Auto-Dial and Connection into Conference Calls
AssigneePlantronics, Inc.
InventorGunjan Bhow
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Abstract
Methods and systems for dialing into conference calls are presented. A meeting request is received by an attendee, and the dial-in information in the meeting request is stored. A meeting reminder is displayed at the proposed date and time or a predetermined period prior to the proposed date and time, and a conference call confirmation instruction or cancellation instruction is received from the attendee. The conference call dial-in number is automatically dialed at the proposed date and time. A network connection is established and the conference call meeting identification number is transmitted.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving at an attendee computing device a meeting request notification message comprising a meeting request, wherein the meeting request includes a proposed date and time and a dial-in number;
- receiving an accept meeting instruction or a reject meeting instruction;
- placing the meeting request on a calendaring application at the attendee computing device at the proposed date and time;
- displaying a meeting reminder on the attendee computing device at the proposed date and time or a predetermined period prior to the proposed date and time;
- receiving a call confirmation instruction or cancellation instruction;
- and
- automatically calling the dial-in number at a later time responsive to receiving the call confirmation instruction.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one more computers to perform operations comprising:
- receiving at an attendee computing device a meeting request notification message comprising a meeting request, wherein the meeting request includes a proposed date and time and a dial-in number;
- receiving an accept meeting instruction or a reject meeting instruction;
- placing the meeting request on a calendaring application at the attendee computing device at the proposed date and time;
- displaying a meeting reminder on the attendee computing device at the proposed date and time or a predetermined period prior to the proposed date and time;
- receiving a call confirmation instruction or cancellation instruction;
- and
- automatically calling the dial-in number at a later time responsive to receiving the call confirmation instruction.
A method for dialing into a conference call comprising:
- receiving at an attendee computing device a meeting request notification message comprising a meeting request, wherein the meeting request includes a proposed date and time, a conference call dial-in number, and a conference call meeting identification number;
- receiving an accept meeting instruction or a reject meeting instruction;
- transmitting the conference call dial-in number and the conference call meeting identification number to a first remote device for storage in a memory of the first remote device;
- receiving an attendee call-back number input at the attendee computing device;
- transmitting the attendee call-back number to the first remote device for storage in the memory of the first remote device;
- placing the meeting request on a calendaring application at the attendee computing device at the proposed date and time;
- displaying a meeting reminder on the attendee computing device at the proposed date and time or a predetermined period prior to the proposed date and time;
- receiving a conference call confirmation instruction or cancellation instruction;
- automatically calling the conference call dial-in number using the first remote device at a later time responsive to receiving the conference call confirmation instruction;
- establishing a first network connection between the first remote device and a second remote device;
- transmitting the conference call meeting identification number from the first remote device to the second remote device over the first network connection;
- automatically calling the attendee call-back number using the first remote device;
- establishing a second network connection between the first remote device and an attendee telephone;
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- linking the attendee telephone to the second remote device to join a conference call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.