Method and system for enhanced management of telephone conferences
First Claim
1. A method for managing the activities of a teleconference meeting comprising the steps of:
- notifying potential participants of a teleconference meeting;
creating a profile of potential teleconference meeting participants;
initiating a connection attempt with each participant at the host and establishing a connection with each participant prior to the beginning of the teleconference meeting;
monitoring the activities occurring during the teleconference meeting; and
generating a report of the activities that occurred during the telephone meeting at the end of the meeting.
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Abstract
This present invention provides a teleconferencing method and system in which that places the contact responsibility on the conference host, rather than passively requiring individuals to connect to the conference. This invention creates a participant profile for each potential conference participant. The user profile would include a primary point of contact, such as an office telephone, and secondary choice, such as a home office telephone, cellular telephone, or text capable Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). As the system proceeds through the options, in the event the participant is not reached, a message appropriate to that media (voicemail, text message, etc.) can be left as a reminder. Further, the invention would provide to all participants any softcopy materials deemed critical by the leader of the meeting, in a format based on user preferences also contained in the profile database.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing the activities of a teleconference meeting comprising the steps of:
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notifying potential participants of a teleconference meeting;
creating a profile of potential teleconference meeting participants;
initiating a connection attempt with each participant at the host and establishing a connection with each participant prior to the beginning of the teleconference meeting;
monitoring the activities occurring during the teleconference meeting; and
generating a report of the activities that occurred during the telephone meeting at the end of the meeting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9)
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- 7. The method as described in clam 1 further comprising the step of building a list of confirmed participants.
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10. The method as described in claim I further comprising after said call initiating step, the steps of:
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determining whether a successful connection was established with a participant during the initial call attempt;
authenticating the participant identification when the connection attempt was successful;
capturing acknowledgements from connected participants; and
playing back the captured acknowledgements at the start of the meeting.
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11. The method as described in claim I further comprising simultaneously with said monitoring step, the step of recording the activities of the meeting.
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12. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in managing the activities of a teleconference meeting comprising:
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instructions for notifying potential participants of a teleconference meeting;
instructions for creating a profile of potential teleconference meeting participants;
instructions for initiating a connection attempt with each participant at the host and establishing a connection with each participant prior to the beginning of the teleconference meeting;
instructions for monitoring the activities occurring during the teleconference meeting; and
instructions for generating a report of the activities that occurred during the telephone meeting at the end of the meeting. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20)
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- 16. The computer program product as described in clam 12 further comprising instructions for building a list of confirmed participants.
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