conference call, wherein the first information for each connection device specifies a plurality of connection capabilities of that connection device, wherein the plurality of connection capabilities comprises a number of multipoint ports for the corresponding connection device;
automatically storing the first information in a data structure in a memory, wherein the data structure comprises an alphanumeric string representing the plurality of connection capabilities;
wherein said automatically obtaining and automatically storing are performed by a software program without user input specifying the obtaining and storing;
determining routing information based on the first information in the data structure, wherein the routing information indicates, without user intervention, each connection device how to connect to the other connection devices of the conference call, wherein the routing information specifies a first connection device as a host of the conference call, and wherein said determining the routing information is based on the number of multipoint ports of the first connection device; and
connecting the at least two connection devices using the routing information.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a management system may query connection devices for their capabilities and store the information in a data structure. In some embodiments, the data structure may be in a form of a Deducible Capability Numbering (DCN) number. In some embodiments, the DCN number may describe the capabilities of a connection device using a series of representative numbers. After connecting the connection devices, the management system may continue monitoring capabilities of the connection devices and line failures. The management system may reconnect connection devices based on their capabilities if a line failure occurs.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for managing a conference call, comprising:
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automatically obtaining first information from at least two connection devices of the conference call, wherein the first information for each connection device specifies a plurality of connection capabilities of that connection device, wherein the plurality of connection capabilities comprises a number of multipoint ports for the corresponding connection device; automatically storing the first information in a data structure in a memory, wherein the data structure comprises an alphanumeric string representing the plurality of connection capabilities; wherein said automatically obtaining and automatically storing are performed by a software program without user input specifying the obtaining and storing; determining routing information based on the first information in the data structure, wherein the routing information indicates, without user intervention, each connection device how to connect to the other connection devices of the conference call, wherein the routing information specifies a first connection device as a host of the conference call, and wherein said determining the routing information is based on the number of multipoint ports of the first connection device; and connecting the at least two connection devices using the routing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for managing a conference call, comprising:
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a processor; a memory medium coupled to the processor; a port for coupling to at least two connection devices; wherein the memory medium comprises program instructions executable by the processor to; obtain first information from the at least two connection devices, wherein the first information for each connection device specifies a plurality of connection capabilities of that connection device, wherein the plurality of connection capabilities comprises a number of multipoint ports for the corresponding connection device; store the first information in a data structure on the memory medium, wherein the data structure comprises an alphanumeric string representing the plurality of connection capabilities; wherein said obtaining and storing are performed without user input specifying the obtaining and storing; determine routing information based on the first information in the data structure, wherein the routing information indicates, without user intervention, each connection device how to connect to the other connection devices in a conference call, wherein the routing information specifies a first connection device as a host of the conference call, and wherein said determining the routing information is based on the number of multipoint ports of the first connection device; and provide the routing information to the at least two connection devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable memory medium comprising program instructions for managing a conference call, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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obtain first information from at least two connection devices, wherein the first information for each connection device specifies a plurality of connection capabilities of that connection device, wherein the plurality of connection capabilities comprises a number of multipoint ports for the corresponding connection device; store the first information in a data structure, wherein the data structure comprises an alphanumeric string representing the plurality of connection capabilities; wherein said obtaining and storing are performed without user input specifying the obtaining and storing; determine routing information based on the first information in the data structure, wherein the routing information indicates, without user intervention, each connection device how to connect to the other connection devices in a conference call, wherein the routing information specifies a first connection device as a host of the conference call, and wherein said determining the routing information is based on the number of multipoint ports of the first connection device; and provide the routing information to the at least two connection devices. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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