Method and system for resource load balancing in a conferencing session
View Patent ↗Methods and systems for resource load balancing of teleconference and video conference sessions are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for resource load balancing of a teleconference session including a plurality of participant devices may include assigning each of the plurality of participant devices into one of a plurality of groups of participant devices based on at least one first heuristic, designating a leader device for each group of participant devices, based on at least one second heuristic to coordinate the teleconference session communications, and coordinating the teleconference session communications of each leader device to facilitate the teleconference session among the plurality of participant devices.
1. A method for resource load balancing of a teleconference session including a plurality of participant devices, comprising:
assigning each of the plurality of participant devices into one of a plurality of groups of participant devices based on at least one first heuristic;
designating, for each group of participant devices, a leader device based on at least one second heuristic to coordinate teleconference session communications for the participant devices in the group;
coordinating the teleconference session communications of each leader device to facilitate the teleconference session among the plurality of participant devices; and
dynamically modifying an assignment of at least one of the plurality of participant devices or a designation of at least one of the leader devices in response to a change in at least one of the first heuristic and the second heuristic.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the leader devices of each group are communicatively coupled to all participant devices within their assigned group.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the leader devices of each group are communicatively coupled to each other to facilitate the teleconference session.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the leader devices of each group are communicatively coupled to each other via a network proxy server.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein each leader device is communicatively coupled to the participant devices within their assigned group and to other leader devices via duplex communication channels.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first heuristic is at least one of a device type, device model, device characteristic, broadband connection type, bandwidth availability to the device, device locality, or a user profile associated with the participant device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second heuristic is at least one of a device type, device model, device characteristic, broadband connection type, bandwidth availability to the device, device locality, or a user profile associated with the participant device.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second heuristic is information regarding a power source of each participant device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a grouping number among the plurality of groups is a function of a total number of participant devices in the teleconference session.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein re-designation of one or more of the leader devices in the teleconference session occurs when a participant device joins or leaves the teleconference session.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
converting the teleconference session to (a) a central host server configuration or (b) peer-to-peer connection configuration, wherein all participant devices are communicatively coupled together, for hosting the teleconference session, when a number of leader devices participating in the teleconference session is less than the number of groups.
12. A method for resource load balancing in a conferencing platform comprising:
detecting a plurality of participant devices in a teleconference session;
designating each of the plurality of participant devices as one of a leader device or a follower device based on at least one first heuristic;
assigning each of the follower devices into one of a plurality of groups based on at least one second heuristic, wherein the at least one second heuristic is at least one of a device type, device model, or power source of the follower device, and assigning a leader device to each group of follower devices;
coordinating, for each group, teleconference session communications of all participant devices in the group and from each leader device of other groups to facilitate the teleconference session among the plurality of participant devices; and
dynamically modifying an assignment of at least one of the plurality of participant devices or a designation of at least one of the leader devices in response to a change in at least one of the first heuristic and the second heuristic.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the leader devices of each group are communicatively coupled to all participant devices within their assigned group.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the leader devices of each group are communicatively coupled to each other to facilitate the teleconference session.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the leader devices of each group are communicatively coupled to each other via a network proxy server.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein each leader device is communicatively coupled to the participant devices within their assigned group and to other leader devices via duplex communication channels.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first heuristic is at least one of a device type, device model, device characteristic, broadband connection type, bandwidth availability to the device, device locality, or a user profile associated with the participant device.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one second heuristic is at least one of a device characteristic, broadband connection type, bandwidth availability to the device, device locality, or a user profile associated with the participant device.
19. A system for resource load balancing of a teleconference session including a plurality of participant devices, comprising:
a plurality of groups of participant devices, wherein each participant device is assigned into one of the plurality of groups of participant devices based on at least one first heuristic, and wherein each group of participant devices includes:
a plurality of follower devices, and
a leader device communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of follower devices in the group, wherein the leader device is designated for the plurality of follower devices based on at least one second heuristic, and wherein the leader device is configured to coordinate teleconference session communications for all the participant devices in the group; and
a proxy server communicatively coupled to each leader device and configured to coordinate the teleconference session communications of each leader device to facilitate the teleconference session among the plurality of participant devices and to dynamically modify an assignment of at least one of the plurality of participant devices or a designation of at least one of the leader devices in response to a change in at least one of the first heuristic and the second heuristic.