Managed conference calling
US8599723B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/006
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The subject matter of this disclosure can be implemented in, among other things, a method. In these examples, the method includes receiving a request to join a conference call from a user, and determining whether the user is allowed to join the conference call based on an access policy configurable by a moderator of the conference call. The method may also include upon determining that the user is allowed to join the conference call, connecting the user to the conference all, determining a set of permissions granted to the user for participating on the conference call based on the access policy, and outputting a user interface to the user or sending a message to another computing device to cause the other computing device to output the user interface to the user, wherein the user interface includes a set of conference call management options based upon the set of permissions granted to the user.
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