Patent ID: 8949441
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system that improves communication and resources of a media server, comprising: one or more microprocessor; a plurality of applications, executing on one or more application servers; a media server which is operable to play announcements requested by the plurality of applications to one or more parties to a call; a Service Capability Interaction Manager (SCIM) operating on said one or more microprocessor, wherein the SCIM is configured to buffer requests from the plurality of applications to play the announcements; wherein 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 is configured to 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.