Secure Virtual Meetings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022303148-A1
Application number	US-202117208131-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 22, 2021
Priority date	Mar 22, 2021
Publication date	Sep 22, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to secure virtual meetings. According to one aspect, a user system can execute a secure virtual meeting module to identify a user that is to participate in a virtual meeting. The secure virtual meeting module can identify an authorized meeting environment in which the user is authorized to participate in the virtual meeting. The secure virtual meeting module can determine if the user is present in the authorized meeting environment, if an unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment, and if a device is operating in a listening mode. In response to determining that the user is present in the authorized meeting environment, the unauthorized person is not present in the authorized meeting environment, and the device is not operating in the listening mode, the secure virtual meeting module can instruct a virtual meeting application to begin the virtual meeting.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
identifying, by a secure virtual meeting module executed by a processing component of a user system, a user that is to participate in a virtual meeting; identifying, by the secure virtual meeting module, an authorized meeting environment in which the user is authorized to participate in the virtual meeting; determining, by the secure virtual meeting module, if the user is present in the authorized meeting environment; determining, by the secure virtual meeting module, if an unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment; determining, by the secure virtual meeting module, if a device is operating in a listening mode; and in response to determining that the user is present in the authorized meeting environment, the unauthorized person is not present in the authorized meeting environment, and the device is not operating in the listening mode, instructing, by the secure virtual meeting module, a virtual meeting application also executed by the processing component of the user system, to begin the virtual meeting.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying, by the secure virtual meeting module, the user that is to participate in the virtual meeting comprises utilizing a camera component of the user system to identify the user.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein identifying, by the secure virtual meeting module, the user that is to participate in the virtual meeting further comprises utilizing a facial recognition technology to identify the user.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying, by the secure virtual meeting module, the authorized meeting environment in which the user is authorized to participate in the virtual meeting comprises identifying, by the secure virtual meeting module, the authorized meeting environment as an entire field of view of a camera component of the user system.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying, by the secure virtual meeting module, the authorized meeting environment in which the user is authorized to participate in the virtual meeting comprises identifying, by the secure virtual meeting module, the authorized meeting environment as a portion of a field of view of a camera component of the user system.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the portion of the field of view of the camera component of the user system is defined, at least in part, by a virtual boundary.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the portion of the field of view of the camera component of the user system is defined, at least in part, by a policy.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the user is not present in the authorized meeting environment, instructing, by the secure virtual meeting module, the virtual meeting application to delay the virtual meeting.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment or that the device is operating in the listening mode, presenting a warning to the user.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment or that the device is operating in the listening mode, generating and sending an alarm to a meeting data owner.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment or that the device is operating in the listening mode, performing a remedial action.

12 . A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing component of a user system, cause the processing component to perform operations comprising:
identifying a user that is to participate in a virtual meeting; identifying an authorized meeting environment in which the user is authorized to participate in the virtual meeting; determining if the user is present in the authorized meeting environment; determining if an unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment; determining if a device is operating in a listening mode; and in response to determining that the user is present in the authorized meeting environment, the unauthorized person is not present in the authorized meeting environment, and the device is not operating in the listening mode, instructing, by the secure virtual meeting module, a virtual meeting application also executed by the processing component of the user system, to begin the virtual meeting.

13 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein, in response to determining that the user is not present in the authorized meeting environment, instructing the virtual meeting application to delay the virtual meeting.

14 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein, in response to determining that the unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment or that the device is operating in the listening mode, presenting a warning to the user.

15 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein, in response to determining that the unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment or that the device is operating in the listening mode, generating and sending an alarm to a meeting data owner.

16 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein, in response to determining that the unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment or that the device is operating in the listening mode, performing a remedial action.

17 . A method comprising:
monitoring, by a secure virtual meeting module executed by a processing component of a user system, an authorized meeting environment of a user participating in a virtual meeting; determining, by the secure virtual meeting module, if the user is present in the authorized meeting environment; determining, by the secure virtual meeting module, if an unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment; determining, by the secure virtual meeting module, if a device is operating in a listening mode; and in response to determining that the user is not present in the authorized meeting environment, the unauthorized person is present in the authorized meeting environment, or the device is operating in the listening mode, generating, by the secure virtual meeting module, an alarm.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
generating, by the secure virtual meeting module, a report comprising the alarm; and causing, by the secure virtual meeting module, the user system to send the report to a meeting data owner.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein generating, by the secure virtual meeting module, the report comprises generating, by the secure virtual meeting module, the report based upon a policy.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein generating, by the secure virtual meeting module, the alarm comprises generating, by the secure virtual meeting module, the alarm based upon a policy.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Wang Wei
• Serban Cristina

Classifications

• H04L12/1818 Primary

  Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties · CPC title

• H04L12/1822 Primary

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