CONFERENCING ALERTS
First Claim
1. A method for interfacing with an audio conference via a communication network, the method comprising:
- a conferencing system establishing an audio conference, via a communication network, with a first participant;
a client device requesting to be notified of a predetermined event associated with the audio conference;
the conferencing system determining that the predetermined event occurs;
the conferencing system providing an alert to the client device indicating the occurrence of the predetermined event; and
the client device presenting the alert.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for interfacing with a conference. One embodiment is a method for interfacing with an audio conference via a communication network. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference, via a communication network, with a first participant; a client device requesting to be notified of a predetermined event associated with the audio conference; the conferencing system determining that the predetermined event occurs; the conferencing system providing an alert to the client device indicating the occurrence of the predetermined event; and the client device presenting the alert.
-
Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A method for interfacing with an audio conference via a communication network, the method comprising:
-
a conferencing system establishing an audio conference, via a communication network, with a first participant; a client device requesting to be notified of a predetermined event associated with the audio conference; the conferencing system determining that the predetermined event occurs; the conferencing system providing an alert to the client device indicating the occurrence of the predetermined event; and the client device presenting the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method for joining an online conference, the method comprising:
-
a client device sending a first request to a conferencing platform via a communication network; in response to the first request, the conferencing platform sending a response to the client device, the response identifying at least one online conference; the client device presenting a user interface control displaying an object associated with the online conference and requesting a selection to join the online conference; the client device receiving the selection to join the online conference; the client device sending a second request to the conferencing platform; and in response to the second request, the conferencing platform presenting the online conference to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A computer system for providing an audio conference, the computer system comprising:
-
a conference platform for providing an audio conference and an associated online conference to a plurality of participants via a communication network; and a client device operated by a host of the audio conference, the client device comprising; a processor and a memory; and a conferencing notification application embodied in the memory and executed by the processor, the conferencing notification application comprising; logic configured to send a request to the conference platform to be notified of a predetermined event associated with the audio conference without joining the audio conference; logic configured to receive an alert from the conference platform when the predetermine event occurs; and logic configured to present the alert via graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (19)
-
Specification