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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2006
Applicants:

Warren V. Barkley, Redmond, WA (US);

Philip A. Chou, Bellevue, WA (US);

Regis J. Crinon, Redmond, WA (US);

Tim Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Warren V. Barkley, Redmond, WA (US);

Philip A. Chou, Bellevue, WA (US);

Regis J. Crinon, Redmond, WA (US);

Tim Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/4038 (2013.01); H04L 12/1827 (2013.01); H04L 67/1008 (2013.01); H04L 67/322 (2013.01); H04L 67/101 (2013.01); H04L 67/1031 (2013.01); H04L 67/1034 (2013.01); H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/1002 (2013.01); H04L 67/148 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for virtual conferencing servers are described. An apparatus may comprise a conferencing server to manage a conference call with multiple client terminals. The conferencing server may have a virtual conference manager to select a first client terminal to operate as a first virtual conferencing server, and transfer conference call operations for a second client terminal from the conferencing server to the first virtual conferencing server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.


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