Moderation control method for participants in a heterogeneous conference call
First Claim
1. A method implemented by one or more processors, the method comprising:
- acquiring a merge control, by one or more processors, to merge a first conference with a second conference to create a single heterogeneous conference, wherein the first conference and the second conference utilize different types of conference hosting systems and the first conference has an associated first pre-merge moderator and the second conference has an associated second pre-merge moderator;
merging, by one or more processors, the first conference with the second conference to create the heterogeneous conference;
determining a moderator for the heterogeneous conference; and
automatically transferring, by one or more processors, moderator controls over each of the participants in the heterogeneous conference from the first pre-merge moderator and/or second pre-merge moderator to the moderator of the heterogeneous conference.
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Abstract
Presented are systems and methods for providing moderator control in a heterogeneous conference including acquiring a merge control to merge a first conference with a second conference to create a single heterogeneous conference, wherein the first conference and the second conference utilize different types of conference hosting systems. The system sends the merge control to a server, wherein the server is configured to establish conference connections with the first conference and the second conference. The system then merges the first conference with the second conference to create the heterogeneous conference and determines a moderator for the heterogeneous conference. The system automatically transfers one or more moderator controls to the moderator of the heterogeneous conference.
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31 Claims
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1. A method implemented by one or more processors, the method comprising:
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acquiring a merge control, by one or more processors, to merge a first conference with a second conference to create a single heterogeneous conference, wherein the first conference and the second conference utilize different types of conference hosting systems and the first conference has an associated first pre-merge moderator and the second conference has an associated second pre-merge moderator; merging, by one or more processors, the first conference with the second conference to create the heterogeneous conference; determining a moderator for the heterogeneous conference; and automatically transferring, by one or more processors, moderator controls over each of the participants in the heterogeneous conference from the first pre-merge moderator and/or second pre-merge moderator to the moderator of the heterogeneous conference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code, the program code being operable, when executed by a computer system, to cause the mobile device to perform a method, the method comprising:
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acquiring a merge control to merge a first conference with a second conference to create a single heterogeneous conference, wherein the first conference and the second conference utilize different types of conference hosting systems and the first conference has an associated first pre-merge moderator and the second conference has an associated second pre-merge moderator; merging the first conference with the second conference to create the heterogeneous conference; determining a moderator for the heterogeneous conference; and automatically transferring moderator controls over each of the participants in the heterogeneous conference from the first pre-merge moderator and/or second pre-merge moderator to the moderator of the heterogeneous conference. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A server comprising:
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a memory storing computer instructions; one or more processors configured to execute the computer instructions such that the server is configured to; acquire a merge control to merge a first conference with a second conference to create a single heterogeneous conference, wherein the first conference and the second conference utilize different types of conference hosting systems; merge the first conference with the second conference to create the heterogeneous conference; determine a moderator for the heterogeneous conference; and automatically transfer moderator controls over each of the participants in the heterogeneous conference to a moderator device of the heterogeneous conference. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile device comprising:
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a memory storing computer instructions; one or more processors configured to execute the computer instructions such that the mobile device is configured to; acquire a merge control to merge a first conference with a second conference to create a single heterogeneous conference, wherein the first conference and the second conference utilize different types of conference hosting systems; merge the first conference with the second conference to create the heterogeneous conference; determine the identity of the moderator of the heterogeneous conference; and automatically transfer moderator controls over each of the participants in the heterogeneous conference to the moderator of the heterogeneous conference. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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