Systems and methods for setting up a session in a collaborative communication system
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1. A method, comprising:
- verifying a connection between a media switch and an endpoint is permissible;
notifying, by the media switch, a presence service of the connection, wherein the media switch is aware of the endpoint and wherein the presence of the endpoint is unknown to other endpoints in the system; and
when a conference is not running, creating, by the presence service, a pending presence entry and selecting a conference service, wherein selecting the conference service comprises the presence service locating an available conference service.
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Abstract
A collaborative communication system comprises a highly flexible architecture that facilitates connecting communication devices and networks to establish multimedia collaboration sessions in a manner that allows distribution of various services and features throughout the collaborative communication system to provide scalability and selectable combination of cost, resource usage, and performance.
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1. A method, comprising:
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verifying a connection between a media switch and an endpoint is permissible; notifying, by the media switch, a presence service of the connection, wherein the media switch is aware of the endpoint and wherein the presence of the endpoint is unknown to other endpoints in the system; and when a conference is not running, creating, by the presence service, a pending presence entry and selecting a conference service, wherein selecting the conference service comprises the presence service locating an available conference service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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indicating, by a client endpoint, a desire to start or join a collaborative communication session; determining, by a presence service, an endpoint for the collaborative communication session when the collaborative communication session is running and allowing a system to be aware of the endpoint, wherein the presence of the endpoint is unknown to other endpoints in the system; wherein, when the collaborative communication session is not running, creating, by the presence service, a pending presence entry and selecting a conference service, wherein selecting the conference service comprises the presence service locating an available conference service. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a client endpoint; a presence service; and a media switch configured to verify that a connection between a media switch and an endpoint is permissible and notify the presence service of the connection, wherein the media switch is aware of the endpoint and wherein the presence of the endpoint is unknown to other endpoints in the system; and wherein, when a conference is not running, the presence service is configured to create a pending presence entry and select a conference service, wherein the selection of the conference service comprises the presence service locating an available conference service. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system, comprising:
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a client endpoint configured to attempt to start or join a collaborative communication session; and a presence service configured to determine an endpoint for the collaborative communication session when the collaborative communication session is running and allowing a system to be aware of the endpoint, wherein the presence of the endpoint is unknown to other endpoints in the system; wherein, when the conference is not running, the presence service is configured to create a pending presence entry and select a conference service, wherein the selection of the conference service comprises the presence service locating an available conference service. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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