Systems and methods for collaborative communication
First Claim
1. A method of dynamically configuring and optimizing a multimedia conference session, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of services to be used in the multimedia conference session, wherein each of the plurality of services is at least one of hosted by and independently executable through at least one service endpoint in a communications network; and
enabling a plurality of users to participate in the multimedia conference session, wherein each user participates in the conference session through at least one respective user endpoint in the communications network, wherein each of the at least one respective user endpoints is at least one of hosted by and independently executable through at least one service endpoint, and wherein the at least one service endpoint is configurable as an authentication service and a presence service such that the at least one service endpoint is operable to authenticate and publish a presence of each user endpoint.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for dynamically configuring and optimizing a multimedia conference session. An exemplary method of the invention may include providing a plurality of services to be used in the multimedia conference session, wherein each of the plurality of services may be hosted by and independently executable through at least one service endpoint in a communications network. Further, a plurality of users may be enabled to participate in the multimedia conference session. In particular, each user may participate in the conference session through a respective user endpoint in the communications network, where the respective user endpoint may be hosted by and independently executable through at least one service endpoint. Each service endpoint is configurable as an authentication service and a presence service such that the at least one service endpoint is operable to authenticate and publish a presence of each user endpoint.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of dynamically configuring and optimizing a multimedia conference session, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of services to be used in the multimedia conference session, wherein each of the plurality of services is at least one of hosted by and independently executable through at least one service endpoint in a communications network; and enabling a plurality of users to participate in the multimedia conference session, wherein each user participates in the conference session through at least one respective user endpoint in the communications network, wherein each of the at least one respective user endpoints is at least one of hosted by and independently executable through at least one service endpoint, and wherein the at least one service endpoint is configurable as an authentication service and a presence service such that the at least one service endpoint is operable to authenticate and publish a presence of each user endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A collaborative communication system configured to conduct multiple multimedia conference sessions simultaneously, wherein each conference session is dynamically configurable, said system comprising:
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a plurality of endpoints in a communications network, said plurality of endpoints comprising at least a first group of endpoints involved in a first multimedia conference session and a second group of endpoints involved in a second multimedia conference session; and a plurality of services wherein each service is provided by at least one of a plurality of service endpoints and each one of the plurality of endpoints having at least one of the plurality of services endpoints associated with the at least one of said plurality of endpoints, wherein the at least one service endpoint is configurable as an authentication service and a presence service such that the at least one service endpoint is able to authenticate and publish a presence of each user endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A collaborative communication system configured to conduct multiple multimedia conference sessions simultaneously, wherein the system is dynamically configurable and expandable, said system comprising:
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a plurality of endpoints in a communications network; and a plurality of services for conducting a multimedia conference session, wherein each service is provided by at least one of a plurality of service endpoints distributed over the communications network, and wherein the at least one service endpoint is configurable as an authentication service and a presence service such that the at least one service endpoint is able to authenticate and publish a presence of each user endpoint hosted by and independently executable through the at least one service endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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