US 9,432,621 B2Granted

Techniques for interfacing a user to an online meeting

AssigneeCitrix Systems, Inc.

InventorsAshish V. Thapliyal, Florian Winterstein

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Abstract

A technique is directed to interfacing a user to an online meeting. The technique includes performing an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function. The evaluation operation assesses online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set. The technique further includes selecting an I/O device based on a result of the evaluation operation. The technique further includes involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting. Accordingly, the best suited I/O device can automatically be selected to improve the user experience. In some arrangements, rather than automatically switching I/O devices, the user is automatically prompted with a recommended I/O device to use.

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Dependent claims

A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:

performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set;
selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation;
after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of:
(i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and
(ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set;
and
after a predefined amount of time has passed since the selected I/O device was selected, automatically re-evaluating the set of I/O devices during the online meeting, and automatically selecting a different I/O device in place of the selected I/O device in response to re-evaluation of the set of I/O devices.

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A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:

performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set;
selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation;
and
after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of:
(i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and
(ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set;
wherein performing the evaluation operation includes:
evaluating the set of I/O devices based on a set of quality criteria to determine which I/O device of the set provides superior online meeting performance;
wherein the set of I/O devices includes a first I/O device and a second I/O device;
wherein evaluating the set of I/O devices includes:
applying the set of quality criteria to determine that the first I/O device provides superior online meeting performance over the second I/O device when performing the same I/O function;
wherein selecting the I/O device of the set based on the result of the evaluation operation includes:
upon completion of the evaluation operation, choosing the first I/O device over the second I/O device based on application of the set of quality criteria;
wherein the first I/O device is a first speaker;
wherein the second I/O device is a second speaker;
and
wherein performing the user interface operation includes:
outputting an audio signal of the online meeting from the first speaker while not outputting the audio signal of the online meeting from the second speaker.

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A method of interfacing a user to an online meeting, the method comprising:

performing, by processing circuitry, an evaluation operation on a set of input/output (I/O) devices available for use by the user during the online meeting, each I/O device of the set being constructed and arranged to perform a same I/O function, the evaluation operation assessing online meeting performance of each I/O device of the set;
selecting, by the processing circuitry, an I/O device of the set based on a result of the evaluation operation;
and
after the I/O device is selected, performing, by the processing circuitry, a user interface operation to interface the user to the online meeting, the user interface operation one of:
(i) involving the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and excluding a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set, and
(ii) prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting to enable the user to participate in the online meeting via the selected I/O device of the set and not via the non-selected I/O device of the set;
wherein performing the evaluation operation includes:
evaluating the set of I/O devices based on a set of quality criteria to determine which I/O device of the set provides superior online meeting performance;
wherein the set of I/O devices includes a first I/O device and a second I/O device;
wherein evaluating the set of I/O devices includes:
applying the set of quality criteria to determine that the first I/O device provides superior online meeting performance over the second I/O device when performing the same I/O function, and
wherein selecting the I/O device of the set based on the result of the evaluation operation includes:
upon completion of the evaluation operation, choosing the first I/O device over the second I/O device based on application of the set of quality criteria;
and
wherein prompting the user to involve the selected I/O device of the set in the online meeting and exclude a non-selected I/O device of the set from the online meeting includes:
when a new I/O device is selected, rendering a visual prompt to the user which identifies the new I/O device as a best suited I/O device for the online meeting and prompts the user to switch to the new I/O device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/184,041Filed 19 Feb 2014
Published: US 2015/0237303 A120 Aug 2015
Granted: 30 Aug 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04N 7/15
Systems for two-way working: conference systems
G11B 27/034
Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals: on discs
H04L 12/1813
For broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast: for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms
H04L 12/1827
For computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms: network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation