Hard stop indicator in a collaboration session
US10552801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/1093
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is described and in one embodiment includes requesting from a calendaring system calendaring information for a participant in an online collaboration session, wherein the calendaring information includes free/busy information for the participant; receiving the requested calendaring information; verifying based on processing of the received calendaring information that the participant has a hard stop relative to an end of the online collaboration session, wherein the hard stop is a point in time at which the participant can no longer participate in the online collaboration session; and presenting on a display of user equipment associated with the online collaboration system a hard stop indicator for the participant a first amount of time prior to the hard stop, wherein the hard stop indicator is displayed proximate a representation of the participant.
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