Method to automatically connect a meeting room phone to a conference call
US7499535B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2242/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Connecting a meeting room telephone to a conference call, including: parsing a user's calendar entry to determine a room where a conference is scheduled, a meeting start time, and a conference call telephone number; querying a room reservation system for a telephone number for a meeting room telephone; waiting until detecting an attendee entering the room; in response to the attendee, other than a meeting chairperson, entering, connecting the telephone to the call with a participant passcode, other that a chairperson passcode; and detecting the chairperson entering the room, and in response thereto, automatically re-dialing the number and/or renegotiating the call utilizing the chairperson passcode; if the telephone is not connected to the call when the chairperson enters the room, automatically detecting that the chairperson has entered the room and, in response thereto, connecting the telephone to the call utilizing the chairperson passcode.
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