Access control to telecommunications conference hosting resources
First Claim
1. A method of allocating telecommunications conference hosting resources for the management of a conferencing function, comprising:
- generating a validation for each of a plurality of conference hosts to permit access to the telecommunications conference hosting resources for a predetermined duration selectable by the respective conference hosts,allocating telecommunications conference hosting resources to each conference host for the predetermined duration so as to allow the conference host to make multiple accessions to the telecommunications conference hosting resources at any time before the expiry of the predetermined duration, andconnecting said telecommunications conference hosting resources to the conference host in response to such accessions, wherein;
different conference hosts may be validated for use of the same resources for different durations, andallocation of resources is prioritized for the conference hosts according to the duration selected by each of the conference hosts.
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Abstract
Telecommunications conference hosting resources are allocated for the management of a conferencing function by generating a validation for each of a plurality of conference hosts to permit access to the telecommunications conference hosting resources for a predetermined duration selectable by the respective conference hosts. Telecommunications conference hosting resources are allocated to each conference host for the predetermined duration so as to allow the conference host to make multiple accessions to the telecommunications conference hosting resources at any time before the expiry of the predetermined duration. The telecommunications conference hosting resources are connected to the conference host in response to such accessions. Different conference hosts may be validated for use of the same resources for different durations. Allocation of resources is prioritized for the conference hosts according to the duration selected by each of the conference hosts.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of allocating telecommunications conference hosting resources for the management of a conferencing function, comprising:
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generating a validation for each of a plurality of conference hosts to permit access to the telecommunications conference hosting resources for a predetermined duration selectable by the respective conference hosts, allocating telecommunications conference hosting resources to each conference host for the predetermined duration so as to allow the conference host to make multiple accessions to the telecommunications conference hosting resources at any time before the expiry of the predetermined duration, and connecting said telecommunications conference hosting resources to the conference host in response to such accessions, wherein; different conference hosts may be validated for use of the same resources for different durations, and allocation of resources is prioritized for the conference hosts according to the duration selected by each of the conference hosts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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6. A telecommunications conferencing facility comprising:
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a provisioning facility for allocating resources to each of a plurality of conference hosts, and a validation processor for creating validation information, wherein; the provisioning facility and the validation processor control access to conferencing resources such that a each conference host is permitted multiple accessions to the conference facilities at any time before the expiry of a predetermined duration selectable by that conference host, and the provisioning system is configured to prioritize access to resources for each conference host according to the predetermined duration selected by the respective conference hosts. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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