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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicants:
Anand K. Oswal, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Pritam Shah, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anand K. Oswal, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Pritam Shah, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first request to join a conference from a first user device. The location of the first user device is determined. Based on the location of the first user device, the proximity of the first user device relative to endpoints configured to facilitate the conference is identified. A first one of the endpoints that is more proximate to the first user device than other endpoints is selected for handling the conferences.