Method and apparatus for controlling actions based on triggers in a conference

US7886001B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Aseem Asthana · San Jose, US
• Ashish Chotai · Santa Clara, US
• Sravan Vadlakonda · Sunnyvale, US
• Shantanu Sarkar · San Jose, US
• Randall B. Baird · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2005
• Grant date: Feb 8, 2011
• Expiry date: Oct 14, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are conferencing systems, devices, architectures, and methods for implementing a trigger-based conferencing system to facilitate increased productivity meeting participation. An exemplary method, in accordance with embodiments, of managing a workflow application in a conference, where the conference includes a plurality of events, can include: (i) creating a trigger by defining a predicate and action for the trigger; (ii) registering the trigger to at least one of a plurality of detection points; (iii) evaluating the trigger's predicate each time any of the detection points against which it is registered are encountered; and (iv) executing actions associated with the trigger if the predicate evaluation is positive, where execution of the actions can result in a state change in the conference.