Patent ID: 9641570
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for generating a location map, the method comprising: retrieving first audio/video equipment identification data that uniquely identifies first audio/video equipment that is capable of participating in a video conferencing session and specifies sufficient information for the first audio/video equipment to participate in a video conferencing session, and second audio/video equipment identification data that uniquely identifies second audio/video equipment that is capable of participating in a video conferencing session and specifies sufficient information for the second audio/video equipment to participate in a video conferencing session, wherein the second audio/video equipment is different than the first audio/video equipment and wherein the second audio/video equipment identification data is different than the first audio/video equipment identification data; and generating locations map data that includes the first audio/video equipment identification data, first encoded audio/video equipment identification data that uniquely identifies the first audio/video equipment and specifies the sufficient information for the first audio/video equipment to participate in a video conferencing session, the second audio/video equipment identification data and second encoded audio/video equipment identification data that uniquely identifies the second audio/video equipment and specifies the sufficient information for the second audio/video equipment to participate in a video conferencing session, wherein processing of the locations map data causes the first audio/video equipment, the first encoded audio/video equipment identification data that uniquely identifies the first audio/video equipment and specifies sufficient information for the first audio/video equipment to participate in a video conferencing session, the second audio/video equipment and the second encoded audio/video equipment identification data that uniquely identifies the second audio/video equipment and specifies sufficient information for the second audio/video equipment to participate in a video conferencing session to be visually depicted on a locations map displayed on a user interface of a computing device, and wherein a videoconferencing system uses the information specified by the first encoded audio/video equipment identification data and the information specified by the second encoded audio/video equipment identification data visually depicted on the locations map to establish a videoconferencing session between the first audio/video equipment and the second audio/video equipment.