Audio broadcast system with cloud communications platform and related methods

Abstract

An audio broadcast system may include communications devices, a cloud communications platform in communication with the communications devices, and an event-driven serverless cloud computing platform in communication with the communications devices and the cloud communications platform. The event-driven serverless cloud computing platform may be configured to provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate telephone calls respectively for the communications devices, and simultaneously broadcast an audio stream to the communications devices respectively via the telephone calls.

1 . An audio broadcast system comprising:
 a cloud communications platform in communication with a plurality of communications devices; and   an event-driven serverless cloud computing platform in communication with the plurality of communications devices and the cloud communications platform;   the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform configured to
 receive a real time audio live stream using a source incoming telephone call, 
 provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate a plurality of telephone calls respectively for the plurality of communications devices, and 
 simultaneously broadcast the real time audio live stream to the plurality of communications devices respectively via the plurality of telephone calls. 
   
     
     
         2 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 1  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to start a broadcast when the source incoming telephone call is received. 
     
     
         3 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 1  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to, when the real time audio live stream begins, provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate at least one notification outgoing telephone call to at least one given subscribed communications device. 
     
     
         4 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 1  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to store the real time audio live stream, and provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate at least one subsequent outgoing telephone call for subsequent playback of the real time audio live stream. 
     
     
         5 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of telephone calls comprises a plurality of incoming telephone calls, and a plurality of outgoing telephone calls. 
     
     
         6 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 5  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to initiate the plurality of incoming telephone calls from a single call-in telephone number. 
     
     
         7 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 5  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to, after initiating a given outgoing telephone call, require a user input before broadcast of the real time audio live stream. 
     
     
         8 . An audio broadcast system comprising:
 a cloud communications platform in communication with a plurality of communications devices; and   an event-driven serverless cloud computing platform in communication with the plurality of communications devices and the cloud communications platform;   the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform configured to
 extract a real time audio live stream using a real time video source, 
 provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate a plurality of telephone calls respectively for the plurality of communications devices, and 
 simultaneously broadcast the real time audio live stream to the plurality of communications devices respectively via the plurality of telephone calls. 
   
     
     
         9 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 8  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to, when the real time audio live stream begins, provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate at least one notification outgoing telephone call to at least one given subscribed communications device. 
     
     
         10 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 8  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to store the real time audio live stream, and provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate at least one subsequent outgoing telephone call for subsequent playback of the real time audio live stream. 
     
     
         11 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 8  wherein the plurality of telephone calls comprises a plurality of incoming telephone calls, and a plurality of outgoing telephone calls. 
     
     
         12 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 11  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to initiate the plurality of incoming telephone calls from a single call-in telephone number. 
     
     
         13 . The audio broadcast system of  claim 11  wherein the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform is configured to, after initiating a given outgoing telephone call, require a user input before broadcast of the real time audio live stream. 
     
     
         14 . A method of operating an audio broadcast system comprising a plurality of communications devices, a cloud communications platform in communication with the plurality of communications devices, and an event-driven serverless cloud computing platform in communication with the plurality of communications devices and the cloud communications platform, the method comprising:
 operating the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform to
 receive a real time audio live stream using a source incoming telephone call, 
 provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate a plurality of telephone calls respectively for the plurality of communications devices, and 
 simultaneously broadcast the real time audio live stream to the plurality of communications devices respectively via the plurality of telephone calls. 
   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising operating the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform to start a broadcast when the source incoming telephone call is received. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising operating the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform to, when the real time audio live stream begins, provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate at least one notification outgoing telephone call to at least one given subscribed communications device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising operating the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform to store the real time audio live stream, and provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate at least one subsequent outgoing telephone call for subsequent playback of the real time audio live stream. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the plurality of telephone calls comprises a plurality of incoming telephone calls, and a plurality of outgoing telephone calls. 
     
     
         19 . A method of operating an audio broadcast system comprising a plurality of communications devices, a cloud communications platform in communication with the plurality of communications devices, and an event-driven serverless cloud computing platform in communication with the plurality of communications devices and the cloud communications platform, the method comprising:
 operating the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform to
 extract a real time audio live stream using a real time video source, 
 provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate a plurality of telephone calls respectively for the plurality of communications devices, and 
 simultaneously broadcast the real time audio live stream to the plurality of communications devices respectively via the plurality of telephone calls. 
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising operating the event-driven serverless cloud computing platform to, when the real time audio live stream begins, provision resources from the cloud communications platform to initiate at least one notification outgoing telephone call to at least one given subscribed communications device.