System, method, and logic for generating graphical identifiers

• US 9,912,777 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2015
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Johar, Sahiba Singh, McGarry, Susan, Santy, Jeremy, Chu, Lonny
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor, Nicholas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Chong G
• Application Number:
  US14/643,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20160269504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 709227
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

An example method is provided and includes establishing, by one or more servers, a communication session that provides an endpoint with access to at least one communication data stream, wherein the at least one communication data stream involves a plurality of profiles; generating a plurality of graphical identifiers corresponding to the plurality of profiles, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one visual effect that is based on a determination of whether the corresponding endpoint is presently connected to the another communication session with the one or more servers, and wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one additional visual effect that is based on an elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed the action related to the another communication session; and transmitting the plurality of graphical identifiers to the corresponding endpoint of at least one of the plurality of profiles.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing, by one or more servers, a communication session that provides an endpoint with access to at least one communication data stream, wherein the at least one communication data stream involves a plurality of profiles;

enabling the endpoint to identify which of the plurality of profiles is available to join a video call by;

prior to initiating the video call, generating a plurality of graphical identifiers corresponding to the plurality of profiles, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one visual effect that is based on a determination of whether a corresponding endpoint is presently connected to another communication session with the one or more servers, and wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one additional visual effect that is based on an elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed the action related to the another communication session; and

transmitting the plurality of graphical identifiers to the endpoint, wherein the endpoint is configured to identify which of the plurality of profiles is available to join the video call based on the at least one visual effect and the at least one additional visual effect;

receiving a request to initiate, within the communication data stream, the video call;

determining whether to initiate the video call based on the elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed an action related to the another communication session for each of the plurality of profiles; and

generating a graphical user interface window that includes text that identifies a result of the determination of whether to initiate the video call, wherein the graphical output comprises a first input option to initiate the video call and a second option to cancel the video call.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is presently connected to another communication session with the one or more servers, and

determining the elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed an action related to the another communication session.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

initiating, within the communication data stream, the video call based on a request generated by the endpoint;

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one further visual effect that is based on a determination of whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call; and

transmitting the plurality of graphical identifiers to the corresponding endpoint of at least one of the plurality of profiles, wherein the corresponding endpoint of the at least one of the plurality of profiles is connected to the another communication session and is not connected to the video call.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the generating the plurality of graphical identifiers corresponding to the plurality of profiles comprises:

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call,

when it is determined that the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, receiving a video stream associated from the corresponding endpoint, wherein the video stream is utilized as a graphical identifier, and

when it is determined that the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, receiving a still image associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of profiles that are not connected to the video call, wherein the still image is utilized as a graphical identifier.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers having at least one further visual effect that is based on the determination of whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call comprises:

grouping, from the plurality of graphical identifiers, graphical identifiers that correspond to endpoints that are connected to the video call in a first portion of a graphical user interface associated with the communication session;

grouping, from the plurality of graphical identifiers, graphical identifiers that correspond to endpoints that are not connected to the video call in a second portion of the graphical user interface associated with the communication session; and

generating a visual delineation between the first portion and the second portion.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, from the corresponding endpoint of at least one of the plurality of profiles, a change in connectivity to the another communication session; and

updating a graphical identifier in the plurality of graphical identifiers that corresponds to the at least one of the plurality of profiles, wherein the updating is based on the change in connectivity to the another communication session.

7. A server comprising:

a memory element storing electronic code; and

a graphical processing module coupled to the memory element and operable to execute the electronic code, wherein the graphical processing module, when executing the electronic code, performs operations comprising;

establishing a communication session that provides an endpoint with access to at least one communication data stream, wherein the at least one communication data stream involves a plurality of profiles;

enabling the endpoint to identify which of the plurality of profiles is available to join a video call by;

prior to initiating the video call, generating a plurality of graphical identifiers corresponding to the plurality of profiles, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one visual effect that is based on a determination of whether a corresponding endpoint is presently connected to another communication session with the server, and wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one additional visual effect that is based on an elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed the action related to the another communication session; and

transmitting the plurality of graphical identifiers to the endpoint, wherein the endpoint is configured to identify which of the plurality of profiles is available to join the video call based on the at least one visual effect and the at least one additional visual effect;

receiving a request to initiate, within the communication data stream, the video call;

determining whether to initiate the video call based on the elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed an action related to the another communication session for each of the plurality of profiles; and

generating a graphical user interface window that includes text that identifies a result of the determination of whether to initiate the video call, wherein the graphical output comprises a first input option to initiate the video call and a second option to cancel the video call.

8. The server of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is presently connected to another communication session with the server, and

determining the elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed an action related to the another communication session.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

initiating, within the communication data stream, the video call based on a request generated by the endpoint;

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one further visual effect that is based on a determination of whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call; and

transmitting the plurality of graphical identifiers to the corresponding endpoint of at least one of the plurality of profiles, wherein the corresponding endpoint of the at least one of the plurality of profiles is connected to the another communication session and is not connected to the video call.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the generating the plurality of graphical identifiers corresponding to the plurality of profiles comprises:

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call,

when it is determined that the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, receiving a video stream associated from the corresponding endpoint, wherein the video stream is utilized as a graphical identifier, and

when it is determined that the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, receiving a still image associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of profiles that are not connected to the video call, wherein the still image is utilized as a graphical identifier.

11. The server of claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers having at least one further visual effect that is based on the determination of whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call comprises:

grouping, from the plurality of graphical identifiers, graphical identifiers that correspond to endpoints that are connected to the video call in a first portion of a graphical user interface associated with the communication session;

grouping, from the plurality of graphical identifiers, graphical identifiers that correspond to endpoints that are not connected to the video call in a second portion of the graphical user interface associated with the communication session; and

generating a visual delineation between the first portion and the second portion.

12. The server of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting, from the corresponding endpoint of at least one of the plurality of profiles, a change in connectivity to the another communication session; and

updating a graphical identifier in the plurality of graphical identifiers that corresponds to the at least one of the plurality of profiles, wherein the updating is based on the change in connectivity to the another communication session.

13. One or more non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by one or more processors performs operations comprising:

establishing a communication session that provides an endpoint with access to at least one communication data stream, wherein the at least one communication data stream involves a plurality of profiles;

enabling the endpoint to identify which of the plurality of profiles is available to join a video call by;

prior to initiating the video call, generating a plurality of graphical identifiers corresponding to the plurality of profiles, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one visual effect that is based on a determination of whether a corresponding endpoint is presently connected to another communication session with one or more servers, and wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one additional visual effect that is based on an elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed the action related to the another communication session; and

transmitting the plurality of graphical identifiers to the endpoint, wherein the endpoint is configured to identify which of the plurality of profiles is available to join the video call based on the at least one visual effect and the at least one additional visual effect;

receiving a request to initiate, within the communication data stream, the video call;

determining whether to initiate the video call based on the elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed an action related to the another communication session for each of the plurality of profiles; and

generating a graphical user interface window that includes text that identifies a result of the determination of whether to initiate the video call, wherein the graphical output comprises a first input option to initiate the video call and a second option to cancel the video call.

14. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is presently connected to another communication session with the one or more servers, and

determining the elapsed time since the corresponding endpoint performed an action related to the another communication session.

15. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

initiating, within the communication data stream, the video call based on a request generated by the endpoint;

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers has at least one further visual effect that is based on a determination of whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call; and

transmitting the plurality of graphical identifiers to the corresponding endpoint of at least one of the plurality of profiles, wherein the corresponding endpoint of the at least one of the plurality of profiles is connected to the another communication session and is not connected to the video call.

16. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 15, wherein the generating the plurality of graphical identifiers corresponding to the plurality of profiles comprises:

for each of the plurality of profiles;

determining whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call,

when it is determined that the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, receiving a video stream associated from the corresponding endpoint, wherein the video stream is utilized as a graphical identifier, and

when it is determined that the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call, receiving a still image associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of profiles that are not connected to the video call, wherein the still image is utilized as a graphical identifier.

17. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of graphical identifiers having at least one further visual effect that is based on the determination of whether the corresponding endpoint is connected to the video call comprises:

grouping, from the plurality of graphical identifiers, graphical identifiers that correspond to endpoints that are connected to the video call in a first portion of a graphical user interface associated with the communication session;

grouping, from the plurality of graphical identifiers, graphical identifiers that correspond to endpoints that are not connected to the video call in a second portion of the graphical user interface associated with the communication session; and

generating a visual delineation between the first portion and the second portion.

18. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting, from the corresponding endpoint of at least one of the plurality of profiles, a change in connectivity to the another communication session; and

updating a graphical identifier in the plurality of graphical identifiers that corresponds to the at least one of the plurality of profiles, wherein the updating is based on the change in connectivity to the another communication session.