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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Scot Lorin Brooksby, Highland, UT (US);
Michael Drew Flathers, Alpine, UT (US);
Edward Franz Armstrong, American Fork, UT (US);
Eugene Russell Christensen, Bear River City, UT (US);
Glenn Daniel Clapp, Highland, UT (US);
Scot Lorin Brooksby, Highland, UT (US);
Michael Drew Flathers, Alpine, UT (US);
Edward Franz Armstrong, American Fork, UT (US);
Eugene Russell Christensen, Bear River City, UT (US);
Glenn Daniel Clapp, Highland, UT (US);
Sorenson Media, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A method and system for distributing video calls includes receiving a plurality of incoming video calls originating from a corresponding plurality of calling endpoints over a data network. A corresponding plurality of first connections is formed with each of the plurality calling endpoints. Data is streamed over the plurality of first connections while the plurality of calling endpoints awaits availability of one answering endpoint. A second connection is then formed between one of the plurality of calling endpoints and the one answering endpoint to replace one of the plurality of first connections when the one answering endpoint is available.