Audio/video conferencing system

• US 20050015444A1
• Filed: 07/15/2003
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rambo, Darwin
• Application Number:
  US10/620,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20050015444A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention may be found in a system and method to effectively schedule and configure video and audio conferences. In one embodiment, the system comprises a server and one or more audio/video conferencing devices interconnected through a public or private data network. In one embodiment, a graphical user interface (GUI) provides for an intuitive means to graphically view and configure one or more conferences, participants, and conference call configuration settings.

Claims

1. A system for configuring a conference call comprising a computing device that is communicatively coupled with a server, said computing device capable of displaying, to a participant of a conference call, information regarding a status of the conference call based on at least one communication received from said server.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said computing device comprises a display used for said displaying.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said display generates a graphical user interface.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said graphical user interface provides one or more lists of participants grouped by way of one or more conference calls.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein user inputs are generated using a point, click, and drag device.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said point, click, and drag device comprises a mouse.

7. A method of configuring side conference calls comprising:

selecting one or more participant identifiers from at least one existing conference call; and

positioning said selected participant identifiers into at least one side conference call identifier.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said positioning said selected participant identifier comprises:

pointing to said selected participant identifier using a point, click, and drag device;

clicking on said selected participant identifier using said point, click, and drag device; and

dragging said selected participant identifier using said point, click, and drag device to said at least one side conference identifier.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said point, click, and drag device comprises a mouse.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising creating said at least one side conference identifier for configuring said side conference calls.

11. A method of configuring one or more conference calls comprising:

creating conference identifiers; and

grouping participant identifiers into said conference identifiers.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said conference identifiers comprise software objects.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said software objects may incorporate a conference call name, icon, logo, or insignia.

14. The method of claim 11 comprising selecting a participant identifier to effectuate receipt of a corresponding video feed.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said corresponding video feed is displayed by a display.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said display utilizes a graphical user interface.

17. The method of claim 14 comprising generating a new window for displaying said corresponding video feed.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising locking said one or more conference calls to prevent participation by additional participants.

19. The method of claim 11 comprising providing a roll call of participants participating in said one or more conference calls.

20. A method of graphically viewing and participating in one or more conference calls comprising selecting participants for one or more conference calls by way of pointing, clicking, and dragging participant identifiers into one or more conference identifiers.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising selectively receiving an audio feed of said one or more conference calls by way of using said one or more conference identifiers.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising receiving a video feed of said conference call by way of using said participant identifiers.

23. The method of claim 21 comprising receiving a translated version of said audio feed.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein said translated version is generated at a server.

25. The method of claim 22 wherein said video feed comprises a recorded playback of said one or more conference calls.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein said recorded playback comprises an image enhanced playback.