Systems and methods for automated conference call initiation
First Claim
1. A system for automatically initiating a conference call between two or more users over a network, the system comprising:
- a meeting server to maintain meeting information for the two or more users, wherein the meeting information includes information on the two or more users required to participate in a meeting and whether the two or more users have accepted to participate in the meeting;
a calendar server to maintain calendar information for the two or more users, wherein the calendar information includes one or more dates and times when the two or more users are available to participate in the meeting;
a profile server to maintain profile information for the two or more users, wherein the profile information includes names of the two or more users; and
a conference call initiator;
wherein the meeting server, the calendar server, the profile server and the conference call initiator are configured to communicate over the network;
wherein the conference call initiator analyzes the meeting information, the calendar information and the profile information that are respectively maintained at the meeting server, the calendar server and the profile server for the two or more users to determine a matching condition, and initiates the conference call when a matching condition is determined; and
wherein the conference call initiator is configured to add an additional user to the conference call at a scheduled time different than when the conference call was initiated.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automated conference call initiation are provided. In an embodiment, a system for providing automated conference call initiation includes at least one meeting server, at least one calendar server and at least one profile server. A conference call initiator then uses data on the calendar server, the profile server and the meeting server to automatically initiate a conference call. In another embodiment, a method for providing automated conference call initiation involves analyzing the data on a meeting server to determine meeting conditions of two or more users, and initiating a conference call between two or more users based on the meeting conditions.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for automatically initiating a conference call between two or more users over a network, the system comprising:
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a meeting server to maintain meeting information for the two or more users, wherein the meeting information includes information on the two or more users required to participate in a meeting and whether the two or more users have accepted to participate in the meeting; a calendar server to maintain calendar information for the two or more users, wherein the calendar information includes one or more dates and times when the two or more users are available to participate in the meeting; a profile server to maintain profile information for the two or more users, wherein the profile information includes names of the two or more users; and a conference call initiator; wherein the meeting server, the calendar server, the profile server and the conference call initiator are configured to communicate over the network; wherein the conference call initiator analyzes the meeting information, the calendar information and the profile information that are respectively maintained at the meeting server, the calendar server and the profile server for the two or more users to determine a matching condition, and initiates the conference call when a matching condition is determined; and wherein the conference call initiator is configured to add an additional user to the conference call at a scheduled time different than when the conference call was initiated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. A method for automatically initiating a conference call, between two or more users over a network, by a conference call initiator, the method comprising:
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retrieving meeting information of the conference call by the conference call initiator, wherein the meeting information is stored in the meeting server; verifying, by the conference call initiator, whether a user is on the meeting information for the conference call; adding the user to the conference call when the user is verified; adding additional users to the conference call when the additional users are scheduled to join the conference call; and wherein the additional users are scheduled to join the conference call at a time different from the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A method for automatically initiating a conference call, between two or more users over a network, by a conference call initiator, the method comprising:
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retrieving an agenda of the conference call by the conference call initiator, wherein the agenda is stored in the meeting server; verifying, by the conference call initiator, whether a user is on the agenda for the conference call; adding the user to the conference call when the user is verified; and wherein the agenda includes at least one additional user scheduled to be added to the conference call at a different time than the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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