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Managing a virtual waiting room for online meetings

US10091257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateOct 2, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/4053
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A server or other computing device manages meetings in a virtual meeting room on behalf of a virtual meeting room owner. A request is received from an attendee to join a meeting in the virtual meeting room. A determination is made, based on configurations set by the virtual meeting room owner, whether to connect the attendee to a virtual waiting room. The attendee is connected to the virtual waiting room in accordance with the configurations set by the virtual meeting room owner.

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