WO2015039306A1

WO2015039306A1 - Video conference realization method, service management device and video conference system

Info

Publication number: WO2015039306A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/083778
Authority: WO
Inventors: 田海玲; 刘德运; 濮晓鸣
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2013-09-18
Filing date: 2013-09-18
Publication date: 2015-03-26
Also published as: CN103703767A; CN103703767B

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are a method, apparatus and system for connection recovery. The method comprises: a first terminal searches for recovery candidates corresponding to broken connections, the recovery candidates comprising recovery identifiers and connection information; the first terminal selects one of the found recovery candidates as a first recovery candidate comprising a first recovery identifier and first connection information; the first terminal sends to a second terminal a negotiation request comprising the first recovery identifier of the selected first recovery candidate; the first terminal receives a successful matching message returned by the second terminal, the successful matching message being used for indicating that the second terminal finds a second recovery candidate having the same recovery identifier as that of the first recovery candidate; and the first terminal transmits data to the second terminal according to the first connection information. In the embodiment of the present invention, there is no need to perform two time-consuming operations during the process of connection recovery, i.e. address collection and connectivity tests on the collected effective addresses, thus the speed of recovering the connection subsequent to abnormal interruption is increased.

Description

Method for implementing video conference, service management device and video conference system

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a method for implementing a video conference, a service management device, and a video conference system. Background technique

The video conferencing system is generally defined as two or more individuals or multi-users in different places. Through the camera device and the display device and the communication network, information such as audio, video and data files are transmitted to each other to realize instant interactive communication, thereby convening Conference hardware and software system. Video conferencing systems are also commonly referred to as conference television systems. Nowadays, in order to reduce the cost of travel, more and more large enterprises choose to use video conferencing systems, and the convenience brought by video conferencing systems is increasingly obvious.

Before the existing video conference is held, the conference information must be determined in advance, such as conference room information, conference time, venue information of the participants, and so on. In particular, when a temporary meeting is convened, the meeting initiator needs to first schedule a meeting with the videoconferencing system, and separately notify the meeting information to each participant by telephone or mail. When a participant joins a conference, he or she enters the address book of the videoconferencing system. Because there may be a large amount of site information named after the site name in the address book, it is very difficult for the participants to search one by one, which brings great inconvenience to the user. The waste of time, the delay of the meeting, and the user experience are affected. Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for implementing a video conference, a service management device, and a video conference system, so as to reduce the operational complexity of the conference participants when joining the conference, and improve the user experience.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing a video conference, where the video conference system includes: a service management center SMC, and at least two site terminals, where the at least two site terminals are respectively located in at least two sites. The first site terminal is located at the first site, and the second site terminal is located at the second site, where

The SMC receives the first participant identifier sent by the first site terminal and the first site identifier, where the first participant accesses the conference through the first site terminal;

The SMC receives the second participant identifier sent by the second site terminal and the second site identifier, where the second participant accesses the conference through the second site terminal;

The SMC establishes a mapping relationship between the site identifier and the participant identifier according to the received first participant identifier and the first site identifier, and the second participant identifier and the second site identifier.

The SMC receives a search request sent by the first site terminal, where the search request carries a second participant identifier;

Returning, by the SMC, the second site identifier of the second participant to the first conference terminal according to the mapping relationship;

Receiving, by the SMC, a call request sent by the first participant by using the first conference terminal, establishing an office The video conference between the first site and the second site, where the call request carries the second site identifier.

In a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the call request further includes a first site identifier or a first site terminal identifier, where the SMC receives a call request sent by the first participant by using the first site terminal. Establishing a video conference between the first site and the second site includes:

Determining, by the SMC, the address or the site number of the first site according to the first site identifier or the first site terminal identifier;

The SMC determines the address or the site number of the second site according to the second site identifier; the SMC establishes a conference between the first site and the second site.

With reference to the first aspect, or any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation, the SMC stores a user database, where the method further includes: the SMC receiving the The first participant identifier and the second participant identifier query the user database to authenticate the first participant and the second participant.

With the second possible implementation of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the method further includes: after the conference is established, the SMC updates the current status of the participant and the location identifier of the participant to the user database. in.

With the third possible implementation of the first aspect, in a fourth possible implementation, the method further includes: after the participant leaves the conference, the SMC clears the mapping relationship and is related to the participant Data, and update status information of the attendees in the user database.

With reference to the second possible implementation of the first aspect, in a fifth possible implementation, the user database includes a contact list of the participant, the method further includes: the SMC according to the contact A list that pushes the current status of the participant and the site ID of the participant to the participant's contact.

With the implementation of the first aspect, in a sixth possible implementation, when there are other participants in the second site except the second participant, the method further includes: the SMC Determining, according to the second participant identifier, the mapping relationship, determining a second site where the second participant is located, and returning, to the first site terminal, a list of participants in the second site.

With reference to the implementation of the first aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner, the participant identifier is the identification information that uniquely identifies the identity of the participant, and specifically includes: a work number, a mobile phone number, an ema il, a fingerprint record, or a face. Image information.

With reference to the first aspect, or any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in the eighth possible implementation, the first site terminal receives the identifier of the second site where the second participant is located. The method further includes: the first site terminal displaying the second participant identifier and the second site at the local end, and requesting the SMC to be established by clicking the conference establishment button associated with the second site a meeting between the first site and the second site. In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a service management device for a video conference, including: a receiving unit, configured to receive a first participant identifier sent by the first site terminal, and a first site identifier, where the first participant Accessing the conference through the first site terminal, where the first site terminal is located at the first site;

The receiving unit is further configured to receive a second participant identifier sent by the second site terminal, and a second a site identifier, where the second participant accesses the conference through the second site terminal, and the second site terminal is located in the second site;

a mapping relationship establishing unit, configured to establish a mapping relationship between the site identifier and the participant identifier according to the first participant identifier and the first site identifier received by the receiving unit, and the second participant identifier and the second site identifier ;

The receiving unit is further configured to receive a search request sent by the first site terminal, where the search request carries a second participant identifier;

a sending unit, configured to return, according to the mapping relationship established by the mapping establishing unit, the second site identifier of the second participant to the first conference terminal;

The receiving unit is further configured to receive a call request sent by the first participant by using the first site terminal, where the call request carries the second site identifier;

The conference establishing unit is further configured to establish a video conference between the first conference site and the second conference site according to the call request received by the receiving unit.

In a first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the call request received by the receiving unit further includes a first site identifier or a first site terminal identifier.

The conference establishing unit is configured to determine an address or a site number of the first site according to the first site identifier or the first site terminal identifier, and determine an address or a site number of the second site according to the second site identifier, and establish the A meeting between the first venue and the second venue.

With reference to the second aspect, or any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in the second possible implementation, the service management device further includes a storage unit, configured to store a user database.

With the second possible implementation of the second aspect, in a third possible implementation, the service management device further includes: an authentication unit, configured to receive, according to the first participant, the first participant The identifier and the second participant identifier query the storage unit for a user database to authenticate the first participant and the second participant.

In conjunction with the third possible implementation of the second aspect, in a fourth possible implementation, the service management device further includes:

The update unit is configured to update the current status of the participant and the site identifier of the participant to the user database after the conference is established; and/or,

And the updating unit is further configured to: after the participant leaves the conference, the SMC clears data related to the participant in the mapping relationship, and updates status information of the participant in the user database.

With reference to the third possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fifth possible implementation, the user database that is stored by the storage unit includes a contact list of the participant,

The sending unit is further configured to: according to the contact list, push the current status of the participant and the current site identifier to the contact of the participant.

In a sixth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the conference establishing unit is further configured to: when there are other participants in the second site except the second participant, according to the The second participant identifies the mapping relationship, determines the second site where the second participant is located, and returns a list of the participants in the second site to the first site terminal. In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a video conference system, including: at least two conferences The field terminal, and the service management device in any of the possible implementation manners of the second aspect, wherein the at least two site terminals are located in the at least two sites, where the first site terminal is located at the first site, and the second site terminal is located The second venue.

In a first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first terminal is configured to display the second participant identifier and the second site at the local end, by clicking the conference establishment button associated with the second site And requesting, by the service management device, to establish a conference between the first site and the second site. The embodiment of the present invention provides a new method for convening a video conference. Before the conference is held, the conference participant is not required to be pre-determined, but the conference participant is the main line. When the participant is logged in at any conference site, the venue of the conference site is The terminal sends the participant ID to the SMC. Therefore, the SMC can store the mappings between the participant IDs and the site IDs. Any participant in the conference can send a search request carrying other participant IDs to the SMC to determine the site where other conference participants are located. Establish a meeting with the venue where other participants are located. In the above manner, before the conference starts, the conference convener only needs to determine the participant identifier, and does not need to record the information of other conference sites, and directly confirms the participant's site by the participant identifier to establish a call. DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some of the present invention. For the embodiments, those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the drawings without any creative labor.

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for implementing a video conference according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of another method for implementing a video conference according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a conference terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention; a schematic diagram of the first display interface;

4 is a schematic diagram of a second display interface on a conference terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a participant login phase according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a schematic flowchart of a participant query phase according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic diagram of a third display interface on a site terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a video conference system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

9 is a schematic structural diagram of a service control center according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of hardware of a service management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without the creative work are all within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for implementing a video conference according to an embodiment of the present invention. The videoconferencing system includes: an SMC (Serving Center), and at least two site terminals, where the at least two site terminals are located in at least two sites, where the first site terminal is located at In one meeting place, the second venue terminal is located in the second venue.

Step 101: The SMC receives the first participant identifier sent by the first site terminal and the first site identifier, where the first participant accesses the conference through the first site terminal.

Step 102: The SMC receives the second participant identifier and the second site identifier sent by the second site terminal, where the second participant accesses the conference by using the second site terminal.

Step 103: The SMC establishes a mapping relationship between the site identifier and the participant identifier according to the received first participant identifier and the first site identifier, and the second participant identifier and the second site identifier.

Step 104: The SMC receives a search request sent by the first site terminal, where the search request carries a second participant identifier.

Step 105: The SMC returns, according to the mapping relationship, the second site identifier where the second participant is located to the first site terminal.

Step 106: The SMC receives a call request sent by the first participant by using the first site terminal, and establishes a video conference between the first site and the second site, where the call request carries the second Venue identification.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a new method for convening a video conference. Before the conference is held, the conference participant is not required to be pre-determined, but the conference participant is the main line. When the participant is logged in at any conference site, the venue of the conference site is The terminal sends the participant ID to the SMC. Therefore, the SMC can store the correspondence between the participant ID and the site ID where it resides. Any participant in the conference can send a search request with other participant IDs to the SMC to determine the site where other conference participants are located, and directly establish a conference with the conference site where other conference participants are located. In the above manner, before the conference starts, the conference convener only needs to determine the participant identifier, and does not need to record the information of other conference sites, and directly confirms the participant's site by the participant identifier to establish a call.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of another method for implementing a video conference according to an embodiment of the present invention. Before the conference starts, the participant selects an idle conference site and logs in to the system through the conference terminal of the conference site. Participant ID (can be employee ID or email information) to log in to the system. The site terminal transmits the participant ID to the user database of the SMC. The SMC determines whether the participant exists according to the record in the user database (confirm whether the participant has the right to log in to the conference system;). If the participant exists in the user database, the SMC The site where the participant is located can be determined according to the site terminal used by the participant to log in to the system, and the mapping relationship between the participant identifier and the site identifier can be recorded. Any participant can use the participant ID to query the site where other participants are located, and establish a conference with the site where other participants are located.

It should be noted that the participant in a site can be a multi-person. When a participant logs in to the system in a site, the mapping between the participant ID recorded by the SMC and the site is many-to-one. Participants in other venues can query the identity of one of the participants in the site to obtain a list of all participants who log in to the system.

The detailed process of implementing the video conference provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

One: Participant landing stage: Step 201: The participant inputs the participant identifier to the video conference system at the site terminal, and sends the participant identifier and the site terminal identifier to the MSC. Specifically, the participant can use the personal identification number, mobile phone number or ema il to identify the identity as the login account, and enter the personal password (optional) to log in; multiple participants can be in several conference venues. Log in to the conference system.

Step 202: The SMC authenticates the participant according to the participant identifier in the user database, and verifies whether the information input by the participant is consistent with the data saved in the user database. If they are consistent, the SMC returns a login success message to the site terminal. If they do not match, the SMC returns a login error message.

Step 203: The SMC establishes a mapping relationship between the participant identifier and the site identifier.

The SMC determines the site identifier corresponding to the site terminal by using the site terminal identifier, and records the mapping relationship between the participant identifier and the site identifier.

Specifically, the SMC can store the user database and the site list, where the site list includes the site terminal identifier.

In a specific application scenario, the user database stores the contact information of the participant, and the SMC can push the current status of the user and the location identifier of the user to the contact of the participant according to the mapping relationship. Second, the participant inquiry stage

Step 204: After logging in to the conference system, the participant enters the identifier of the participant to be queried in the terminal of the conference (which may be identification information such as a work number, a mobile phone number, or an ema il, which can uniquely identify the identity), and the conference terminal will The participant identifier to be queried is sent to the SMC.

Step 205: The SMC determines, according to the participant identifier to be queried, the site identifier of the participant to be queried from the mapping relationship.

For an organization such as an enterprise, the information about the organization member is stored in the user database, including the work number, the mobile phone number, or the ema i l. The participant can query the SMC to the site where the participant is to be queried. When the participant identifier recorded in the mapping relationship is inconsistent with the information used in the query, the SMC may determine, from the user database, the participant identifier recorded in the mapping relationship corresponding to the information used in the query.

Step 206: The SMC sends a response message to the site terminal, where the response message carries the site identifier of the participant to be queried.

Further, before the conference, the conference initiator can reserve the conference, and determine the conference information such as the specific conference topic and the start and end time of the conference, and the SMC can also use the conference information as one of the mapping relationships. As shown in FIG. 3, it is a schematic diagram of a first display interface on a site terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention, where other participant information and conference information are displayed in the first display interface schematic.

Further, the response message may further include a current status of the participant. The SMC may also carry a list of all participants in the site corresponding to the site identifier in the response message when multiple participants in the site where the participant is to be logged in. As shown in FIG. 4, it is a schematic diagram of a second display interface on a site terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention, where the second display interface diagram displays list information of participants in a single site that is queried by the site terminal.

Third, the stage of establishment of the meeting

Step 207: The site terminal according to the site identifier of the participant to be queried returned by the SMC, The SMC initiates a call request;

Step 208: The SMC receives the call request sent by the site terminal, where the call request carries the site identifier of the participant (the site identifier of the site where the site is located and the site identifier of the site where the other participant is located), and the SMC queries the address information or the site number of each site. Sending a call to each site through the address information or the site number of the site;

Step 209: After receiving the call request, the site terminal in each site accepts the call request and establishes a video conference between the sites.

It should be noted that, after confirming the address information or the site number of the conference site, the conference can be established by using the existing conference establishment process, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention. The address information of the site can be the IP address of the site or the IP address of the site terminal.

Fourth, the state refresh phase

Step 210: After the conference is established, the SMC updates the status information of the conference participants to the user database according to the participant identifiers in each conference site.

Step 211: After the conference ends, the SMC clears the participant data stored in the mapping relationship, and updates the status information of all the participants in the user database.

Further, the embodiment of the present invention does not need to pre-determine the site of the participant. Therefore, the participant does not need to find a site that is not familiar to the participant, but can randomly find the idle site access, and particularly enhances the efficiency of the temporary conference.

When a participant in the site A has a meeting, the participant at the site A can log in to the conference system through the site terminal of the site A. The participant at the site B can enter the name or identification number of any participant who has already arrived at the site A. At the same time, you can clearly see who has arrived at the conference site A. In the conference, the site list can not only display the physical site name, but also the participants who are attending the conference at the conference site. Name, job number and other information.

In another embodiment, the participant information is identified by a work card, a fingerprint, or a face scan. This example requires the addition of a credit card machine, fingerprint or face scanner as a component of the venue terminal. The user database needs to add identification information such as the user's work card, fingerprint or face image. Correspondingly, in the user database, it is necessary to store in advance the identification information of the employee's work card, fingerprint or face image. In order to make the implementation of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention further refine the above stages.

As shown in the following table, a schematic structural diagram of a data module provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes a mapping relationship (L inker ), a user database (Us er s ), a site information (Room), and conference information. (Meeting). It should be noted that the embodiment of the present invention only provides a representation manner of the data combination, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the representation form in the following table, and those skilled in the art can understand that only the mapping is performed. The relationship of the data in the following table can also be implemented, and some of the data items in the following table are also optional, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiment of the present invention interprets the data in the following table: Linker_id in the mapping relationship is a mapping identifier, which can uniquely identify a mapping; U ser _ id is the participant identifier; Mee ti ng _ id is the conference identifier, and can also be For the meeting time; Room_ id is the site ID. In the user database: User_id is a user ID, which can uniquely identify a record in the user database; Staff-id is the work number; Fingerprint_id is the fingerprint information, which can be the fingerprint identifier; Face_id is the face image information, specifically the face image identifier; Email is the user's email address; and so on. Meeting information (Meeting): Meeting_id is the meeting ID; Meeting_name is the meeting name; Meeting_time is the meeting start and end time. The site information ( Room ) includes: the site ID ( Room, id ); the site address ( Room.ip ); the site address or the site number ( Room_ pi ace ).

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The site in the embodiment of the present invention may be a telepresence site, an ordinary non-smart site or a personal office. Correspondingly, the site terminal may be a venue terminal of a telepresence venue, a venue terminal of a non-intelligent venue, or a personal mobile client. End or personal desktop client. When a participant accesses a conference through a personal mobile client or a desktop client, the participant identifier is an identifier that can uniquely identify the personal mobile client or the desktop client, and can uniquely identify the identity of the personal mobile client or desktop client. Recorded in the user database. FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a participant login phase according to an embodiment of the present invention. The participant is logged in to the site of the site by the employee. The site (IP address, site number, site name, and so on) is fed back to the user database. After the search is complete, the query result returned by the SMC is displayed. The site information of other participants is displayed on the local end. You can establish a call with the conference sites of other participants by clicking the conference setup button. In this mode, you can find the site information of the participant who logs in to the conference system with the ID as the identification information.

Login, check-in process description:

The participant logs in to the conference system through the work number. The site terminal transmits the ID of the participant and the identifier of the site terminal to the SMC.

The SMC determines whether the participant exists according to the record in the user database. If the SMC exists, the SMC records the site information (site site ID or site number, etc.) of the data, and forms a mapping relationship with the information of the participant. Then, the administrator prompts the alarm prompt, and prompts whether to add the participant information. After confirming the addition or not adding, the site terminal returns to the login interface to prepare the next participant to log in to the conference system.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a participant query phase according to an embodiment of the present invention. After logging in to the conference system at site B, user B enters the identification information of the other party's participant A's name or job number that uniquely identifies the other party's identity.

If the A is already logged in to the conference system, the mapping between the participant's A and the site information is set up in the SMC. After receiving the query request from the user B, the SMC returns the site information of the participant A to the site B. The venue terminal. The site terminal of site B presents A related information, including the site information and status information where A is located.

If A does not log in to the conference system, user B knows the information through the display of the site terminal in site B, and determines that it needs to continue to wait for A to log in to the conference system.

After the site of the site B of the site B is displayed, the user B can directly click the conference setup button corresponding to the site to call the site where A is located. You can establish a conference without entering the site address or conference number.

As shown in FIG. 7 , it is a schematic diagram of a third display interface on a site terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention, where the third display interface diagram displays site information of other participants returned by the SMC in the participant query phase.

Further, the user B can query the information of multiple participants by inputting the identifiers of multiple participants at one time, including the status information of the participants and the information of the site. The details are the same as above, and the embodiments of the present invention are not described again.

In contrast to the foregoing method embodiments, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a video conference system and a service control center SMC.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a service management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, including:

The receiving unit 801 is configured to receive the first participant identifier sent by the first site terminal, and the first site identifier, where the first participant accesses the conference by using the first conference terminal, and the first conference terminal is located at the first conference site;

The receiving unit 801 is further configured to receive a second participant identifier sent by the second site terminal, and a second site identifier, where the second participant accesses the conference through the second site terminal, and the second site terminal is located in the second site;

The mapping relationship establishing unit 802 is configured to establish, according to the first participant identifier and the first site identifier received by the receiving unit 801, and the second participant identifier and the second site identifier, between the site identifier and the participant identifier. Mapping relations;

The receiving unit 801 is further configured to receive a search request sent by the first site terminal, where the search request carries a second participant identifier;

a sending unit 803, configured to return, according to the mapping relationship established by the mapping establishing unit, the second site identifier where the second participant is located to the first conference terminal;

The receiving unit 801 is further configured to receive a call request sent by the first participant by using the first site terminal, where the call request carries the second site identifier;

The conference establishing unit 804 is further configured to establish a video conference between the first conference site and the second conference site according to the call request received by the receiving unit 801.

Further, the call request received by the receiving unit 801 further includes a first site identifier or a first site terminal identifier, where the conference establishing unit 804 is specifically configured to determine, according to the first site identifier or the first site terminal identifier. The address of the first site or the site number is determined according to the second site identifier, and the conference between the first site and the second site is established.

The service management device also includes a storage unit 805 for storing a user database.

In a specific application scenario, the service management device further includes: an authentication unit 806, configured to send, according to the first participant identifier and the second participant identifier received by the receiving unit 801, to the storage unit 805 Querying the user database to authenticate the first participant and the second participant.

The service management device also includes an update unit 807:

The updating unit 807 is configured to update the current status of the participant and the location identifier of the participant to the user database after the conference is established; and/or,

The updating unit 807 is further configured to: after the participant leaves the conference, the SMC clears data related to the participant in the mapping relationship, and updates status information of the participant in the user database.

The user database stored in the storage unit 805 includes a contact list of the participant, and the sending unit 803 is further configured to: according to the contact list, push the current status of the participant and the location identifier of the participant to the participant. Contact.

The conference establishing unit 804 is further configured to: when the other participant is in the second site, in addition to the second participant, query the mapping relationship according to the second participant identifier, and determine the location The second site where the second participant is located returns a list of the participants in the second site to the first site terminal.

The service management device in the embodiment of the present invention may be specifically an SMC.

As shown in FIG. 9 , a schematic structural diagram of a video conference system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least two conference site terminals, wherein the at least two conference site terminals are respectively located in at least two conference sites, wherein the first conference site terminal The second conference site is located in the second conference site, and is characterized in that it further includes the service management device SMC in the previous embodiment.

The first terminal is configured to display the second participant identifier and the second site at the local end, and click the conference establishment button associated with the second site to request the SMC to establish the first site and The meeting between the second venues.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, an embodiment of the present invention provides a hardware configuration diagram of a service management device. At least one processor (e.g., a CPU), at least one network interface or other communication interface, memory, and at least one communication bus may be included for implementing connection communication between the units. The processor is for executing executable modules stored in the memory, such as a computer program. The memory may also store one or more of a mapping relationship (Linker), a user database (Users), a site information (Room), and a meeting information (Meeting) included in the data module in the foregoing. The memory may include high speed random access memory (RAM: Random Acces s Memory), and may also include non-vola memory (e.g., at least one disk memory). The communication connection between the system gateway and at least one other network element may be implemented through at least one network interface (which may be wired or wireless), and may use an Internet, a wide area network, a local network, a metropolitan area network, or the like.

In some embodiments, the program instructions are stored in the memory, and the program instructions may be executed by the processor. The program instructions may include the various units indicated in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention. For the specific implementation of each unit, refer to the foregoing implementation of the present invention. The corresponding content in the example will not be described here.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a service management device and a video conference system. Before the conference is held, the conference participant is not required to be pre-determined, but the conference participant is the main line. When the conference participant logs in at any conference site, the conference site is The site terminal sends the participant ID to the SMC. Therefore, the SMC can store the mapping between the participant ID and the site ID. A participant in the conference can send a search request with other participant IDs to the SMC to determine the site where other conference participants are located, and directly establish a conference with the conference site where other conference participants are located. In the above manner, before the conference starts, the conference convener only needs to determine the participant identifier, and does not need to record the information of other conference sites, and directly confirms the participant's site by the participant identification to establish a call.

It can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps in the above embodiment method can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product in essence or in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a storage medium such as a ROM/RAM or a disk. , an optical disk, etc., comprising instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a resource management server, or a network communication device such as a media gateway, etc.) to perform portions of various embodiments or embodiments of the present invention. The method described.

It is to be noted that the various embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same similar parts between the various embodiments may be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on different embodiments from other embodiments. Where. In particular, for device and system embodiments, since it is substantially similar to the method For the embodiment, it is described that the package is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment. The apparatus and system embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units illustrated as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, ie may be located One place, or it can be distributed to multiple network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement without any creative effort.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

claims

1. A method for implementing a video conference, wherein the video conference system includes: a service management center SMC, and at least two venue terminals, the at least two venue terminals are located in at least two venues respectively, wherein the first venue terminal The SMC is located at the first venue, and the second venue terminal is located at the second venue. The SMC receives the first participant identification and the first venue identification sent by the first venue terminal, wherein the first participant receives the SMC through the first venue terminal. Enter the meeting;

The SMC receives the second participant identification and the second venue identification sent by the second venue terminal, wherein the second participant accesses the conference through the second venue terminal;

The SMC establishes a mapping relationship between the venue identification and the participant identification based on the received first participant identification and first venue identification, and the second participant identification and second venue identification;

The SMC receives a search request sent by the first venue terminal, and the search request carries the second participant identification;

The SMC returns the second venue identification where the second participant is located to the first venue terminal according to the mapping relationship;

The SMC receives a call request sent by the first participant through the first venue terminal, and establishes a video conference between the first venue and the second venue, and the call request carries the second venue identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the call request further includes a first venue identifier or a first venue terminal identifier, and the SMC receives a call sent by a first participant through the first venue terminal. The request to establish a video conference between the first venue and the second venue includes:

The SMC determines the address or venue number of the first venue based on the first venue identifier or the first venue terminal identifier;

The SMC determines the address or venue number of the second venue based on the second venue identifier; the SMC establishes a conference between the first venue and the second venue.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein a user database is stored in the SMC, and the method further includes:

The SMC queries the user database according to the received first participant identification and second participant identification, and authenticates the first participant and the second participant.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: after the conference is established, the SMC updates the current status of the participants and the venue identification into the user database.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: after a participant leaves the meeting, the SMC clears the data related to the participant in the mapping relationship, and updates the user Status information of the participant in the database.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the user database includes a contact list of participants, and the method further includes:

The SMC pushes the participant's current status and venue identification to the participant's contacts based on the contact list.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein when there are other participants in the second conference venue in addition to the second participant, the method further includes: The SMC queries the mapping relationship according to the second participant identification, determines the second venue where the second participant is located, and returns a list of participants in the second venue to the first venue terminal. .

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the participant identifier is identification information that uniquely identifies the participant, specifically including: employee number, mobile phone number, email, fingerprint record or face image information.

9. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, after the first venue terminal receives the identification of the second venue where the second participant is located, the method further includes:

The first venue terminal displays the second participant identification and the second venue on its own end, and requests the SMC to establish the first venue and the second venue by clicking a conference establishment button associated with the second venue. Second meeting between venues.

10. A video conferencing business management device, characterized by including:

The receiving unit is configured to receive the first participant identification and the first venue identification sent by the first venue terminal, wherein the first participant accesses the conference through the first venue terminal, and the first venue terminal is located at the first venue;

The receiving unit is also configured to receive a second participant identification and a second venue identification sent by a second venue terminal, wherein the second participant accesses the conference through the second venue terminal, and the second venue terminal is located at the second venue ;

A mapping relationship establishing unit, configured to establish a mapping relationship between the venue identification and the participant identification based on the first participant identification and the first venue identification received by the receiving unit, and the second participant identification and the second venue identification. ;

The receiving unit is also configured to receive a search request sent by the first venue terminal, where the search request carries the second participant identification;

A sending unit, configured to return the second venue identifier where the second participant is located to the first venue terminal according to the mapping relationship established by the mapping establishing unit;

The receiving unit is also configured to receive a call request sent by the first participant through the first venue terminal, where the call request carries the second venue identifier;

The conference establishment unit is also configured to establish a video conference between the first conference site and the second conference site according to the call request received by the receiving unit.

11. The service management device according to claim 10, wherein the call request received by the receiving unit also includes a first venue identifier or a first venue terminal identifier,

A conference establishment unit, specifically configured to determine the address or venue number of the first venue according to the first venue identifier or the first venue terminal identifier, determine the address or venue number of the second venue based on the second venue identifier, and establish the A meeting between the first venue and the second venue.

12. The service management device according to claim 10 or 11, further comprising a storage unit for storing a user database.

13. The service management device according to claim 12, further comprising: an authentication unit, configured to provide the information to the user according to the first participant identification and the second participant identification received by the receiving unit. The storage unit queries a user database to authenticate the first participant and the second participant.

14. The service management device according to claim 13, further comprising: an update unit, used to update the current status of the participants and the venue identification to the user database after the conference is established; and/or,

The update unit is also used to clear the data related to the participant in the mapping relationship after the participant leaves the conference, and update the status information of the participant in the user database.

15. The service management device according to claim 13, wherein the user database stored in the storage unit includes a contact list of participants,

The sending unit is also configured to push the current status of the participant and the venue ID of the participant to the participant's contacts according to the contact list.

16. The service management device according to claim 10, characterized in that,

The conference establishment unit is also configured to query the mapping relationship according to the second participant identification and determine the mapping relationship when there are other participants in the second conference venue in addition to the second participant. The second venue where the second participant is located returns a list of participants in the second venue to the first venue terminal.

17. A video conference system, including: at least two venue terminals, the at least two venue terminals are located in at least two venues respectively, wherein the first venue terminal is located in the first venue, and the second venue terminal is located in the second venue , It is characterized in that it also includes the service management device as claimed in claims 10-16.

18. The video conferencing system as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that,

The first terminal is configured to display the second participant identification and the second venue on the local terminal, and request the business management device to establish the first venue by clicking a conference establishment button associated with the second venue. meeting with the second venue.