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Method and apparatus for establishing a distributed conference bridge

  • US 7,920,488 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2005
  • Issued: 04/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for establishing a distributed conference bridge for communications between a plurality of user devices, comprising:

  • using a processor for;

    determining, for each of a plurality of pairs of said user devices, a weighting factor associated with a communication path between said user devices of said pair of user devices;

    determining a configuration for said distributed conference bridge using said weighting factors, wherein said configuration comprises a plurality of communication paths between a respective plurality of pairs of said user devices, wherein at least one of said communication paths of said configuration comprises a communication path between a first combining user device and one of a second combining user device and a non-combining user device; and

    initiating establishment of said distributed conference bridge according to said configuration, comprising;

    for each combining user device;

    generating a sub-bridge establishment message for configuring the combining user device according to said configuration, and transmitting said sub-bridge establishment message toward said combining user device.

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