Patent ID: 7010108
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: G16H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a videoconference through a telecommunication system including multiple telecommunication devices and endpoint stations operatively connected via route segments comprising the steps of: a) providing a database in a telecommunication host facility including a network model of the telecommunication system; b) entering endpoint station indicia, telecommunications device operating indicia and route segment indicia at the host facility database; c) establishing an adjacency matrix having matrix nodes based on endpoint stations and telecommunication devices; d) assigning efficiency value to each route segment in the matrix; e) calculating the most efficient routing for the videoconference by employing a Floyd-type graph algorithm; f) verifying compatability of the network model of the telecommunication system; g) nominating a primary bridging device from a plurality of bridging devices for interconnecting the telecommunication devices and endpoint stations as a function of steps e) and f) above; h) recording verified routing in the host facility database; and controlling devices and endpoints automatically.