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US 11,695,581 B2Granted
Video conference calendar integration
AssigneeIntermedia.net, Inc.
InventorEli Burpee
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a tool to provide calendar integration with video conferencing technology to allow for the rendering of a specialized graphical user interface during a video conference that displays not only an identification of which users are currently attending or otherwise connected to the video conference but also an identification of users that have been invited to the video conference but not yet attended.
Claims20
A method of providing video conference calendar integration, comprising:
- receiving, at a meeting server, via a meeting server application program interface (API), meeting details from a calendar software client plugin, the meeting details regarding a meeting scheduled by a host using a calendar software client associated with the calendar software client plugin, the meeting details including a list of invitees and a starting time for the meeting;
- at a time matching the starting time for the meeting, initiating a video conference for the one or more actual attendees, the one or more actual attendees being potential attendee who have initiated a request to join the meeting, the initiating the video conference including causing rendering of a first user interface screen on a client device of each of the one or more actual attendees, the first user interface screen comprising a first portion displaying a list of all potential attendees, including one or more potential attendees who have not initiated a request to join the meeting, and a second portion displaying content of the meeting;
- and
- after a predetermined period of time, altering the first portion so that only actual attendees, including any potential attendees who did not initiate a request to join the meeting by the starting time of the meeting but who have since initiated a request to join the meeting, are displayed.
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A system comprising:
- at least one hardware processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, at a meeting server, via a meeting server application program interface (API), meeting details from a calendar software client plugin, the meeting details regarding a meeting scheduled by a host using a calendar software client associated with the calendar software client plugin, the meeting details including a list of invitees and a starting time for the meeting;
- at a time matching the starting time for the meeting, initiating a video conference for the one or more actual attendees, the one or more actual attendees being potential attendee who have initiated a request to join the meeting, the initiating the video conference including causing rendering of a first user interface screen on a client device of each of the one or more actual attendees, the first user interface screen comprising a first portion displaying a list of all potential attendees, including one or more potential attendees who have not initiated a request to join the meeting, and a second portion displaying content of the meeting;
- and
- after a predetermined period of time, altering the first portion so that only actual attendees, including any potential attendees who did not initiate a request to join the meeting by the starting time of the meeting but who have since initiated a request to join the meeting, are displayed.
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A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more machines, cause the one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, at a meeting server, via a meeting server application program interface (API), meeting details from a calendar software client plugin, the meeting details regarding a meeting scheduled by a host using a calendar software client associated with the calendar software client plugin, the meeting details including a list of invitees and a starting time for the meeting;
- at a time matching the starting time for the meeting, initiating a video conference for the one or more actual attendees, the one or more actual attendees being potential attendee who have initiated a request to join the meeting, the initiating the video conference including causing rendering of a first user interface screen on a client device of each of the one or more actual attendees, the first user interface screen comprising a first portion displaying a list of all potential attendees, including one or more potential attendees who have not initiated a request to join the meeting, and a second portion displaying content of the meeting;
- and
- after a predetermined period of time, altering the first portion so that only actual attendees, including any potential attendees who did not initiate a request to join the meeting by the starting time of the meeting but who have since initiated a request to join the meeting, are displayed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.