Multi-party conference data management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12132776-B2
Application number	US-202318320194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2023
Priority date	May 19, 2022
Publication date	Oct 29, 2024
Grant date	Oct 29, 2024

Abstract

One example process may include determining, via a virtual private network (VPN) server, one or more client devices are currently content sharing during a conference including a plurality of active client devices, monitoring, via the VPN server, communication session parameters of one or more of the client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server, and the shared content is destined for one or more of the other client devices, modifying, via the VPN server, one or more of the communication session parameters of the one or more client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server, and determining whether the modified one or more communication session parameters have increased a performance of the one or more other client devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising
determining, via a virtual private network (VPN) server, one or more client devices are currently content sharing during a conference comprising a plurality of active client devices;
monitoring, via the VPN server, communication session parameters of one or more of the client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server, wherein the shared content is destined for one or more of the other client devices;
modifying, via the VPN server, one or more of the communication session parameters of the one or more client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server; and
determining whether the modified one or more communication session parameters have increased a performance of the one or more other client devices.

2. The method of claim of claim 1 , comprising
responsive to the monitoring, identifying the communication session parameters indicate that one or more of the client devices are operating below one or more communication session parameter thresholds.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more communication session parameter thresholds comprise one or more of a data rate, a packet loss rate, an audio data rate, a video data rate, a jitter value, and a latency value.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modifying the one or more of the communication session parameters comprises modifying one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate of one client device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modifying the one or more of the communication session parameters comprises bonding a single channel with one or more additional channels used by one client device during a time period of a detected increase in one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising
decreasing one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate of one or more of active conference devices which are not currently content sharing.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the modified one or more communication session parameters have increased a performance of the one or more other client devices comprises performing the determining during subsequent content sharing between the one or more client devices.

8. A virtual private network (VPN) server comprising
a processor configured to
determine one or more client devices are currently content sharing during a conference comprising a plurality of active client devices;
monitor communication session parameters of one or more of the client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server, wherein the shared content is destined for one or more of the other client devices;
modify one or more of the communication session parameters of the one or more client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server; and
determine whether the modified one or more communication session parameters have increased a performance of the one or more other client devices.

9. The VPN server of claim of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to responsive to the monitoring, identify the communication session parameters indicate that one or more of the client devices are operating below one or more communication session parameter thresholds.

10. The VPN server of claim 9 , wherein the one or more communication session parameter thresholds comprise one or more of a data rate, a packet loss rate, an audio data rate, a video data rate, a jitter value, and a latency value.

11. The VPN server of claim 8 , wherein the one or more of the communication session parameters comprises is modified to include one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate of one client device.

12. The VPN server of claim 8 , wherein the one or more of the communication session parameters is modified to include the processor being configured to bond a single channel with one or more additional channels used by one client device during a time period of a detected increase in one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate.

13. The VPN server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to decrease one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate of one or more of active conference devices which are not currently content sharing.

14. The VPN server of claim 8 , wherein the determining of whether the modified one or more communication session parameters have increased a performance of the one or more other client devices comprises the processor being configured to determine during subsequent content sharing between the one or more client devices.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed causes a processor to perform:
determining, via a virtual private network (VPN) server, one or more client devices are currently content sharing during a conference comprising a plurality of active client devices;
monitoring, via the VPN server, communication session parameters of one or more of the client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server, wherein the shared content is destined for one or more of the other client devices;
modifying, via the VPN server, one or more of the communication session parameters of the one or more client devices which are forwarding the shared content to the VPN server; and
determining whether the modified one or more communication session parameters have increased a performance of the one or more other client devices.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
responsive to the monitoring, identifying the communication session parameters indicate that one or more of the client devices are operating below one or more communication session parameter thresholds.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more communication session parameter thresholds comprise one or more of a data rate, a packet loss rate, an audio data rate, a video data rate, a jitter value, and a latency value.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the modifying the one or more of the communication session parameters comprises modifying one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate of one client device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the modifying the one or more of the communication session parameters comprises bonding a single channel with one or more additional channels used by one client device during a time period of a detected increase in one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to decrease one or more of an audio data rate and a video data rate of one or more of active conference devices which are not currently content sharing.

Assignees

• Connectify Inc

Inventors

• Gizis Alexander
• Prodoehl Brian
• Cunningham Kevin

Classifications

• H04L65/1086 Primary

  session scope modification · CPC title

• H04L12/4641

  Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] (LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272) · CPC title

• H04L12/4633

  Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling · CPC title

• H04L65/80 Primary

  Responding to QoS · CPC title