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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2007
Ted Beers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mike Derocher, Albany, OR (US);
Brad Allen, Salem, OR (US);
Jon a Brewster, Monmouth, OR (US);
Mark E Gorzynski, Corvallis, OR (US);
Scott Grasley, Lebanon, OR (US);
Ted Beers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mike Derocher, Albany, OR (US);
Brad Allen, Salem, OR (US);
Jon A Brewster, Monmouth, OR (US);
Mark E Gorzynski, Corvallis, OR (US);
Scott Grasley, Lebanon, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing virtual collaboration systems are disclosed herein. A virtual collaboration system includes a distributor communicatively coupled to a first network and a second network having different network characteristics from the first network, the distributor configured to receive first media streams from at least one first network node, and to transmit the first media streams to at least one second network node; and a management subsystem adapted to dynamically configure a topology of a virtual collaborative event, wherein configuration of the topology includes a determination of media stream connections among the distributor and the at least one first network node based, at least in part, on at least one policy, and wherein the media stream connections establish and maintain virtual relationships among the at least one first network node and the at least one second network node.