Virtual receptionist via videoconferencing

A system comprising:

• a reception room meeting device configured for establishing a video conference with a device associated with a remote receptionist through the reception room meeting device by
• sending, to a video conference provider, a meeting request for a video meeting with one of a list of candidate remote receptionists in response to receiving an activation signal triggered by a visitor in an area where the reception room meeting device is located, wherein the meeting request is generated by the reception room meeting device, and wherein the meeting request comprises request data specifying the list of candidate remote receptionists identified without intervention from the visitor;
• and
• establishing the video meeting with a device associated with a remote receptionist available to assist the visitor out of the list of candidate remote receptionists selected by the video conference provider based on the meeting request;
• one or more input devices configured for obtaining data associated with the visitor;
• and
• one or more computing devices comprising one or more processors and non-transitory computer-readable media communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• access the data associated with the visitor obtained by the one or more input devices;
• determine a status of the visitor based on the data associated with the visitor, the status of the visitor comprising an authenticity status or a physical status;
• and
• transmit the status of the visitor to the device associated with the available remote receptionist.

A system comprising:

• a reception room meeting device configured for establishing a video conference with a device associated with a remote receptionist through the reception room meeting device by
• sending a meeting request for a video meeting with one of a list of candidate remote receptionists in response to receiving an activation signal triggered by a visitor in an area where the reception room meeting device is located, wherein the request is generated by the reception room meeting device, and wherein the meeting request comprises request data specifying the list of candidate remote receptionists identified without intervention from the visitor;
• and
• establishing the video meeting with a device associated with a remote receptionist on the list of candidate remote receptionists selected based on the request;
• one or more computing devices comprising one or more processors and non-transitory computer-readable media communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from the reception room meeting device among a plurality of reception room meeting devices, the request for the video meeting;
• determining a qualified remote receptionist from the list of candidate remote receptionists;
• and
• causing a video meeting between the reception room meeting device and a device associated with the qualified remote receptionist to be initiated by sending, to a video conference provider, a meeting request for the video meeting.