Web-Enabled Conferencing and Meeting Implementations with Flexible User Calling 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 for a primary meeting;
establish, in response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, audio connections for participants of the primary meeting;
merge audio from the established audio connections;
provide the merged audio to the participants over the established audio connections;
provide, to the participants of the primary meeting, an option to establish a secondary meeting;
establish, in response to receiving a selection of the option to establish the secondary meeting and an indication of a participant subset of the participants of the primary meeting, subset audio connections for the subset of the participants;
merge audio from the subset audio connections; and
provide the merged audio from the subset audio connections to the participant subset over the established audio connections.
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Abstract
Meeting and conferencing systems and methods are implemented in a variety of manners. Consistent with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a meeting system is implemented that includes a computer server arrangement that is configured to provide a web-accessible virtual-meeting interface. Meeting scheduling data is received from the virtual meeting interface. The meeting scheduling data includes participant identifying information and meeting time information for a primary meeting. In response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, audio connections are established for participants of the primary meeting. Merged audio from the established audio connections is provided to the participants. The participants of the primary meeting are provided with an option to establish a secondary meeting for which a subset of audio connections is established for the subset of the participants. Merged audio from the subset audio connections is provided to the subset of participants.
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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 for a primary meeting; establish, in response to the meeting time information and the participant identifying information, audio connections for participants of the primary meeting; merge audio from the established audio connections; provide the merged audio to the participants over the established audio connections; provide, to the participants of the primary meeting, an option to establish a secondary meeting; establish, in response to receiving a selection of the option to establish the secondary meeting and an indication of a participant subset of the participants of the primary meeting, subset audio connections for the subset of the participants; merge audio from the subset audio connections; and provide the merged audio from the subset audio connections to the participant subset over the established audio connections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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8. 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, 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, to the participants of the meeting, an option to distribute meeting content; and establish, in response to receiving a selection of the option to distribute meeting content, a multicast stream that includes the merged audio.
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