# US 2019/0356703 A1 · Automatically joining devices to a video conference > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0356703 A1 - Document ID: US20190356703A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/531,668 - Filed: 2019-08-05 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-27 - Assignees: Cisco Technology, Inc. - Applicants: Cisco Technology, Inc. - Inventors: Jonathan Rosenberg; Amit Barave - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356703A1 ## CPC - H04L 65/1069: Session establishment or de-establishment - H04L 65/1093: by adding participants; by removing participants - H04L 65/403: Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) - H04N 7/152: {Multipoint control units therefor} - H04N 2007/145: {Handheld terminals} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract The present technology allow for a user's portable device to automatically join a videoconference without any action by a user. A collaboration service can be aware of portable devices in a conference room that is an endpoint for a video conference, and learn of identities associated with the portable devices present in the conference room. After the video conference is initiated in the conference room, all devices that are in communication with the collaboration service can also be automatically joined to the conference. Since all conference participants in the conference room have their own portable device that is joined to the conference the portable devices in the conference room act as a second screen available to the video conference. As such video from the conference can be directed to a common conference room display, while conference materials can be displayed separately on the portable devices. Additionally, each conference participant's identity can be added to a conference participant roster automatically. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a collaboration service, information regarding a conference, the conference to include content with at least audio and video; receiving a request to initiate the conference from a first device, the conference associated with a second device; and joining the second device to the conference, the second device joined to receive a portion of the content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second device is automatically joined to the conference upon learning the first device is joined to the conference. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second device is paired with a conference room device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first device is a conference room device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first device is a portable computing device associated with a conference participant. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request to initiate the conference occurs prior to the receiving of the information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: upon determining the second device is no longer paired to the conference, presenting a prompt asking whether the conference should be continued or ended. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: sending a conference roster with information indicating the first device and the second device are in a same location. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the content includes conference materials. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the content includes the video. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: simultaneously sending video of a speaker and conference materials. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: presenting a prompt to the second device requesting confirmation that the second device should be joined to the conference. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause a computing system to: receive information regarding a conference, the conference to include content with at least audio and video; receive a request to initiate the conference from a first device, the conference associated with a second device; and join the second device to the conference, the second device joined to receive a portion of the content. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to modify a conference roster when the second device is joined to the conference. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the portion of the content includes the video. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to simultaneously send the video to the second device and to a display in a conference room. ### Claim 17 A system comprising: one or more conference services configured to: receive information regarding a conference, the conference to include content with at least audio and video, receive a request to initiate the conference from a first device, the conference associated with a second device, and join the second device to the conference, the second device joined to receive a portion of the content. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more conference services are further configured to add the first device to a conference roster of the conference. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more conference services are further configured to, upon determining the second device is no longer joined to the conference send a prompt asking whether the conference should be continued or ended. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more conference services are further configured to simultaneously send video to the second device and to a display in a conference room.