Enhanced discovery for ad-hoc meetings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10432676-B2
Application number	US-201715431367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2017
Priority date	Jun 2, 2014
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

Non-limiting examples disclosed herein describe processing capabilities for ad-hoc online meetings. In an implementation, an identifier is received that corresponds with a specific location. A proximity signal is received from one or more components associated with the specific location. The received proximity signal comprises one of: a modulated light signal, an audible sound, an inaudible sound and ambient noise. The identifier is validated based on a comparison of the proximity signal with a reference signal for the one or more components. A service identifier for a conferencing session is provided based on a validation of the identifier. In one example, a computing device is connected to the conference session based on receipt of a request that comprises the provided service identifier. In another example, the conference session is automatically transferred from a client computing device to a component associated with the specific location such as a room display device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for proximity validation comprising:
receiving a query, from a client computing device, including a location identifier that corresponds with a specific location to identify a service identifier for the specific location, where the client computing device detects a transmitted proximity signal;
receiving a proximity signal, based on the transmitted proximity signal, comprising a proximity code from the client computing device, wherein the proximity signal comprises at least one of: a modulated light signal, an audible sound, an inaudible sound, and an ambient noise;
decoding the proximity signal to obtain the proximity code;
comparing the proximity code to a reference signal to determine whether the client computing device is proximate to the specific location;
validating the location identifier in response to determining that the client computing device is proximate to the specific location; and
providing the service identifier for a conference session to the client computing device when the location identifier is validated.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: automatically transferring the conference session from the client computing device to a component associated with the specific location.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: requesting the proximity signal from one or more components associated with the specific location.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: requesting another proximity signal from the one or more components associated with the specific location when the location identifier is determined to be un-validated, and re-validating the location identifier using the other proximity signal.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: connecting the client computing device to the conference session based on receipt of a request that comprises the provided service identifier.

6. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory operatively connected with the at least one processor storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to execute a method for proximity validation that comprises:
receiving a query, from a client computing device, including a location identifier that corresponds with a specific location to identify a service identifier for the specific location, where the client computing device detects a transmitted proximity signal;
receiving a proximity signal, based on the transmitted proximity signal, comprising a proximity code from the client computing device, wherein the proximity signal comprises one of: a modulated light signal, an audible sound, an inaudible sound, and an ambient noise;
decoding the proximity signal to obtain the proximity code;
comparing the proximity code to a reference signal to determine whether the client computing device is proximate to the specific location;
validating the location identifier in response to determining that the client computing device is proximate to the specific location; and
providing the service identifier for a conference session to the client computing device when the location identifier is validated.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the method, executed by the at least one processor, further comprises: automatically transferring the conference session from the client computing device to a component associated with the specific location.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the method, executed by the at least one processor, further comprises: requesting the proximity signal from one or more components associated with the specific location.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the method, executed by the at least one processor, further comprises: requesting another proximity signal from the one or more components associated with the specific location when the location identifier is determined to be un-validated, and re-validating the location identifier using the other proximity signal.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the method, executed by the at least one processor, further comprises: connecting the client computing device to the conference session based on receipt of a request that comprises the provided service identifier.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to execute a method for proximity validation comprising:
receiving a query, from a client computing device, including a location identifier that corresponds with a specific location to identify a service identifier for the specific location, where the client computing device detects a transmitted proximity signal;
receiving a proximity signal, based on the transmitted proximity signal, comprising a proximity code from the client computing device, wherein the proximity signal comprises at least one of: a modulated light signal, an audible sound, an inaudible sound, and an ambient noise;
decoding the proximity signal to obtain the proximity code;
comparing the proximity code to a reference signal to determine whether the client computing device is proximate to the specific location;
validating the location identifier in response to determining that the client computing device is proximate to the specific location; and
providing the service identifier for a conference session to the client computing device when the location identifier is validated.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the executed method further comprising: automatically transferring the conference session from the client computing device to a component associated with the specific location.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the executed method further comprising: requesting the proximity signal from one or more components associated with the specific location.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the executed method further comprising: requesting another proximity signal from one or more other components associated with the specific location when the location identifier is determined to be un-validated, and re-validating the location identifier using the other proximity signal.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the proximity signal comprises the identifier that corresponds to the specific location.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the executed method further comprising: connecting the client computing device to the conference session based on receipt of a request that comprises the provided service identifier.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Cutler Ross Garrett
• Sinclair Andrew Peter
• Kauffman Jonathan Adam
• Krantz Anton

Classifications

• H04L69/161

  Implementation details of TCP/IP or UDP/IP stack architecture; Specification of modified or new header fields · CPC title

• H04L67/141

  Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) · CPC title

• H04L12/1827

  Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation · CPC title

• H04L12/1822

  Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission · CPC title

• H04W72/04

  Wireless resource allocation · CPC title