System and method for persistent multimedia conferencing services
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing, via a processor, a persistent virtual meeting room communication session, the persistent virtual meeting room communication session comprising shared resources available to virtual meeting room communication session participants, wherein the persistent virtual meeting room communication session and the shared resources persist when no participants are in the virtual meeting room communication session;
displaying to meeting participants a set of connected graphical elements representing a structure of the persistent virtual meeting room communication session via a graphical user interface, wherein the set of connected graphical elements comprises a hub graphical element representing a virtual meeting room, a set of participant graphical elements representing the meeting participants, and a set of resource graphical elements representing the shared resources, and wherein the set of participant graphical elements and the set of resource graphical elements are connected to the hub graphical element;
receiving, via the processor, from a meeting participant, input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the input having an action associated with the persistent virtual meeting room communication session; and
performing, via the processor, the action based on the received user input.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing a virtual meeting room communication session. The method includes establishing a persistent virtual meeting room communication session, the virtual meeting room communication session including shared resources available to virtual meeting room communication session participants, displaying to meeting participants a set of connected graphical elements representing a structure of the virtual meeting room communication session via a graphical user interface (GUI), receiving from one of the meeting participants input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the input having an action associated with the virtual meeting room communication session, and performing the action based on received user input. The virtual meeting room communication session can persist when no participants are in the communication session. The persistent virtual meeting room can record changes in session context such as a record of session control events, resource changes, and participant listings.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing, via a processor, a persistent virtual meeting room communication session, the persistent virtual meeting room communication session comprising shared resources available to virtual meeting room communication session participants, wherein the persistent virtual meeting room communication session and the shared resources persist when no participants are in the virtual meeting room communication session; displaying to meeting participants a set of connected graphical elements representing a structure of the persistent virtual meeting room communication session via a graphical user interface, wherein the set of connected graphical elements comprises a hub graphical element representing a virtual meeting room, a set of participant graphical elements representing the meeting participants, and a set of resource graphical elements representing the shared resources, and wherein the set of participant graphical elements and the set of resource graphical elements are connected to the hub graphical element; receiving, via the processor, from a meeting participant, input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the input having an action associated with the persistent virtual meeting room communication session; and performing, via the processor, the action based on the received user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; establishing a persistent virtual meeting room communication session, the persistent virtual meeting room communication session comprising shared resources available to persistent virtual meeting room communication session participants, wherein the persistent virtual meeting room communication session and the shared resources persist when no participants are in the virtual meeting room communication session; displaying to meeting participants a set of connected graphical elements representing a structure of the persistent virtual meeting room communication session via a graphical user interface, wherein the set of connected graphical elements comprises a hub graphical element representing a virtual meeting room, a set of participant graphical elements representing the meeting participants, and a set of resource graphical elements representing the shared resources, and wherein the set of participant graphical elements and the set of resource graphical elements are connected to the hub graphical element; receiving, from a meeting participant, input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the input having an action associated with the persistent virtual meeting room communication session; and performing the action based on the received user input. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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establishing a persistent virtual meeting room communication session, the persistent virtual meeting room communication session comprising shared resources available to persistent virtual meeting room communication session participants, wherein the persistent virtual meeting room communication session and the shared resources persist when no participants are in the virtual meeting room communication session; displaying to meeting participants a set of connected graphical elements representing a structure of the persistent virtual meeting room communication session via a graphical user interface, wherein the set of connected graphical elements comprises a hub graphical element representing a virtual meeting room, a set of participant graphical elements representing the meeting participants, and a set of resource graphical elements representing the shared resources, and wherein the set of participant graphical elements and the set of resource graphical elements are connected to the hub graphical element; receiving, from a meeting participant, input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the input having an action associated with the persistent virtual meeting room communication session; and performing the action based on the received user input. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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