Patent ID: 9049262
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for combined Peer-to-Peer (P2P) conferencing and central relay server-based conferencing using a telephony and conferencing protocol that comprises at least Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) or Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), the method comprising: (a) receiving, by a central relay server, a request from a client device to participate in a conference call, the request including information about a client device policy for selecting at least one of the P2P conferencing or the central relay server-based conferencing; (b) comparing, by the central relay server, the received client device policy and a central relay server policy for selecting at least one of the P2P conferencing or the central relay server-based conferencing; and (c) selecting, by the central relay server, at least one suggested connection mode for the client device, based on a result of the comparing of the received client device policy and the central relay server policy, wherein the combined P2P conferencing and central relay server-based conferencing comprises mixing server-based conferencing streams and P2P conferencing streams.