Intelligent conference call information agents
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1. A method comprising:
- a conference bridge connecting a live communication between at least a first participant and a second participant over a network, the live communication including content;
an agent server executing an agent during the live communication;
the agent determining selected information from the live communication;
the agent searching a data source for the selected information, the selected information being relevant to the content of the live communication; and
in response to locating the selected information, the agent providing the selected information to both the first participant and the second participant during the live communication, wherein the conference bridge broadcasts the selected information to the first and second participants during the live communication.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed that integrates with conferencing platforms and provides real-time information by having intelligent agents running on a networked server that is integrated with the conferencing platform. The intelligent agents may be customized or adapted “on the fly” or be preprogrammed by a user or caller to examine real-time data feeds or actively search websites and other information sources. The agents then report any relevant information or content to the system for injection or broadcast into the conference.
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1. A method comprising:
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a conference bridge connecting a live communication between at least a first participant and a second participant over a network, the live communication including content; an agent server executing an agent during the live communication; the agent determining selected information from the live communication; the agent searching a data source for the selected information, the selected information being relevant to the content of the live communication; and in response to locating the selected information, the agent providing the selected information to both the first participant and the second participant during the live communication, wherein the conference bridge broadcasts the selected information to the first and second participants during the live communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A conferencing system, comprising:
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a conference bridge configured to conference together at least first and second participants over a network; and an agent server in communication with the conference bridge, the agent server operable to execute an agent, wherein the agent is operable to; call the conference bridge to participate in the conference call; receive content of the conference call; determine selected information from the content; during the conference call, search a data source for the selected information, the selected information being relevant to the content of the conference call, and wherein the data source is from a previously enabled agent call; and in response to locating the selected information during the search, broadcast the located selected information to at least one of the first and second participants through the conference bridge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a conference bridge and over a network, a first audio output stream, from a first participant communication device to a second participant communication device, and a second audio output stream, from the second participant communication device to the first participant communication device; identifying, by an information agent executed by an agent server, at least a first keyword in at least one of the first and second audio output streams; searching, by the information agent, a syndicated feed for at least the first keyword to provide selected information; and broadcasting, while the conference call is connected, the selected information to both the first and second participant communication devices over the conference bridge. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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