System and method for re-routing failed video calls
AssigneeForgent Networks, Inc.
InventorsGordon H. Matthews, James H. Stephens JR.
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Abstract
A system and method for re-routing a failed video call schedules one or more reserve video devices for use in the event of failure of the video devices selected to support a video call. Upon detection of a failure of a video device, the video network platform re-establishes the video call by using the reserve video devices to replace the failed video device, thus avoiding the waste of video network resources and delays in the completion of a video call. More efficient use of reserve video devices is obtained by pooling the reserve video devices with a reserve video network that supports plural primary video networks.
Claims17
A system for re-routing failed video calls through a video network having plural video devices, the system comprising:
- a schedule configuration engine operable to schedule video devices as primary video devices that support a video call and reserve video devices that replace failed primary devices;
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- a video device controller interfaced with the schedule configuration engine and the video devices, the video device controller operable to detect a primary video device failure and to activate a reserve video device scheduled to replace the failed primary video device.
A method for re-routing a failed video call over a video network having plural video devices, the method comprising:
- configuring a video call with selected video devices;
- scheduling one or more reserve video devices for use in the event of failure of one or more of the selected video devices;
- detecting failure of one of the selected video devices;
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- re-routing the video call from the failed video device through a reserve video device.
A method for scheduling a video call, the method comprising:
- determining a video call configuration for the video call, the video call configuration having plural video devices;
- identifying one or more video devices as susceptible to failure;
- identifying one or more video devices as reserve video devices to support the video call in the case of failure of the susceptible video device;
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- scheduling the video devices and the reserve video device for the video call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.