Meeting Join for Meeting Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016269409-A1
Application number	US-201514657918-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 13, 2015
Priority date	Mar 13, 2015
Publication date	Sep 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Various embodiments enable an application on a first device to log into an online meeting in association with a trusted entity, such as a trusted user. Once trust is established between the trusted entity and the meeting domain, such as an enterprise domain, permissions can be assigned to a meeting device, by virtue of the trust relationship with the trusted entity, to enable the meeting device to join the meeting as a participant, thus allowing the meeting device to bypass an initial join process such as a meeting lobby and the like. By virtue of the assigned permissions, the meeting device may take control of the meeting and control the experience for others in the meeting as a meeting organizer or some other permission-centric role.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
establishing a trust relationship between a trusted entity and a meeting service; establishing local trust between a computing device and a meeting device; causing the meeting device to be admitted to a meeting based on the trust relationship between the trusted entity and the meeting service, and the local trust between the computing device and the meeting device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the trusted entity comprises a trusted user and the trust relationship is established by virtue of user credentials of the trusted user.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing local trust is performed by establishing that the computing device is proximate the meeting device in a manner consistent with conducting an online meeting.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the meeting device has no security credentials with respect to a meeting domain in which the meeting takes place.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing local trust comprises, at least in part, transmitting a PIN associated with the meeting device to the meeting service.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing local trust comprises receiving entry of a PIN associated with the meeting device and transmitting the PIN to the meeting service.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing local trust is performed, at least in part, automatically by way of wireless communication between the computing device and the meeting device.

8 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
establishing, by a first device, a trust relationship with a meeting service; establishing, by the first device, a control relationship with a meeting device; and communicating admission information to the meeting service effective to enable the meeting service to admit the meeting device to an online meeting, admission to the online meeting being based on both the trust relationship and the control relationship.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein said establishing a trust relationship is performed by conveying credential information to enable a user to log into an online meeting.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises receiving information from the meeting device and conveying this information to the meeting service.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises providing information to the meeting device effective to enable the meeting device to provide information to the meeting service.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises receiving a PIN from the meeting device and conveying the PIN to the meeting service.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises establishing the control relationship based on location proximity between the first device and the meeting device.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein said communicating admission information is effective to cause the meeting device to be admitted to the online meeting with elevated permissions

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein said communicating admission information is effective to cause the meeting device to be admitted to the online meeting by bypassing a pre-meeting admissions staging area.

16 . A device comprising:
one or more processors; one or more computer readable media; computer-readable instructions embodied on the one or more computer readable media and executable by the one or more processors to implement a meeting service configured to perform operations comprising:
establishing a trust relationship with a first device;
receiving admission information from the first device, the admission information being associated with an untrusted meeting device; and
based on the trust relationship and the admission information, admitting the meeting device to an online meeting.

17 . The device of claim 16 , wherein establishing the trust relationship comprises receiving information associated with a trusted entity and using the information to provide admission to the online meeting.

18 . The device of claim 16 , wherein said admitting comprises admitting the meeting device with elevated permissions that are the same as a trusted entity associated with the first device.

19 . The device of claim 16 , wherein said admitting comprises enabling the meeting device to bypass a pre-meeting admissions staging area.

20 . The device of claim 16 , wherein said admitting comprises admitting the meeting device with permissions associated with a meeting organizer or presenter.

21 . A system comprising:
one or more processors; one or more computer-readable storage media storing an application which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
establishing a trust relationship with a meeting service;
establishing a control relationship with a meeting device; and
communicating admission information to the meeting service effective to enable the meeting service to admit the meeting device to an online meeting, admission to the online meeting being based on both the trust relationship and the control relationship.

22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein said establishing a trust relationship is performed by conveying credential information to enable a user to log into an online meeting.

23 . The system of claim 21 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises receiving information from the meeting device and conveying this information to the meeting service.

24 . The system of claim 21 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises providing information to the meeting device effective to enable the meeting device to provide information to the meeting service.

25 . The system of claim 21 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises receiving a PIN from the meeting device and conveying the PIN to the meeting service.

26 . The system of claim 21 , wherein establishing the control relationship comprises establishing the control relationship based on location proximity between the first device and the meeting device.

27 . The system of claim 21 , wherein said communicating admission information is effective to cause the meeting device to be admitted to the online meeting with elevated permissions.

28 . The system of claim 21 , wherein said communicating admission information is effective to cause the meeting device to be admitted to the online meeting by bypassing a pre-meeting admissions staging area.

29 . A meeting device comprising:
one or more processors; one or more computer-readable storage media storing an application which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
enabling a control relationship to be established with a first device, the control relationship enabling, at least in part, a meeting to be conducted using the meeting device; and
receiving, from a meeting service, admission to the meeting in a manner that enables a user of the first device to use the meeting device to participate in the meeting.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Fried Chaim
• Krantz Anton W

Classifications

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• H04L63/08

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title

• H04L63/107 Primary

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title

• H04L63/10 Primary

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title

• G06Q10/1093 Primary

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title