Patent ID: 8711202
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for providing high availability in videoconferencing systems, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor of a first server to: monitor a first plurality of videoconferencing devices of a first type, wherein at least one device of the first plurality of videoconferencing devices is performing activities corresponding to a respective videoconference during said monitoring, wherein the first type is multipoint control unit (MCU); monitor a second plurality of videoconferencing devices of a second type, wherein the second type is different from MCU, and wherein at least one device of the second plurality of videoconferencing devices is performing activities corresponding to the respective videoconference during said monitoring; in response to failure of a first device of the at least one device of the first plurality of videoconferencing devices, perform failover of the first device to a second device of the first plurality of videoconferencing devices, wherein after said performing failover, the second device performs the activities corresponding to the respective videoconference that the first device was performing based on the failure of the first device.