Virtual hallway conversations for remote collaboration
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorAndrew D. Shiner
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Abstract
Systems and methods include monitoring users logging into a collaboration service for a corresponding online meeting; and assigning a plurality of the users to a virtual waiting room, separate from any corresponding online meeting, in advance of their corresponding online meeting to enable collaboration in the virtual waiting room. The systems and methods can further include notifying the plurality of users when their corresponding online meeting has started for the plurality of users to leave the virtual waiting room.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable code stored thereon for programming at least one processor to perform steps of:
- monitoring users logging into a collaboration service for a corresponding online meeting;
- and
- assigning a plurality of the users to a virtual waiting room, separate from any corresponding online meeting, in advance of their corresponding online meeting to enable collaboration in the virtual waiting room.
A method comprising steps of:
- monitoring users logging into a collaboration service for a corresponding online meeting;
- and
- assigning a plurality of the users to a virtual waiting room, separate from any corresponding online meeting, in advance of their corresponding online meeting to enable collaboration in the virtual waiting room.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
- monitor users logging into a collaboration service for a corresponding online meeting, and
- assign a plurality of the users to a virtual waiting room, separate from any corresponding online meeting, in advance of their corresponding online meeting to enable collaboration in the virtual waiting room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.