Techniques for interfacing a user to an online meeting
First Claim
1. A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:
- performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set;
selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation;
after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of;
(i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and(ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set; and
after a predefined amount of time has passed since the selected I/O device was selected, automatically re-evaluating the set of I/O devices during the online meeting, and automatically selecting a different I/O device in place of the selected I/O device in response to re-evaluation of the set of I/O devices.
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Abstract
A technique is directed to interfacing a user to an online meeting. The technique includes performing an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function. The evaluation operation assesses online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set. The technique further includes selecting an I/O device based on a result of the evaluation operation. The technique further includes involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting. Accordingly, the best suited I/O device can automatically be selected to improve the user experience. In some arrangements, rather than automatically switching I/O devices, the user is automatically prompted with a recommended I/O device to use.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:
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performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set; selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation; after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of; (i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and (ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set; and after a predefined amount of time has passed since the selected I/O device was selected, automatically re-evaluating the set of I/O devices during the online meeting, and automatically selecting a different I/O device in place of the selected I/O device in response to re-evaluation of the set of I/O devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20)
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14. A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:
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performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set; selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation; and after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of; (i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and (ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set; wherein performing the evaluation operation includes; evaluating the set of I/O devices based on a set of quality criteria to determine which I/O device of the set provides superior online meeting performance; wherein the set of I/O devices includes a first I/O device and a second I/O device; wherein evaluating the set of I/O devices includes; applying the set of quality criteria to determine that the first I/O device provides superior online meeting performance over the second I/O device when performing the same I/O function; wherein selecting the I/O device of the set based on the result of the evaluation operation includes; upon completion of the evaluation operation, choosing the first I/O device over the second I/O device based on application of the set of quality criteria; wherein the first I/O device is a first speaker; wherein the second I/O device is a second speaker; and wherein performing the user interface operation includes; outputting an audio signal of the online meeting from the first speaker while not outputting the audio signal of the online meeting from the second speaker.
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15. A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:
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performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set; selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation; after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of; (i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and (ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set; after involvement of the selected I/O device in the online meeting, discovering that a new I/O device has been added to the set of I/O devices; and in response to discovery of the new I/O device, automatically re-evaluating the set of I/O devices during the online meeting, and automatically selecting a different I/O device in place of the selected I/O device in response to re-evaluation of the set of I/O devices.
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17. A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:
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performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set; selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation; and after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of; (i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and (ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set; wherein performing the evaluation operation includes; evaluating the set of I/O devices based on a set of quality criteria to determine which I/O device of the set provides superior online meeting performance; wherein the set of I/O devices includes a first I/O device and a second I/O device; wherein evaluating the set of I/O devices includes; applying the set of quality criteria to determine that the first I/O device provides superior online meeting performance over the second I/O device when performing the same I/O function, and wherein selecting the I/O device of the set based on the result of the evaluation operation includes; upon completion of the evaluation operation, choosing the first I/O device over the second I/O device based on application of the set of quality criteria; and wherein prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting includes; when a new I/O device is selected, rendering a visual prompt to the user which identifies the new I/O device as a best suited I/O device for the online meeting and prompts the user to switch to the new I/O device.
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18. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a communications interface to connect to an online meeting; memory; and control circuitry coupled to the communications interface and the memory, the memory storing instructions which, when carried out by the control circuitry, cause the control circuitry to; perform an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by a user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set, select an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation, perform a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of; (i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and (ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set; and after a predefined amount of time has passed since the selected I/O device was selected, automatically re-evaluate the set of I/O devices during the online meeting, and automatically select a different I/O device in place of the selected I/O device in response to re-evaluation of the set of I/O devices.
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19. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium which stores a set of instructions to interface a user to an online meeting, the set of instructions, when carried out by computerized circuitry, causing the computerized circuitry to perform a method of:
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performing an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set; selecting an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation; and after the I/O device is selected, performing a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of; (i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and (ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set; and after a predefined amount of time has passed since the selected I/O device was selected, automatically re-evaluating the set of I/O devices during the online meeting, and automatically selecting a different I/O device in place of the selected I/O device in response to re-evaluation of the set of I/O devices.
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