LOCATING MEETING USERS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented communications system, comprising:
- a search component for automatically performing a search for an invitee to a communications session via available communications channels; and
a notification component for sending a notification of the session to the invitee via the available communications channels as part of the search.
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Abstract
The disclosed communications architecture allows meeting organizers to automatically search and find meeting invitees or other target users using all known, discoverable, and available communications channels such as the telephone, text messaging, SMS (short message service), MMS (multimedia messaging service), single-purpose applications (e.g., gadgets), and email, for example, to at least notify the invitees of the meeting. The meeting organizer can initiate the automatic searches for invitees who may have missed the session start, or who may not have responded to participating in the meeting prior to meeting start, for example. Optionally, contacted meeting invitees can be easily joined into a meeting using web conferencing or other conference services (e.g., call) so the meeting can get started. The meeting organizer is then updated on the search request status and any invitee responses.
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1. A computer-implemented communications system, comprising:
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a search component for automatically performing a search for an invitee to a communications session via available communications channels; and a notification component for sending a notification of the session to the invitee via the available communications channels as part of the search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented communications system, comprising:
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a tracking component for tracking session state of invitees relative to a communications session and selecting one or more of the invitees for a search; a search component for automatically performing the search for the one or more of the invitees via available communications channels; and a notification component for sending session information about the session to the one or more invitees as part of the search via the available communications channels. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented communications method, comprising:
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selecting an invitee of a communications session to be searched; initiating a search for the invitee using available communications paths; and obtaining a response from the invitee via one or more of the communication paths. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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