System and method for optimizing media resource for IMS SCIM/service brokering

A method that improves communication with a media server, comprising:

• providing a plurality of applications, executing on one or more application servers, wherein each application server executes on one or more microprocessors;
• providing a media server which is operable to play announcements requested by the plurality of applications to one or more parties to a call;
• providing a Service Capability Interaction Manager (SCIM) operating on one or more microprocessor, wherein the SCIM is configured to buffer requests from the plurality of applications to play the announcements;
• when an application in a chain of applications sends a request that an announcement be played to a party wherein the request includes an identification of a location of the announcement to be played and an indication that the request can be buffered, the SCIM performs step comprising:
• buffering the request,
• communicating with each remaining application in the chain of applications and buffering any requests to play an additional announcement to the party, opening a connection from the media server to the party, and
• instructing the media server to play each announcement associated with each buffered request;
• and
• wherein if the application requests that a first announcement be played, and a second application also requests that the first announcement be played, the SCIM can elect not to buffer the request from the second application.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform steps comprising:

• providing a plurality of applications, executing on one or more application servers, wherein each application server executes on one or more microprocessors;
• providing a media server which is operable to play announcements requested by the plurality of applications to one or more parties to a call;
• providing a Service Capability Interaction Manager (SCIMI, wherein the SCIM is configured to buffer requests from the plurality of applications to play the announcements;
• when an application in a chain of applications sends a request that an announcement be by played to a party wherein the request includes an identification of a location of the announcement to be played and an indication that the request can be buffered, the SCIM performs steps comprising:
• buffering the request,
• communicating with each remaining application in the chain of applications and buffering any requests to play an additional announcement to the party,
• opening a connection from the media server to the party, and
• instructing the media server to play each announcement associated with each buffered request;
• and
• wherein if the application requests that a first announcement be played, and a second application also requests that the first announcement be played, the SCIM can elect not to buffer the request from the second application.