Automatically joining devices to a video conference
US10375125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2007/145
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present technology allow for a user's portable device to automatically join a videoconference without any action by a user. A collaboration service can be aware of portable devices in a conference room that is an endpoint for a video conference, and learn of identities associated with the portable devices present in the conference room. After the video conference is initiated in the conference room, all devices that are in communication with the collaboration service can also be automatically joined to the conference. Since all conference participants in the conference room have their own portable device that is joined to the conference the portable devices in the conference room act as a second screen available to the video conference. As such video from the conference can be directed to a common conference room display, while conference materials can be displayed separately on the portable devices. Additionally, each conference participant's identity can be added to a conference participant roster automatically.
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