Proximity-based conference session transfer

An apparatus serving as a conference device comprising:

• a memory configured to store data and instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute a network interface, a session code generator, and a session coordinator stored in the memory,
• the network interface configured to receive an encrypted conference session message from a conference server and communicate a conference session code to an area in proximity to the apparatus, wherein a user device in the area in proximity to the apparatus receives the conference session code and requests the conference server to coordinate the conference device to assume a conference session of the user device, and the network interface further configured to receive a message from the conference server requesting the apparatus to assume the conference session of the user device,
• the session code generator configured to generate the conference session code based on the received encrypted conference session message, and
• the session coordinator configured to assume the conference session of the user device by coordinating conference functions according to input from the user device.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations at a conference device, the operations comprising:

• generating a conference session code based on an encrypted conference session message received from a conference server;
• communicating the conference session code to an area in proximity to the conference device, wherein a user device in the area in proximity to the conference device receives the conference session code and requests the conference server to coordinate the conference device to assume a conference session of the user device;
• receiving a message from the conference server requesting the conference device to assume the conference session of the user device;
• and
• assuming the conference session of the user device by performing conference functions according to input from the user device.