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;
initiate a 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;
merge, in response to the at least one participant answering the telephone call, audio from the telephone call with audio from other participants; and
provide the merged audio to the at least one participant and the other participants.
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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 with at least one processor. The computer server arrangement is configured to provide a web-accessible virtual meeting interface. The arrangement can receive meeting scheduling data from the virtual meeting interface, the meeting scheduling data including participant identifying information and meeting time information. The arrangement initiates a 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. 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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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; initiate a 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; merge, in response to the at least one participant answering the telephone call, audio from the telephone call with audio from other participants; and provide the merged audio to the at least one participant and the other participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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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 that runs native to a web browser; 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; and provide control over the established audio connections through the web-accessible virtual meeting interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 a 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.
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