Systems and methods for asynchronously joining and leaving video conferences and merging multiple video conferences
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1. A computer-implemented method for merging open video conferences, the method comprising:
- a first caller making a first video conference call to one or more first called parties;
upon acceptance of the first video conference call by at least one of the first called parties, establishing a first video conference with the first caller and the accepting first called parties as participants;
a second caller making a second video conference call different from the first video conference call to one or more second called parties;
upon acceptance of the second video conference call by at least one of the second called parties, establishing a second video conference with the second caller and the accepting second called parties as participants, the first and second video conferences having at least one common participant;
during the first and second video conferences, the common participant merging the first video conference and the second video conference into a single combined video conference, the single combined video conference having at least three participants.
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Abstract
A method (and corresponding system and computer program product) providing control to open video conference is disclosed. One aspect enables participants of a video conference to asynchronously join and leave the video conference. Another aspect enables participants to merge multiple video conferences into a single video conference, or to split a single video conference into multiple video conferences.
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1. A computer-implemented method for merging open video conferences, the method comprising:
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a first caller making a first video conference call to one or more first called parties; upon acceptance of the first video conference call by at least one of the first called parties, establishing a first video conference with the first caller and the accepting first called parties as participants; a second caller making a second video conference call different from the first video conference call to one or more second called parties; upon acceptance of the second video conference call by at least one of the second called parties, establishing a second video conference with the second caller and the accepting second called parties as participants, the first and second video conferences having at least one common participant; during the first and second video conferences, the common participant merging the first video conference and the second video conference into a single combined video conference, the single combined video conference having at least three participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for merging open video conferences, the method comprising:
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a first caller making a first video conference call to one or more first called parties; upon acceptance of the first video conference call by at least one of the first called parties, establishing a first video conference with the first caller and the accepting first called parties as participants; a second caller making a second video conference call different from the first video conference call to one or more second called parties; upon acceptance of the second video conference call by at least one of the second called parties, establishing a second video conference with the second caller and the accepting second called parties as participants; during the first and second video conferences, one of the participants of the first video conference acting as a bridging caller making a bridging video conference call to a receiving participant of the second video conference, the bridging video conference call having at least one participant from each of the first and second video conferences; and upon acceptance of the bridging video conference call; the bridging caller merging the bridging conference call with the first video conference to create a first combined video conference, and the receiving participant of the second video conference merging the second video conference with the first combined conference to create a single combined video conference. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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