Patent ID: 9721215
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for enhanced management of a web conferencing server comprising: partitioning, by a hardware-based computing system, the resources of the web conferencing server into a plurality of preconfigured rooms by calculating a static allocation of resources for each room based on a level of quality of service in each room, a maximum capacity of participants in each room, and functionalities provided by the web conferencing application in each room, such that the static allocation of computing resources is sufficient to provide the functionalities for the maximum capacity of participants with the quality of service for each room, wherein the static allocation of resources for each web conferencing room is a division of computing capabilities of the web conferencing server and does not change unless the computing capabilities of the web conferencing server change, in which at least one room comprises different capabilities from other rooms hosted on the web conferencing server, and wherein an audio-only feed provided by the web conferencing room identifies a speaker using an audible signal added to the audio-only feed and includes audible identification of page number in an accompanying presentation when the speaker changes pages; and providing access to each of the rooms based on at least one user criterion.