Identifying guests in web meetings

A computer program product in a non-transitory computer readable medium for use in a data processing system, the computer program product holding computer program instructions which, when executed by the data processing system, perform a method of managing users in web meetings, wherein a user must follow a meeting invite URL to join the web meeting, the method comprising:

• providing each user that is a registered user with a first type of meeting invite URL;
• providing each user that is a guest user with a second type of meeting invite URL that is distinct from the first type of meeting invite URL, the second type of meeting invite URL including a value uniquely associated with the guest user;
• responsive to receipt of an indication that a registered user has selected the first type of meeting invite URL to join the web meeting, joining the registered user to the web meeting if the registered user is authenticated;
• and
• responsive to receipt of an indication that a guest user has selected the second type of meeting invite URL provided to the guest user, joining the guest user to the web meeting.

Apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• computer memory holding computer program instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method of managing users in web meetings, wherein a user must following a meeting invite URL to join the web meeting, the method comprising:
• providing each user that is a registered user with a first type of meeting invite URL;
• providing each user that is a guest user with a second type of meeting invite URL that is distinct from the first type of meeting invite URL, the second type of meeting invite URL including a value uniquely associated with the guest user, the value having been generated by applying a given function to (i) one or more contact details of the guest user, and, optionally (ii) other information that is one of:
• a timestamp, a domain, a sub-domain, an organization, and security data;
• responsive to receipt of an indication that a registered user has selected the first type of meeting invite URL to join the web meeting, joining the registered user to the web meeting if the registered user is authenticated;
• and
• responsive to receipt of an indication that a guest user has selected the second type of meeting invite URL provided to the guest user, joining the guest user to the web meeting.

A computer program product in a non-transitory computer readable medium for use in a data processing system, the computer program product holding computer program instructions which, when executed by the data processing system, perform a method of managing users in web meetings, wherein a user must following a meeting invite URL to join the web meeting, the method comprising:

• providing each user that is a registered user with a first type of meeting invite URL;
• providing each user that is a guest user with a second type of meeting invite URL that is distinct from the first type of meeting invite URL, the second type of meeting invite URL including a value uniquely associated with the guest user, the value having been generated by applying a given function to (i) one or more contact details of the guest user, and, optionally (ii) other information that is one of:
• a timestamp, a domain, a sub-domain, an organization, and security data;
• responsive to receipt of an indication that a registered user has selected the first type of meeting invite URL to join the web meeting, joining the registered user to the web meeting if the registered user is authenticated;
• and
• responsive to receipt of an indication that a guest user has selected the second type of meeting invite URL provided to the guest user, joining the guest user to the web meeting.