End user control of a teleconferencing network through a data network
First Claim
1. A computerized method comprising:
- receiving, from an end user through a data network, an identifier for a participant in a teleconference hosted by a teleconferencing network;
presenting, to the end user through the data network, a choice of actions allowed by a permission level associated with the end user;
receiving, from the end user through the data network, a chosen action; and
changing, at the teleconferencing network, a characteristic of the participant in accordance with the chosen action.
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Abstract
A user connected to a data network controls a parallel teleconference network by sending requests through the data network. The requests are validated against permissions granted to the user and an action associated with a request is performed at the teleconferencing network if the request is validated. A status for a teleconference hosted by the teleconferencing network may be sent when the action is performed or when other changes occur during the teleconference. A voice message also may be sent to a user that is affected by the action. In one aspect, the allowed actions are presented to the user through the data network. In another aspect, a graphical user interface for controlling the teleconferencing network is presented to the user through the data network.
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58 Claims
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1. A computerized method comprising:
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receiving, from an end user through a data network, an identifier for a participant in a teleconference hosted by a teleconferencing network;
presenting, to the end user through the data network, a choice of actions allowed by a permission level associated with the end user;
receiving, from the end user through the data network, a chosen action; and
changing, at the teleconferencing network, a characteristic of the participant in accordance with the chosen action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, from an end user through a data network, an identifier for a participant in a teleconference hosted by a teleconferencing network;
presenting, to the end user through the data network, a choice of actions allowed by a permission level associated with the end user;
receiving, from the end user through the data network, a chosen action; and
changing, at the teleconferencing network, a characteristic of the participant in accordance with the chosen action. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A data network server system comprising:
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a processor connected to a memory through a bus;
a network interface connected to the processor through the bus to send and receive data to and from an end user and a teleconferencing network server, the end user participating in teleconference hosted by the teleconferencing network server; and
a process executed by the processor from the memory to cause the processor to receive an identifier for a participant in the teleconference from the end user, to present to the end user a choice of actions allowed by a permission level associated with the end user, to receive a chosen action from the end user, and to send the chosen action to the teleconferencing server. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54)
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53. A teleconferencing network server system comprising:
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a processor connected to a memory through a bus;
a network interface connected to the processor through the bus to send and receive data to and from a data network server; and
a process executed by the processor from the memory to cause the processor to receive a chosen action on a participant in a teleconference hosted by the teleconferencing network server and to change a characteristic of the participant in accordance with the chosen action. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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