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Initiating a conference call via radio frequency beacons

  • US 10,033,874 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2016
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for initiating a conference call on a conferencing endpoint from a portable electronic device comprising:

  • a conferencing endpoint associated with a network address and configured for receiving conferencing information and using said conferencing information to dial a conference call;

    one or more RF beacons each associated with a conferencing endpoint and configured for broadcasting information comprising an application identifier;

    a portable electronic device associated with a user ID and comprising at least one network interface configured for enabling communication between the portable electronic device and the conferencing endpoint and between the portable electronic device and the one or more RF beacons, a display, a memory encoding one or more processor-executable instructions, and a processor configured to load the one or more processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause acts to be performed comprising;

    receiving from at least one of the one or more RF beacons the broadcasted information including the application identifier,transmitting the broadcasted information to an application associated with the application identifier,estimating a distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons according to a detected signal strength of the RF beacon broadcast,determining a location of the portable electronic device based on the distance to the at least one of the one or more RF beacons,identifying the conferencing endpoint network address based on the determined location,pairing with the conferencing endpoint using the identified conferencing endpoint network address,accessing a calendar application,accessing a scheduled meeting event associated with the calendar application,retrieving conferencing information associated with the scheduled meeting event, andtransmitting the conferencing information to the conferencing endpoint.

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