Web-Enabled Conferencing and Meeting Implementations with Flexible User Calling and Content Sharing Features
First Claim
1. A meeting system comprising:
- a computer server arrangement including at least one processor, the computer server arrangement configured to;
provide a web-accessible virtual meeting interface;
receive meeting scheduling data from the virtual meeting interface, the meeting scheduling data including participant identifying information and meeting time information;
establish, in response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, a plurality of telephone numbers for participants to dial into the meeting;
merge audio from telephone calls established by participant calling the plurality of telephone numbers with the audio from other participants; and
provide the merged audio to the participants.
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Abstract
A plurality of embodiments is presented in relation to conferencing solutions. Consistent with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method is implemented by a computer processing arrangement. The method provides conferencing services between participants. A web-accessible virtual meeting interface is provided. Meeting scheduling data is received from the virtual meeting interface. The meeting scheduling data includes participant identifying information and meeting time information. At least one telephone call is initiated. The telephone call is responsive to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information and for the at least one participant identified by the identifying information. In response to the at least one participant answering the telephone call, audio from the telephone call is merged with audio from other participants. The merged audio is provided to the at least one participant and the other participants.
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22 Claims
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1. A meeting system comprising:
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a computer server arrangement including at least one processor, the computer server arrangement configured to; provide a web-accessible virtual meeting interface; receive meeting scheduling data from the virtual meeting interface, the meeting scheduling data including participant identifying information and meeting time information; establish, in response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, a plurality of telephone numbers for participants to dial into the meeting; merge audio from telephone calls established by participant calling the plurality of telephone numbers with the audio from other participants; and provide the merged audio to the participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A meeting system comprising:
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a computer server arrangement including at least one processor, the computer server arrangement configured to; provide a web-accessible virtual meeting interface; receive meeting scheduling data from the virtual meeting interface, the meeting scheduling data including participant identifying information and meeting time information; establish, in response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, audio connections for participants of the meeting; merge audio from the established audio connections; provide the merged audio to the participants over the established audio connections; provide, through the web-accessible virtual meeting interface, a content sharing window that defines content for sharing; and send, using the web-accessible virtual meeting interface, the defined content to participants of the meeting. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method implemented by a computer processing arrangement and for providing conferencing services between participants, the method comprising:
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providing a web-accessible virtual meeting interface; receiving meeting scheduling data from the virtual meeting interface, the meeting scheduling data including participant identifying information and meeting time information; initiating at least one telephone call, in response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, with the at least one participant identified by the identifying information; merging, in response to the at least one participant answering the telephone call, audio from the telephone call with audio from other participants; and providing the merged audio to the at least one participant and the other participants. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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