SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING VIDEO CONFERENCE BREAKS
First Claim
1. A method of enhancing a video conference break, the method comprising:
- detecting, at a client device of a participant in a video conference, at a first time associated with a beginning of a break in the video conference;
gathering information describing a current status of the video conference associated with the first time; and
displaying the information at the client device of the participant at a second time later than the first time.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for enhancing a video conference break. The method can be implemented on any or all participants'"'"' client device or on a network-based device. A client-side system configured to practice the method detects, at a client device of a participant in a video conference, a beginning of a break in the video conference, gathers information describing a current status of the video conference, and displays, at the client device of the participant, the information. A network-based system maintains a current status of a video conference connecting a group of client devices, monitors the video conference to detect a beginning of a break, and, when the beginning of the break is detected, transmits at least part of the current status to each of the group of client devices for display to respective users of the group of client devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of enhancing a video conference break, the method comprising:
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detecting, at a client device of a participant in a video conference, at a first time associated with a beginning of a break in the video conference; gathering information describing a current status of the video conference associated with the first time; and displaying the information at the client device of the participant at a second time later than the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enhancing a video conference break, the system comprising:
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a processor; a first module configured to control the processor to maintain a current status of a video conference connecting a plurality of client devices; a second module configured to control the processor to monitor the video conference to detect a beginning of a break at a first time; and when the beginning of the break is detected, a third module configured to control the processor to transmit at a second time later than the first time at least part of the current status associated with the first time to each of the plurality of client devices for display to respective users of the plurality of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a client conferencing device, cause the client conferencing device to enhance a video conference break, the instructions comprising:
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maintaining a current status of a video conference connecting the client conferencing device to other client conferencing devices; receiving an indication of a beginning of a break in the video conference at a first time; and transmitting at least part of the current status associated with the first time, at a second time later than the first time, to each of the other client conferencing devices for display to respective users of the other client conferencing devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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