METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIATING A VIDEOCONFERENCE SESSION OVER A NETWORK, AND METHOD FOR JOINING A VIDEOCONFERENCE SESSION AND A MULTICAST SESSION OVER A NETWORK

摘要

There is provided a method for automatically initiating a videoconference session over a network. The method includes the steps of receiving a pre-selection that specifies a time and clients for the videoconference session, and sending an invitation message regarding the videoconference session to at least one of the clients at the specified time.