Systems and methods for conferencing
Systems and methods are provided for establishing a video conference session. The systems and methods may include receiving, from a first conference client device, a request to establish a conference session with a second conference client device; determining a first media router for forwarding, to the second conference client device, a media data stream with predetermined attributes of a plurality of first media data streams generated by the first conference client device; determining a second media router for forwarding, to the first conference client, a media data stream with predetermined media attributes of a plurality of second media data streams generated by the second conference client device; and transmitting, to the first conference client device, a first address associated with the first media router and a second address associated with the second media router.
1. A method of establishing a video conference session, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a first conference client device, a first address associated with a first media router and a second address associated with a second media router, to enable the first conference client device to transmit and receive media data from the first media router and the second media router;
receiving, at the first media router, a first media data from the first conference client device and a second media data from a second conference client device, and transmitting the first media data and the second media data to the second media router;
selecting, using the second media router, a highest quality media data from between the first media data and the second media data; and
transmitting the highest quality media data to a third conference client device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second media routers is determined based on available processing bandwidth.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first media router is determined based on a location of the first conference client device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a first instruction to one or more recording servers to cause the one or more recording servers to record at least a part of the first media data and at least a part of the second media data.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving, from the third conference client device, a request for conference session media data; and
transmitting a second instruction to the one or more recording servers to cause the one or more recording servers to provide the recorded at least a part of the first media data and the recorded at least a part of the second media data to the third conference client device via a content delivery network.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first instruction causes the single recording server to generate a single file based on the first and second media data streams.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the single file comprises a single video file.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the single file comprises audio and video tracks associated with the first and second conference client devices.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a method for establishing a video conference session, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a first conference client device, a first address associated with a first media router and a second address associated with a second media router, to enable the first conference client device to transmit and receive media data from the first media router and the second media router;
receiving, at the first media router, a first media data from the first conference client device and a second media data from a second conference client device, and transmitting the first media data and the second media data to the second media router;
selecting, using the second media router, a highest quality media data from between the first media data and the second media data; and
transmitting the highest quality media data to a third conference client device.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first and second media routers is determined based on available processing bandwidth.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising additional instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:
transmitting a first instruction to one or more recording servers to cause the one or more recording servers to record at least a part of the first media data and at least a part of the second media data.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising additional instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:
receiving, from the third conference client device, a request for conference session media data; and
transmitting a second instruction to the one or more recording servers to cause the one or more recording servers to provide the recorded at least a part of the first media data and the recorded at least a part of the second media data to the third conference client device via a content delivery network.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first instruction causes the single recording server to generate a single file based on the first and second media data streams.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the single file comprises a single video file.
15. A system for establishing a video conference session, the system comprising:
a memory storing one or more instructions;
a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to cause:
transmitting, to a first conference client device, a first address associated with a first media router and a second address associated with a second media router, to enable the first conference client device to transmit and receive media data from the first media router and the second media router;
receiving, at the first media router, a first media data from the first conference client device and a second media data from a second conference client device, and transmitting the first media data and the second media data to the second media router;
selecting, using the second media router, a highest quality media data from between the first media data and the second media data; and
transmitting the highest quality media data to a third conference client device.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first and second media routers is determined based on available processing bandwidth.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first media router is determined based on a location of the first conference client device.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the memory stores one or more additional instructions and wherein the processor is configured to execute the one or more additional instructions to further cause:
transmitting a first instruction to one or more recording servers to cause the one or more recording servers to record at least a part of the first media data and at least a part of the second media data.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the one or more additional instructions to further cause:
receiving, from the third conference client device, a request for conference session media data; and
transmitting a second instruction to the one or more recording servers to cause the one or more recording servers to provide the recorded at least a part of the first media data and the recorded at least a part of the second media data to the third conference client device via a content delivery network.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the first instruction causes the single recording server to generate a single file based on the first and second media data streams.