Delaying delivery of teleconference access information

• US 9,049,591 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Garg, Neeraj, Logan, Adrian Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US13/719,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20130183945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 895 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/416, 455/417, 455/445, 455/554.1, 455/554.2, 455/555, 455/412.2, 455/41, 379/202.01, 379/205.05, 379/202.1, 379/221.09, 379/230, 379/84, 379/88.19
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/565 relating to time schedule aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A system and method for delaying delivery of teleconference access information includes at least one processor, at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and at least one program module stored on the medium. The module is operative to create a teleconference notification in response to a request from a requestor device. The module can also assign a date, time, and access information for the teleconference, receive an input from the requestor device to delay delivery of the access information, and deliver the teleconference notification to at least one participant device. The teleconference notification has at least the date and time of the teleconference but not the access information. The module delays delivery of the access information to the at least one participant. For example, delivery of the access information is delayed until a predetermined time period from the assigned date and time of the teleconference.

Claims

1. A system for delivery of teleconference information, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one computer readable medium in communication with the processor;

at least one program module stored on the at least one medium, and operative, upon execution by the processor, to;

receive a starting date and a starting time for a teleconference;

send a teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time of the teleconference, but not access information to the teleconference, to at least one participant device; and

send the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the access information comprises a telephone number and a passcode.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one program module stored on the at least one medium is further operative, upon execution by the processor, to:

receive an input to delay delivery of the access information until a predetermined time period before the starting time of the starting date assigned in the teleconference notification.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one program module stored on the at least one medium is further operative, upon execution by the processor, to:

receive an input to delay delivery of the access information, wherein the input to delay delivery of the access information is a selection of a user-selectable option.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the user-selectable option is one of a check-box option, a radio button, or a toggle button.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein delaying delivery is default-selected.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the program module is further configured to store the access information on one of a server or a requestor device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein sending the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference, is performed automatically without receiving a selection to delay delivery of the access information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein sending the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference, is a non-overwritable selection.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the teleconference notification is one of an email, an appointment added to an electronic calendar of the at least one participant device, or a meeting request.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the access information is delivered in one of an email, an SMS text message, or a pop-up window displayed on a display screen of the at least one participant device.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the program module is further operative to:

receive an input to modify the starting date and the starting time of the teleconference; and

adjust the delaying of sending of the access information to the at least one participant device based on a modified starting date and starting time of the teleconference.

13. A non-transitory computer program product for conference call management, the computer program product comprising:

at least one non-transitory computer readable medium; and

at least one program module stored on the at least one medium, and operable, upon execution by at least one processor, for;

receiving a starting date and a starting time for a teleconference;

sending a teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time of the teleconference, but not access information to the teleconference, to at least one participant device; and

sending the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein sending the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference, is performed automatically without receiving a selection to delay delivery of the access information.

15. A computer-implemented method for secured distribution of conference call information, the method comprising:

receiving a starting date and a starting time for a teleconference;

sending a teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time of the teleconference, but not access information to the teleconference, to at least one participant device;

sending the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 wherein the access information comprises a telephone number and a passcode.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 wherein the sending of the access information is delayed until a predetermined time period before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference assigned in the teleconference notification.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein sending the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference, is performed in response to a selection of a user-selectable option.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein sending the access information to the at least one participant device after sending the teleconference notification having the starting date and the starting time, but before the starting time of the starting date of the teleconference, is performed automatically without receiving a selection to delay delivery of the access information.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the access information is delivered in one of an email, an SMS text message, or a pop-up window displayed on a display screen of the at least one participant device.