Teleconference presentation retrieval management

• US 8,494,143 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated, ServiceNow Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeJana, Ryan G., DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Jang, Soobaek, Krook, Daniel C.
• Primary Examiner(s): ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN
• Application Number:
  US13/277,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20130101107A1
• Time in Patent Office: 642 Days
• Field of Search: 379/204.01, 379/201.01, 379/202.01, 379/203.01, 379/207.07, 379/265.09, 709/203, 709/204
• US Class Current: 379/204.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/5054 Meet-me conference, i.e. participants dial-in
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0024 Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services arrangements which combine a telephonic equipment and a computer H04M7/0012
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0045 where the text-based messaging service is an instant messaging service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0054 where the data service is an electronic mail service

Abstract

A system, method and program product for delivering to an invitee of a teleconference an electronic file attached to or referenced by a meeting notice for the teleconference. The teleconference hosted by a server computer, the invitee has a telephone to call-in to the teleconference via a telephone connection, and an invitee computer downloads the electronic file from the server computer via a first network in response to selection by the invitee of a representation of the electronic file from the meeting notice. The server computer receives a notification that a predetermined combination of keys has been pressed by the invitee on the telephone. In response, the server computer determines an e-mail address or instant message address for the invitee. The server computer attaches and sends the electronic file to an e-mail or instant message with the attached electronic file to the e-mail address or instant message address.

Claims

1. A method for delivering to an invitee of a teleconference an electronic file attached to or referenced by a meeting notice for the teleconference, the teleconference hosted by a server computer, the invitee having a telephone to call-in to the teleconference via a telephone connection, and the invitee having an invitee computer to download the electronic file from the server computer via a first network in response to selection by the invitee of a representation of the electronic file from the meeting notice, the method comprising the steps of:

the server computer receiving a notification that a predetermined combination of keys has been pressed by the invitee on the telephone;

in response, the server computer determining an e-mail address or instant message address for the invitee, and the server computer attaching the electronic file to an e-mail or instant message and sending the e-mail or instant message with the attached electronic file to the e-mail address.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the server computer sends the e-mail or instant message to the invitee via a second network different than the first network.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the server computer is coupled to the telephone to detect the combination of keys pressed by the invitee on the telephone.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the server computer sends the e-mail or instant message to the invitee via a second path in the first network.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the telephone and the invitee'"'"'s computer are a single device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic file comprises at least one of:

a range of pages but not all pages of the teleconference presentation file, an entire teleconference presentation file, all presentation files stored on the server computer associated with the meeting notice, or the current screen discussed during the teleconference.

7. A computer program product for delivering to an invitee of a teleconference an electronic file attached to or referenced by a meeting notice for the teleconference, the teleconference hosted by a server computer, the invitee having a telephone to call-in to the teleconference via a telephone connection, and the invitee having an invitee computer to download the electronic file from the server computer via a first network in response to selection by the invitee of a representation of the electronic file from the meeting notice, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a notification that a predetermined combination of keys has been pressed by the invitee on the telephone; and

program instructions, responsive to the notification that a predetermined combination of keys has been pressed, to determine an e-mail address for the invitee, and to attach the electronic file to an e-mail and to send the e-mail with the attached electronic file to the e-mail address.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the server computer sends the e-mail to the invitee via a second network different than the first network.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the server computer is coupled to the telephone to detect the combination of keys pressed by the invitee on the telephone.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the server computer sends the e-mail to the invitee via a second path in the first network.

11. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the telephone and the invitee computer are a single device.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the electronic file comprises at least one of:

a range of pages but not all pages of the teleconference presentation file, an entire teleconference presentation file, all presentation files stored on the server computer associated with the meeting notice, or the current screen discussed during the teleconference.

13. A computer program product for delivering to an invitee of a teleconference an electronic file attached to or referenced by a meeting notice for the teleconference, the teleconference hosted by a server computer, the invitee having a telephone to call-in to the teleconference via a telephone connection, and the invitee having an invitee computer to download the electronic file from the server computer via a first network in response to selection by the invitee of a representation of the electronic file from the meeting notice, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a notification that a predetermined combination of keys has been pressed by the invitee on the telephone; and

program instructions, responsive to the notification that a predetermined combination of keys has been pressed, to determine an instant message address for the invitee, and to attach the electronic file to an instant message and to send the instant message with the attached electronic file to the instant message address.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the server computer sends the instant message to the invitee via a second network different than the first network.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the server computer is coupled to the telephone to detect the combination of keys pressed by the invitee on the telephone.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the server computer sends the instant message to the invitee via a second path in the first network.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the telephone and the invitee computer are a single device.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the electronic file comprises at least one of:

a range of pages but not all pages of the teleconference presentation file, an entire teleconference presentation file, all presentation files stored on the server computer associated with the meeting notice, or the current screen discussed during the teleconference.