Method and system for managing conferencing resources in a premises
First Claim
1. A conferencing management apparatus for managing conferencing resources in a premises, comprising:
- a communications link for communicating with a proximity announcing system; and
a processor programmed to;
receive data from the proximity announcing system indicating that a portable communication device is in a proximity of a conferencing device; and
in response to the data from the proximity announcing system, transmit data causing a user interface of the portable communication device to indicate the proximity of the conferencing device.
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Abstract
A conferencing system for an enterprise is disclosed. The conferencing system includes a management apparatus for managing conferencing resources in a premises. The management apparatus includes a communications link for communicating with a proximity announcing system, which indicates whether a portable communications device is near a conferencing device within the premises. The management apparatus can transmit a message to a proximate portable communication device indicating that a conferencing device is nearby. The proximity announcing system can include wireless transmitters and receivers associated with the premises and with portable communication devices used within the premises for tracking the location of the portable communication devices throughout the premises.
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22 Claims
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1. A conferencing management apparatus for managing conferencing resources in a premises, comprising:
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a communications link for communicating with a proximity announcing system; and a processor programmed to; receive data from the proximity announcing system indicating that a portable communication device is in a proximity of a conferencing device; and in response to the data from the proximity announcing system, transmit data causing a user interface of the portable communication device to indicate the proximity of the conferencing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A proximity announcing system for determining a proximity of a portable communication device to a conferencing device, comprising:
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a wireless transmitter associated with either a conferencing device or a portable communication device; a wireless receiver associated with the other of the conferencing device or the portable communication device; a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless receiver programmed to; receive data representative of a signal the wireless receiver receives from the wireless transmitter, wherein the data indicates a room where the wireless transmitter is located, and from the data determine a proximity of the portable communication device to the conferencing device by determining that either the conferencing device or the portable communication device is associated with the room. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A conferencing management apparatus for managing conferencing resources in a premises, comprising:
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a network interface for connecting to one or more portable communication devices in the premises and to one or more conferencing devices the premises; and a processor programmed to; receive data indicating that a portable communication device is engaged in a communication session in a proximity of a conferencing device; transmit data to the portable communication device causing the portable communication device to announce an option to transfer the communication session to the conferencing device; and in response to a request to transfer the communication session, sending data to the conferencing device via the network interface causing the conferencing device to initiate a conferencing session with a multimedia endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of managing communication sessions and conferencing sessions in a premises, comprising:
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receiving data at a communications management server indicating that a portable communication device in the premises is engaged in a communication session; identifying one or more conferencing devices in a proximity of the portable communication device; transmitting data to the portable communication device causing the portable communication device to announce an option to transfer the communication session to the conferencing device; and in response to a request to transfer the communication session, sending data to the conferencing device causing the conferencing device to initiate a conferencing session with a multimedia endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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