Automatic Resource Sharing

• US 20160269451A1
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Stephen Hoyt Houchen
• Inventors: Lim, Melinda Katrina, Houchen, Stephen Hoyt, An, Yu, Johnson, Prarthana Panchal, Swift, Mark Robert, Bradley, John Cole, Scott, Thaddeus Adam, Garding, Phillip Dean
• Application Number:
  US14/642,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20160269451A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5683 Storage of data provided by user terminals, i.e. reverse caching

Abstract

Meeting software on a meeting room device enables meeting room resources to be automatically shared. A meeting is initiated and, during the meeting, and associated meeting room device monitors for events pertaining to an interaction with one or more meeting resources. Responsive to detecting an event, the meeting room device automatically enables associated meeting room resources to be automatically shared among meeting participants.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

initiating, using a meeting room device, a meeting;

monitoring, using the meeting room device, for one or more events associated with the meeting, the one or more events pertaining to an interaction with one or more meeting resources; and

responsive to detecting the event or events, automatically enabling the one or more meeting resources to be shared among meeting participants.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more meeting resources include resources of the meeting room device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more meeting resources include resources other than those associated with the meeting room device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more meeting resources include resources associated with a remote participant.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the events comprises a user beginning to write on a whiteboard portion of the meeting room device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the events comprises an in-room meeting participant sharing computer content on the meeting room device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the events comprises detecting that an application has been launched on the meeting room device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the events comprises detecting that an application has caused a new window to be opened on the meeting room device.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising toggling between sharing resources of the meeting room device meeting participants and sharing resources of the meeting participants with the meeting room device.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising terminating resource sharing responsive to the meeting room device entering a full-screen mode.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer readable media;

meeting software embodied on the one or more computer readable media and executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

initiating, using a meeting room device, a meeting;

monitoring, using the meeting room device, for one or more events associated with the meeting, the one or more events pertaining to an interaction with one or more meeting resources; and

responsive to detecting the event or events, automatically enabling the one or more meeting resources to be shared among meeting participants.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more meeting resources include resources of the meeting room device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more meeting resources include resources other than those associated with the meeting room device.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more meeting resources include resources associated with a remote participant.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein one of the events comprises a user beginning to write on a whiteboard portion of the meeting room device.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein one of the events comprises an in-room meeting participant sharing computer content on the meeting room device.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one of the events comprises detecting that an application has been launched on the meeting room device.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one of the events comprises detecting that an application has caused a new window to be opened on the meeting room device.

19. The system of claim 11 further comprising toggling between sharing resources of the meeting room device meeting participants and sharing resources of the meeting participants with the meeting room device.

20. The system of claim 11 further comprising terminating resource sharing responsive to the meeting room device entering a full-screen mode.