Aggregating a list of current, contextually and/or member-wise relevant video conferences

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9959523-B2
Application number	US-201213415741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2012
Priority date	Mar 8, 2012
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

This disclosure includes a system, device, and method to aggregate a list of video conferences for a user. The method may include identifying one or more video conferences that are likely to be of interest to a user viewing a web page, and providing a list comprising the video conferences that are likely to be of interest to the user, where each video conference in the list is available to be joined by the user viewing the web page without an invitation from participants of the video conference.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method comprising:
identifying, by a computing device, a user to be consuming content on a user interface of a video conference system;
identifying, by the computing device, one or more live video conferences of interest to the user to be consuming the content on the user interface of the video conference system; and
providing a live video conference list specific to the user, the live video conference list being created for the user and comprising the live video conferences of interest to the user, the live video conference list to be presented to the user with the content on the user interface of the video conference system, wherein each live video conference in the live video conference list is available to be joined by the user consuming the content on the user interface of the video conference system, without an invitation from participants of the live video conference.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
enabling the user consuming the content on the user interface of the video conference system, to join a live video conference selected from the live video conference list.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each live video conference includes at least one active participant.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the live video conferences of interest to the user comprises:
identifying one or more topics of interest to the user;
identifying context of each of a plurality of available live video conferences; and
finding at least one of the plurality of available live video conferences that has context relevant to any of the topics of interest.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the topics of interest are identified based on a search request submitted by the user.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the topics of interest are identified based on at least one of a content item currently presented to the user, a content item recommended to the user, or a content item previously presented to the user.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the content item comprises two or more of video content, audio content or text content.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the context of each available live video conference is identified based on a combination of a topic of a live video conference, a name of the live video conference, and content of the live video conference.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the live video conferences of interest to the user comprises:
identifying participants of available live video conferences;
selecting one or more of the identified participants who are related to the user; and
identifying live video conferences with the selected participants.

10. A method comprising:
presenting a user interface of a video conference system for viewing by a user of the video conference system;
receiving a live video conference list specific to the user, the live video conference list being created for the user and comprising one or more live video conferences with context relevant to at least one of one or more topics identified as topics of interest to the user;
presenting the live video conference list specific to the user in the user interface, wherein each live video conference in the live video conference list is available to be joined by the user viewing the user interface, without an invitation from a participant of the live video conference; and
enabling the user viewing the live video conference list to join a live video conference selected from the live video conference list.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the user interface comprises a first portion for presenting a playback of a video stream and a second portion for presenting the live video conference list.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the topics of interest are identified based on at least one of a profile of the user, or a live videoconference sponsored or participated in by the user.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the topics of interest are identified based on at least one of a content item currently presented to the user, a content item recommended to the user, or a content item previously presented to the user.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the context of each live video conference is identified based on a combination of a topic of a live video conference, a name of the live video conference, and content of the live video conference.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
presenting a new list comprising a subset of the one or more live video conferences, wherein the subset comprises only live video conferences of the one or more live video conferences with at least one participant who is related to the user.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one participant who is related to the user is a friend of the user on a social networking site.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one participant who is related to the user is a participant having a history of engagement with the user.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one participant who is related to the user is a participant associated with content subscribed to by the user.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one participant who is related to the user is a participant with a content viewing history similar to a content viewing history of the user.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one participant who is related to the user is a participant having an affiliation similar to an affiliation of the user.

21. A computing device comprising:
a memory; and
a processing device, coupled to the memory, to:
present a user interface of a video conference system for viewing by a user of the video conference system;
receive a live video conference list specific to the user, the live video conference list being created for the user and comprising one or more live video conferences with context relevant to at least one of one or more topics identified as topics of interest to the user;
present the live video conference list specific to the user in the user interface, wherein each live video conference in the live video conference list is available to be joined by the user viewing the user interface, without an invitation from a participant of the live video conference; and
enable the user viewing the live video conference list to join a live video conference selected from the live video conference list.

22. The computing device of claim 21 , wherein the processing device is further to:
present a new list comprising a subset of the one or more live video conferences, wherein the subset comprises only live video conferences of the one or more live video conferences with at least one participant who is related to the user.

Assignees

• Lewis Justin
• Jaini Shiva
• Google Llc

Inventors

• Lewis Justin
• Jaini Shiva

Classifications

• H04N7/15 Primary

  Conference systems · CPC title

• H04N7/147

  Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q) · CPC title

• G06Q10/10 Primary

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• H04N7/155

  involving storage of or access to video conference sessions (tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831) · CPC title