Messages from Absent Participants in Online Conferencing
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying, by a participant processor on a display device and during an online conference, a list of invited participants of the online conference, the list including a declining one of the invited participants whom declined to participate in at least a part of the online conference; and
indicating, by the participant processor on the display device and for the one of the invited participants whom declined to participate, a message having a reason for declining.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes displaying, by a participant processor on a display device and during an online conference, a list of invited participants of the online conference. The list includes a declining one of the invited participants whom declined to participate in at least a part of the online conference. The method also includes indicating, by the participant processor on the display device and for the one of the invited participants whom declined to participate, a message having a reason for declining.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying, by a participant processor on a display device and during an online conference, a list of invited participants of the online conference, the list including a declining one of the invited participants whom declined to participate in at least a part of the online conference; and indicating, by the participant processor on the display device and for the one of the invited participants whom declined to participate, a message having a reason for declining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a communication that an invited participant of an online conference declines to attend; extracting a message from content of the communication; and providing the message as a reason for declining to attend. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An arrangement comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a list of invited participants in an online conference and to receive a message declining an invitation to the online conference; and a processor configured to display on a display device the list of the invited participants and to display the message for one of the invited participants corresponding to the declining of the invitation, the display being part of a user interface for the online conference. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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