# US 2014/0155045 A1 · System and method for accessing a conference system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155045 A1 - Document ID: US20140155045A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/705,337 - Filed: 2012-12-05 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) - Inventors: Reed Bennett, JR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155045A1 ## CPC - H04M 3/56: Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities (video conference systems H04N7/15) - H04L 12/1818: {Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties} - H04M 3/565: {relating to time schedule aspects} - H04M 3/567: {Multimedia conference systems} - H04W 4/06: Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - H04M 2203/5054: Meet-me conference, i.e. participants dial-in - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A user equipment, method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a system of connecting a user equipment to a conference system are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a conference dialer application receives a meeting notification from a calendar application, where the meeting notification describes a meeting hosted on a conference system and includes at least one conference access code used to access the conference system. The conference dialer application prompts the user for voice input. The conference dialer application receives a first voice input from the user indicating to the user equipment to join the meeting on the conference system. The conference dialer application, responsive to the first voice input, automatically supplies the at least one conference access code in order to join the meeting. Finally, the conference dialer application, via a telephone dialer application, connects the user equipment to the meeting on the conference system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user equipment (UE), comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, coupled to the at least one processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further includes computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to: receive a meeting notification from a calendar application, wherein the meeting notification describes a meeting hosted on a conference system, and includes at least one conference access code used to access the conference system; prompt the user for voice input in response to the meeting notification; receive a first voice input from the user indicating to the UE to join the meeting on the conference system; responsive to the first voice input, automatically supply the at least one conference access code from the meeting notification to the conference system in order to join the meeting; and connect to the meeting on the conference system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The UE according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: determine if the UE is set to a silent mode; responsive to a determination that the UE is set to the silent mode, display a user interface prompting a user for silent input in response to the meeting notification; receive, via the user interface, a first silent input from the user indicating to the UE to join a meeting on the conference system; and responsive to the first silent input, automatically supply the at least one conference access code to the conference system in order to join the meeting. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The UE according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a second voice input, connect a three-way conference with a user-requested contact and the conference system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The UE according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a third voice input, forward the meeting notification to at least one user-requested contact. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The UE according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a fourth voice input, delay access to the conference system for a predetermined time period. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The UE according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a fifth voice input, cancel access to the conference system. ### Claim 7 A method for connecting a user equipment (UE) to a conference system, the method comprising: receiving, using at least one processor, a meeting notification from a calendar application, wherein the meeting notification describes a meeting hosted on a conference system, and includes at least one conference access code used to access the conference system; prompting the user for voice input in response to the meeting notification; receiving a first voice input from the user indicating to the UE to join the meeting on the conference system; responsive to the first voice input, automatically supplying the at least one conference access code in order to join the meeting; and connecting to the meeting on the conference system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: determining if the UE is set to a silent mode; in response to determining that the UE is set to a silent mode, displaying a user interface prompting a user for silent input in response to the meeting notification; receiving, via the user interface, a first silent input from the user indicating to the UE to join a meeting on the conference system; and in response to the first silent input, automatically supplying the at least one conference access code to the conference system in order to join the meeting. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: in response to a second voice input, connecting a three-way conference with a user-requested contact and the conference system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: in response to a third voice input, forwarding the meeting notification to at least one user-requested contact. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: in response to a fourth voice input, delaying access to the conference system for a predetermined time period. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: in response to a fifth voice input, cancel access to the conference system. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further including computer-readable instructions, when executed by at least one processor, are configured to: receive a meeting notification from a calendar application, wherein the meeting notification describes a meeting hosted on a conference system, and includes at least one conference access code used to access the conference system; prompt the user for voice input in response to the meeting notification; receive a first voice input from the user indicating to the UE to join the meeting on the conference system; responsive to the first voice input, automatically supply the at least one conference access code from the meeting notification to the conference system in order to join the meeting; and connect to the meeting on the conference system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: determine if the UE is set to a silent mode; responsive to a determination that the UE is set to the silent mode, display a user interface prompting a user for silent input in response to the meeting notification; receive, via the user interface, a first silent input from the user indicating to the UE to join a meeting on the conference system; and responsive to the first silent input, automatically supply the at least one conference access code to the conference system in order to join the meeting. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a second voice input, connect a three-way conference with a user-requested contact and the conference system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a third voice input, forward the meeting notification to at least one user-requested contact. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a fourth voice input, delay access to the conference system for a predetermined time period. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to: responsive to a fifth voice input, cancel access to the conference system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A system for connecting a user equipment (UE) to a conference system, the system comprising: a UE as recited in claim 1; and a conference system, further comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further includes computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to: receive at least one conference access code from the UE, assign the UE to a virtual meeting corresponding to the at least one conference access code, and connect the UE to the virtual meeting.