Automatic Conferencing Based on Participant Presence
First Claim
1. A computer accessible memory medium comprising program instructions for initiating a videoconference in a videoconferencing system, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
- store scheduling information for the videoconference, wherein the scheduling information indicates that at least one participant wishes to have a videoconference with one or more other participants at a desired time;
determine that the at least one participant is proximate to the videoconferencing system at approximately the desired time;
receive an indication that at least one of the one or more other participants are proximate to respective other videoconferencing systems at approximately the desired time; and
automatically initiate the videoconference based on said determining and said receiving, wherein said automatically initiating is performed without any user input specifying initiation of the videoconference.
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Abstract
Automatically initiating a videoconference in a videoconferencing system. Scheduling information may be stored for the videoconference. The scheduling information may indicate that at least one participant wishes to have a videoconference with one or more other participants at a desired time. It may be determined that the at least one participant is proximate to the videoconferencing system at approximately the desired time. An indication may be received that at least one of the one or more other participants are proximate to respective other videoconferencing systems at approximately the desired time. Accordingly, the videoconference may be automatically initiated.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer accessible memory medium comprising program instructions for initiating a videoconference in a videoconferencing system, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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store scheduling information for the videoconference, wherein the scheduling information indicates that at least one participant wishes to have a videoconference with one or more other participants at a desired time; determine that the at least one participant is proximate to the videoconferencing system at approximately the desired time; receive an indication that at least one of the one or more other participants are proximate to respective other videoconferencing systems at approximately the desired time; and automatically initiate the videoconference based on said determining and said receiving, wherein said automatically initiating is performed without any user input specifying initiation of the videoconference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for initiating a conference in a videoconferencing system, comprising:
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storing scheduling information for the conference, wherein the scheduling information indicates that at least one participant wishes to have a conference with one or more other participants at a desired time; determining that the at least one participant is proximate to the conferencing system at approximately the desired time; receiving an indication that at least one of the one or more other participants are proximate to respective other conferencing systems at approximately the desired time; and automatically initiating the conference based on said determining and said receiving, wherein said automatically initiating is performed without any user input specifying initiation of the conference. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A videoconferencing system, comprising:
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a processor; a network port coupled to the processor; and a memory medium, comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the processor to; store scheduling information for a videoconference, wherein the scheduling information indicates that at least one participant wishes to have a videoconference with one or more other participants at a desired time; determine that the at least one participant is proximate to the videoconferencing system at approximately the desired time; receive an indication that at least one of the one or more other participants are proximate to respective other videoconferencing systems at approximately the desired time via the network port; and automatically initiate the videoconference based on said determining and said receiving, wherein said automatically initiating is performed without any user input specifying initiation of the videoconference. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer accessible memory medium comprising program instructions for initiating a conference in a conferencing system, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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store scheduling information for the conference, wherein the scheduling information indicates that a plurality of participants at respective locations desire to have a conference at a desired time; determine that at least two participants of the plurality of participants are proximate to their respective conferencing systems at approximately the desired time; automatically initiate the conference based on said determining. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for initiating a videoconference in a videoconferencing system, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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store scheduling information for the videoconference, wherein the scheduling information indicates that a plurality of participants at respective locations desire to have a videoconference at a desired time; determine that at least two participants of the plurality of participants are proximate to their respective videoconferencing systems at approximately the desired time; automatically initiate the videoconference based on said determining. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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