Systems and methods for multimedia multipoint real-time conferencing allowing real-time bandwidth management and prioritized media distribution
A system is disclosed for multimedia multipoint real-time conferencing that includes a communication module to receive a request to share media content in a virtual room setting. The content may include an audio, a video, a text, or a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code referencing a third-party resource. The system may further include a content encoder at the host website to create a data packet encapsulating the transport characteristics and the routing requirements and a multipoint router to share the content via the transport protocol in the real-time group conference associated with the users of the virtual room.
1. A method, comprising:
processing, by one or more servers, an indication of a first request to generate a virtual room, the first request being received from a first computing system;
generating, by the servers, a virtual room responsive to the first request;
associating, by the servers, the virtual room with a set of users;
assigning a first security level to the virtual room;
processing, by the servers, an indication of a selection of a permission setting in association with a first user of the set of users;
associating, by the servers, the permission setting with the first user;
transmitting, by the servers to at least one user of the set of users, an invitation to the virtual room;
processing, by the servers, a second request to share content in a real-time group conference associated with the virtual room, the second request being received from a computing system associated with a user in the set of users; and
responsive to the second request, sharing, by the servers, the content in the real-timegroup conference with one or more users of the set of users via the virtual room.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing, by the servers, a first topic received in association with the first request from the first computing system, the virtual room being generated in association with the first topic.
3. The method of claim 1 , the virtual room being generated within a website.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing a third request received from a meeting organizer for the virtual room, the third request conveying manager privileges to a first user.
5. The method of claim 1 , the content including one or more files.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing a first topic received in association with the first request from the first computing system, the virtual room being generated in association with the first topic.
7. The method of claim 1 , the second request being facilitated by dragging and dropping the content on a share panel.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a host website at a predetermined Universal Resource Locator (URL).
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein accessing the host website is performed while logged into a host website account.
10. The method of claim 1 , the virtual room being associated with a topic.
11. A system, the system comprising:
a database system implemented using a server system, the database system configurable to cause:
processing an indication of a first request to generate a virtual room, the first request being received from a first computing system;
generating a virtual room responsive to the first request;
associating the virtual room with a set of users;
assigning a first security level to the virtual room;
processing an indication of a selection of a permission setting in association with a first user of the set of users;
associating the permission setting with the first user;
transmitting to at least one user of the set of users, an invitation to the virtual room;
processing a second request to share content in a real-time group conference associated with the virtual room, the second request being received from a computing system associated with a user in the set of users; and
responsive to the second request, sharing the content in the real-timegroup conference with one or more users of the set of users via the virtual room.
12. The system of claim 11 , the database system further configurable to cause:
processing a first topic received in association with the first request from the first computing system, the virtual room being generated in association with the first topic.
13. The system of claim 11 , the virtual room being generated within a website.
14. The system of claim 11 , the database system further configurable to cause:
processing a third request received from a meeting organizer for the virtual room, the third request conveying manager privileges to a first user.
15. The system of claim 11 , the content including one or more files.
16. The system of claim 11 , the database system further configurable to cause:
processing a first topic received in association with the first request from the first computing system, the virtual room being generated in association with the first topic.
17. The system of claim 11 , the second request being facilitated by dragging and dropping the content on a share panel.
18. A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising computer-readable instructions configurable to cause:
processing, by one or more servers, an indication of a first request to generate a virtual room, the first request being received from a first computing system;
generating, by the servers, a virtual room responsive to the first request;
associating, by the servers, the virtual room with a set of users;
assigning a first security level to the virtual room;
processing, by the servers, an indication of a selection of a permission setting in association with a first user of the set of users;
associating, by the servers, the permission setting with the first user;
transmitting, by the servers to at least one user of the set of users, an invitation to the virtual room;
processing, by the servers, a second request to share content in a real-time group conference associated with the virtual room, the second request being received from a computing system associated with a user in the set of users; and
responsive to the second request, sharing, by the servers, the content in the real-timegroup conference with one or more users of the set of users via the virtual room.
19. The computer program product of claim 18 , the program code further comprising computer-readable instructions configurable to cause:
processing a first topic received in association with the first request from the first computing system, the virtual room being generated in association with the first topic.
20. The computer program product of claim 18 , the virtual room being generated within a website.
21. The computer program product of claim 18 , the program code further comprising computer-readable instructions configurable to cause:
processing a third request received from a meeting organizer for the virtual room, the third request conveying manager privileges to a first user.
22. The computer program product of claim 18 , the program code further comprising computer-readable instructions configurable to cause:
processing a first topic received in association with the first request from the first computing system, the virtual room being generated in association with the first topic.
23. The computer program product of claim 18 , the second request being facilitated by dragging and dropping the content on a share panel.