Location-based control for conferencing systems

A mobile computing device comprising:

• a communication interface in communication with a server of a videoconferencing system, the videoconferencing system including multiple videoconferencing rooms each including a videoconferencing codec and a system controller, the server adapted to store information about each videoconferencing room and in communication with each system controller via the one or more wired and/or wireless communication networks;
• a memory for storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to:
• communicate with the server via the one or more wired and/or wireless communication networks to exchange data with the server to determine whether at least one of multiple videoconferencing rooms is within a defined proximity of the mobile computing device;
• and
• in response to determining that at least one of the videoconferencing rooms is within the defined proximity of the mobile computing device:
• transmit one or more commands, via the server, to the system controller located in said at least one of the videoconferencing rooms, to control the videoconferencing codec located in said at least one of the videoconferencing rooms according to the one or more commands to establish or control a videoconference in said at least one of the videoconferencing rooms.

A system controller for use in a videoconferencing system including multiple videoconferencing rooms each including a videoconferencing codec, the system controller located in one of the videoconferencing rooms, the system controller comprising:

• a communication interface in communication with a videoconferencing codec located in the same videoconferencing room as the system controller, via one or more wired and/or wireless communication networks;
• a memory configured to store information about the videoconferencing room in which the system controller is located, and computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to:
• receive one or more commands transmitted by a mobile computing device in response to determining whether a videoconferencing room in which the system controller is located is within a defined proximity of the mobile computing device;
• and
• control, via the communication interface, the videoconferencing codec located in the same videoconferencing room as the system controller, according to the one or more commands to establish or control a videoconference in the same videoconferencing room.