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US 10,380,556 B2Granted
Changing meeting type depending on audience size
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsTolga Kilicli, Gregory Paul Baribault
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Abstract
In one or more embodiments, when an online meeting is being organized, the number of invitees is monitored. Based on the number of invitees, the meeting organizer is automatically prompted to alter the meeting type.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, information for an on-line meeting associated with a first on-line meeting type corresponding to a collaborative meeting designating a, number of invitees as collaborators;
- examining, by the computing device, said information to ascertain a number of invitees of the meeting;
- based on the number of invitees exceeding a threshold, causing display on a display device of a prompt configured to include a selectable option to convert the collaborative meeting to a broadcast meeting, wherein the broadcast meeting comprises a predetermined number of invitees as passive consumers of meeting content;
- and
- if a selection of the option to convert the collaborative meeting to the suggested broadcast meeting is received, causing a conversion of the collaborative meeting to the suggested broadcast meeting.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, information for planning a meeting associated with a first on-line meeting type corresponding to a collaborative meeting designating a number of invitees as collaborators;
- examining, by the computing device, said information to ascertain a number of invitees of the meeting;
- based on the number of invitees exceeding a threshold, causing display on a display device of a prompt configured to include a selectable option to convert the collaborative meeting to a broadcast meeting, wherein the broadcast meeting comprises a predetermined number of invitees as passive consumers of meeting content;
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- responsive to receiving a selection of the option to convert the collaborative meeting to the suggested broadcast meeting, causing a conversion of the collaborative meeting to the suggested broadcast meeting.
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A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer readable media;
- computer readable instructions stored on the one or more computer readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising:
- receiving information for an on-line meeting associated with a first on-line meeting type corresponding to a collaborative meeting designating a predetermined number of invitees as collaborators;
- examining said information to ascertain a number of invitees of the meeting;
- based on the number of invitees exceeding a threshold, causing display on a display device of a prompt configured to include a selectable option to convert the collaborative meeting to a broadcast meeting, wherein the broadcast meeting comprises a predetermined number of invitees as passive consumers of meeting content;
- and
- if a selection of the option to convert the collaborative meeting to the suggested broadcast meeting is received, causing a conversion of the collaborative meeting to the suggested broadcast meeting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.