Cloud-based conferencing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016294889-A1
Application number	US-201514674268-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

One or more examples provide a method of web conferencing that includes: receiving an initiation request at a management server from a host client device to initiate a scheduled web conference; identifying, in response to the initiation request, an enterprise device located at an enterprise location reserved for the scheduled web conference, the enterprise device communicatively coupled to the management server over a network; and relaying a content stream from the host client device through the management server to the enterprise device over the network for display of the content stream at the enterprise location.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A method of web conferencing, comprising:
receiving an initiation request at a management server from a host client device to initiate a scheduled web conference; identifying, in response to the initiation request, an enterprise device located at an enterprise location reserved for the scheduled web conference, the enterprise device communicatively coupled to the management server over a network; and relaying a content stream from the host client device through the management server to the enterprise device over the network for display of the content stream at the enterprise location.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying comprises:
obtaining invitation information for the scheduled web conference from a database accessible by the management server, the invitation information including an identifier of the enterprise device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying, in response to the initiation request, at least one recipient device invited to the scheduled web conference; and relaying the content stream from the host device to each of the at least one recipient client device invited to the scheduled web conference.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the management server is configured to manage the at least one recipient client device.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein identifying the at least one recipient device comprises:
obtaining invitation information for the scheduled web conference from a database accessible by the management server, the invitation information identifying at least one user; and obtaining device information from the database for the at least one user, the device information identifying the at least one recipient device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content stream comprises at least a portion of content displayed by a screen of the host client device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the enterprise device comprises a projector or a device coupled to a projector.

8 . A system, comprising:
a memory device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory device to:
receive an initiation request from a host client device to initiate a scheduled web conference;
identify, in response to the initiation request, an enterprise device located at an enterprise location reserved for the scheduled web conference, the enterprise device communicatively coupled to the system over a network; and
relay a content stream from the host client device to the enterprise device over the network for display of the content stream at the enterprise location.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to obtain invitation information for the scheduled web conference from a database stored in the memory device, the invitation information including an identifier of the enterprise device.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
identify, in response to the initiation request, at least one recipient device invited to the scheduled web conference; and relay the content stream from the host device to each of the at least one recipient client device invited to the scheduled web conference.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the system is configured to manage the at least one recipient client device.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein processor is configured to:
obtain invitation information for the scheduled web conference from a database stored in the memory device, the invitation information identifying at least one user; and obtain device information from the database for the at least one user, the device information identifying the at least one recipient device.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the content stream comprises at least a portion of content display by a screen of the host client device.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the enterprise device comprises a projector or a device coupled to a projector.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed in a computer system, causes the computer system to carry out a method of web conferencing, comprising:
receiving an initiation request at a management server from a host client device to initiate a scheduled web conference; identifying, in response to the initiation request, an enterprise device located at an enterprise location reserved for the scheduled web conference, the enterprise device communicatively coupled to the management server over a network; and relaying a content stream from the host client device through the management server to the enterprise device over the network for display of the content stream at the enterprise location.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the identifying comprises:
obtaining invitation information for the scheduled web conference from a database accessible by the management server, the invitation information including an identifier of the enterprise device.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:
identifying, in response to the initiation request, at least one recipient device invited to the scheduled web conference; and relaying the content stream from the host device to each of the at least one recipient client device invited to the scheduled web conference.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the management server is configured to manage the at least one recipient client device.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the content stream comprises at least a portion of content displayed by a screen of the host client device.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the enterprise device comprises a projector or a device coupled to a projector.

Assignees

• Vmware Inc

Inventors

• George Moses

Classifications

• H04L9/0833

  involving conference or group key (network architectures or network communication protocols for key management in group communication in a packet data network H04L63/065) · CPC title

• H04N1/42

  Systems for two-way working {, e.g. conference systems (H04N1/32 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H04L12/18

  for broadcast or conference {, e.g. multicast} · CPC title

• H04L65/403 Primary

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title