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US 2014/0229219 A1Published application
Automated calendared conference rescheduling and forwarding
AssigneePolycom, Inc.
InventorsEverett Hiller, Erin Ammon
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AssigneePolycom, Inc.
InventorsEverett Hiller, Erin Ammon
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Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically rescheduling and optionally transferring audio/video conferences when a conference runs longer than its previously allocated time. The disclosed relocation process incorporates one or more of a plurality of input sources such as electronic calendars, face/voice recognition systems, proximity systems, enterprise maps, and/or resource databases to assist in schedule adjustments. For example, if it is determined a meeting is running long then an organizer of a second impacted meeting can be notified of the over-run and prompted for information. If the second meeting organizer is amenable to delay or reschedule, options are presented to the second meeting organizer Once a plan change is determined, changes in schedule or location are automatically propagated to resources and attendees scheduled for the second meeting. Also, when a conference must relocate, actions associated with relocating resources are automated and confidentiality concerns can be taken into account.
A method of automatically extending a meeting that is utilizing conferencing devices, the method comprising:
A conferencing device comprising:
A non-transitory program storage device with instructions for controlling a programmable control device stored thereon, the instructions for configuring the programmable control device to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.