Location-Aware Conferencing
First Claim
1. A method for providing an online conference, the method comprising:
- a conferencing system obtaining location information from a plurality of participants;
the conferencing system associating the unique location information with a corresponding participant identifier;
the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with the plurality of participants;
the conferencing system presenting a conference interface to the plurality of participants; and
the conference interface selectively displaying a map view of the audio conference which identifies a location of each of the plurality of participants.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing an online conference. One method comprises: a conferencing system obtaining location information from a plurality of participants; the conferencing system associating the unique location information with a corresponding participant identifier; the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with the plurality of participants; the conferencing system presenting a conference interface to the plurality of participants; and the conference interface selectively displaying a map view of the audio conference which identifies a location of each of the plurality of participants.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing an online conference, the method comprising:
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a conferencing system obtaining location information from a plurality of participants; the conferencing system associating the unique location information with a corresponding participant identifier; the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with the plurality of participants; the conferencing system presenting a conference interface to the plurality of participants; and the conference interface selectively displaying a map view of the audio conference which identifies a location of each of the plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing an online conference, the method comprising:
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a conferencing system obtaining location information from a plurality of participants; the conferencing system associating the unique location information with a corresponding participant identifier; the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with the plurality of participants; and the conferencing system selectively displaying during the audio conference via a conference interface a map view graphically identifying the location information for the plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for joining an online conference having an audio component, the method comprising:
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a client device accessing a conferencing system to join an online conference having an audio component; the conferencing system obtaining location information associated with the client device; the conferencing system determining a dial-in telephone number for accessing the audio component of the online conference, the dial-in telephone number based on the location information; the conferencing system providing the dial-in telephone number to the client device; and the client device joining the audio component of the online conference via the dial-in telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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