Video conference bridge setting, sharing, pushing, and rationalization
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1. A method for recovering from a failure during a conference, comprising:
- establishing, by a microprocessor in a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU), a conference with a first set of conference settings, wherein the conference is a conference between a plurality of communication endpoints;
storing, by the microprocessor, the first set of conference settings, wherein the first set of conference settings comprise a type of codec used by a first communication endpoint in the conference, wherein the type of codec used by the first communication endpoint in the conference is made a default setting based on a previous successful conference;
detecting, by the microprocessor, the failure during the conference;
recovering from the failure, by the microprocessor, during the conference, wherein recovering from the failure during the conference comprises;
sending, to the first communication endpoint, the type of codec used by the first communication endpoint before the failure during the conference, wherein the first communication endpoint comprises a plurality of codecs; and
reestablishing, by the microprocessor, the conference using the first set of conference settings.
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Abstract
A conference system is provided with enhanced settings capabilities. A controller can poll for settings at each endpoint in a conference system and be able via the video stream to selectively display and compare settings among the endpoints. One location can push its settings to one or more locations to overcome failures or degradation in the conference. The settings between different controllers may be rationalized via a common denominator method or tabular method to build a knowledge of how to configure conferences and to automate responses to problems.
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1. A method for recovering from a failure during a conference, comprising:
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establishing, by a microprocessor in a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU), a conference with a first set of conference settings, wherein the conference is a conference between a plurality of communication endpoints; storing, by the microprocessor, the first set of conference settings, wherein the first set of conference settings comprise a type of codec used by a first communication endpoint in the conference, wherein the type of codec used by the first communication endpoint in the conference is made a default setting based on a previous successful conference; detecting, by the microprocessor, the failure during the conference; recovering from the failure, by the microprocessor, during the conference, wherein recovering from the failure during the conference comprises;
sending, to the first communication endpoint, the type of codec used by the first communication endpoint before the failure during the conference, wherein the first communication endpoint comprises a plurality of codecs; andreestablishing, by the microprocessor, the conference using the first set of conference settings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a microprocessor; and a computer readable medium, coupled with the microprocessor and comprising microprocessor readable and executable instructions that program the microprocessor to execute; a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) that establishes a conference with a first set of conference settings, wherein the conference is a conference between a plurality of communication endpoints, stores the first set of conference settings, wherein the first set of conference settings comprise a type of codec used by a first communication endpoint in the conference, wherein the type of codec used by the first communication endpoint in the conference is made a default setting based on a previous successful conference, detects the failure during the conference, recovers from the failure during the conference by sending, to the first communication endpoint, the type of codec used by the first communication endpoint before the failure during the conference, wherein the first communication endpoint comprises a plurality of codecs, and reestablishes the conference using the first set of conference settings. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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