US 12,015,496 B2 · Taking a break after seamless transition between network conferences

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for taking a break after seamless transition between network conferences. In an embodiment, a method for taking a break after a transition between network conferences includes operations of attending a first network conference using a first conference state and a conferencing application, and displaying Up-Next conference status about a second network conference. The method also includes operations of receiving a request to enter a break mode after joining the second network conference, joining the second network conference using the first conference state and the conferencing application, and transmitting a break mode icon to participants in the second network conference.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

providing, by a user device, an indication of an upcoming conference during a conference;
receiving, by the user device, a request to join the upcoming conference using a break mode;
and
joining, by the user device, the upcoming conference using the break mode.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/080,223Filed 13 Dec 2022 · continuation

Priority

30 Sep 2020

Published

US 2023/0115155 A113 Apr 2023

Granted

18 Jun 2024

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

H04L 12/1822
For computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms: conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants,…
H04N 7/147
Between two video terminals, e.g. videophone: communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication,…
H04L 12/1818
For computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms: conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to…
H04L 67/54
Network services: presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Family

Application17/039,764Parent of this continuation · filed 30 Sep 2020

Application17/350,403Parent of this continuation · filed 17 Jun 2021

US 11,070,385 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 20 Jul 2021

US 2023/0115155 A1Pre-grant publication · published 13 Apr 2023

US 11,539,539 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2022/0103386 A1Published application

US 12,015,496 B2This patent

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Taking a break after seamless transition between network conferences

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Taking a break after seamless transition between network conferences

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Abstract

Claims20