OFFLINE VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION IN AN ONLINE CONFERENCE MEETING

• US 20160182580A1
• Filed: 12/22/2014
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nayak, Panchanan
• Granted Patent: US 10,542,126 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for allowing an invitee to record a presentation prior to an online conference meeting. For example, invitations to an upcoming meeting hosted on an online conferencing system can be sent by a conference server. The invitation can have a meeting time associated with the meeting. The conference server can receive a request by an invitee of the upcoming meeting. The request can be to access the upcoming meeting prior to the meeting time. In response to the request, the invitee can record a presentation for the upcoming meeting. During the online conference, the recorded presentation can be played.

Claims

1. A method performed by a server, the method comprising:

sending an invitation to an upcoming meeting hosted on an online conferencing system, the invitation having an associated meeting time;

receiving a request, by an invitee of the upcoming meeting, to access the upcoming meeting prior to the meeting time;

recording a presentation for the upcoming meeting; and

playing the recorded presentation during the meeting in response to receiving an instruction to play the recording.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein recording the presentation further comprises prompting the invitee to record a presentation for the upcoming meeting and allowing the invitee to record the presentation in response to receiving a selection to record the presentation for the upcoming meeting.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising allowing the invitee to participate in the meeting.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising calling the invitee to participate in the meeting via a phone in response to receiving a request for the online conferencing system to call the invitee at a designated number.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the invitee participates via a phone in response to the invitee calling a preselected telephone number.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the invitee participates in the meeting via a chat function and providing at least one question to the invitee via the chat function in response to another invitee typing a question for the invitee.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving a response from the invitee via the chat function and providing the response to at least the invitee who provided the at least one question via the chat function.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising collecting, during the meeting, at least one question directed to the invitee who recorded the presentation and sending an email with the at least one question to the invitee who recorded the presentation upon the termination of the meeting.

9. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

sending an invitation to an upcoming meeting hosted on an online conferencing system, the invitation having an associated meeting time;

receiving a request, by an invitee of the upcoming meeting, to access the upcoming meeting prior to the meeting time;

recording a presentation for the upcoming; and

playing the recorded presentation during the meeting in response to receiving an instruction to play the recording.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 wherein recording the presentation further comprises prompting the invitee to record a presentation for the upcoming meeting and allowing the invitee to record the presentation in response to receiving a selection to record the presentation for the upcoming meeting.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, storing additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, result in operations further comprising:

calling the invitee to participate in the meeting via a phone in response to receiving a request for the online conferencing system to call the invitee at a designated number.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 wherein the invitee participates via a phone in response to the invitee calling a preselected telephone number.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 wherein the invitee participates in the meeting via a chat function and providing at least one question to the invitee via the chat function in response to another invitee typing a question for the invitee.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, storing additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, result in operations further comprising:

receiving a response from the invitee via the chat function and providing the response to at least the invitee who provided the at least one question via the chat function.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, storing additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, result in operations further comprising:

collecting, during the meeting, at least one question directed to the invitee who recorded the presentation and sending an email with the at least one question to the invitee who recorded the presentation upon the termination of the meeting.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

sending an invitation to an upcoming meeting hosted on an online conferencing system, the invitation having an associated meeting time;

receiving a request, by an invitee of the upcoming meeting, to access the upcoming meeting prior to the meeting time;

recording a presentation for the upcoming; and

playing the recorded presentation during the meeting in response to receiving an instruction to play the recording.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 wherein recording the presentation further comprises prompting the invitee to record a presentation for the upcoming meeting and allowing the invitee to record the presentation in response to receiving a selection to record the presentation for the upcoming meeting.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 further comprising calling the invitee to participate in the meeting via a phone in response to receiving a request for the online conferencing system to call the invitee at a designated number.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 wherein the invitee participates in the meeting via a chat function and providing at least one question to the invitee via the chat function in response to another invitee typing a question for the invitee.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 further comprising collecting, during the meeting, at least one question directed to the invitee who recorded the presentation and sending an email with the at least one question to the invitee who recorded the presentation upon the termination of the meeting.