Patent ID: 8694587
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a communication device as a bridge for a conference call comprising: sending, by a first communication device, a first request for a first communication session to a second communication device and a second request for a second communication session to a third communication device; receiving, by the first communication device, a first set of parameters identifying media, device, and network capabilities of the second communication device and a second set of parameters identifying media, device, and network capabilities of the third communication device; determining, by the first communication device, which of the first, second, and third communication devices is to serve as the bridge for the conference call between the first, second, and third communication devices based on the device and network capabilities identified in the first and second sets of parameters and a third set of parameters identifying device and network capabilities of the first communication device; sending, by the first communication device, first session parameters for the first communication session to the second communication device and second session parameters for the second communication session to the third communication device if the first communication device determines that the first communication device is to operate as the bridge, wherein the first and second session parameters contain media parameters to be used for the first and second communication sessions, respectively; establishing, by the first communication device, the first communication session with the second communication device based on the first session parameters and the second communication session with the third communication device based on the second session parameters; and bridging, by the first communication device, the first and second communication sessions to provide the conference call for the first, second, and third communication devices.