548 results about "Conference management" patented technology

The present invention allows administrators of conference equipment, remotely localized from the ordinary managing interface, to execute simple commands for solving a problem that may have occurred during a conference or at conference set up. This is provided by a parser translating user terminal commands transmitted from the user terminal (e.g. a cellular phone) of the system administrator to Conference Management System codes, which are executed on the conference equipment in question from the Conference Management System. The present invention also allows system administrators to be alerted by a message (e.g. SMS) at any errors occurring during a conference or conference set up, and to correct the errors by responding to the alert without the need of addressing the equipment in which the errors occur

A meeting management system for managing the conduct of a meeting online provides the functionality to arrange order of the presenters during a meeting (208), to show the participants in the meeting (206-213) and the content presented by them (216), the 5 relative order of the participants as regards the meeting progress, the timeline of the meeting, and to legally record the total proceedings of the meeting. The participants appear as a rotatable “carousel” of icons.

A method in a mobile communication device for communication over a wireless network for managing conference equipment, including: establishing a connection with a video conferencing management server via the wireless network; receiving information from the video conferencing management server, the information including one or more lists of entries from one or more phone books or personal information of a user of the mobile device; generating a user interface to allow the user to select one or more of the entries from the one or more phone books or personal information; and creating a control message, based on at least a selected one or more of the entries from the one or more phone books or personal information, that instructs the video conferencing management server to initiate or schedule a videoconference.

In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time.

The invention discloses a meeting management method. The method is characterized in that a meeting server is in API connection with a WeChat public service platform; the meeting server receives meeting room application information sent by a first WeChat client side and sends information for succeeding in apply for a meeting room to the first WeChat client side; the meeting server sends meeting invitation information to second WeChat client sides, receives feedback information from the second WeChat client sides, the feedback information comprises meeting invitation acceptation information and meeting invitation rejection information, the meeting server sends the feedback information to the first WeChat client side, and the meeting server receives meeting confirmation information sent by the first WeChat client side. According to the meeting management method, the meeting server is in API connection with the WeChat public service platform, so that the meeting room application and meeting participant invitation are conducted through WeChat, the meeting room application efficiency is raised, participant invitation is conducted conveniently and rapidly, the communication is facilitated, interaction is conducted by means of the WeChat platform which is already available, and the research and development cost is reduced.

An embodiment of the invention provides a conference access method, a conference access system, a protocol conversion server and a conference management terminal. The conference access method comprises the steps that: the protocol conversion server receives first conference joining request information transmitted by the conference management terminal based on an Articulated Naturality Web (ANW) protocol by means of an ANW server, wherein the first conference joining request information comprises a virtual ANW terminal number; the protocol conversion server acquires an external equipment identifier bound to the virtual ANW terminal number; the protocol conversion server transmits second conference joining request information to external equipment corresponding to the external equipment identifier based on an Internet protocol; and the protocol conversion server returns second conference joining response information to by the conference management terminal based on the ANW protocol whenreceiving first conference joining response information returned by the external equipment based on the Internet protocol. The conference access method and the conference access system can access theexternal equipment to an ANW conference, so that conference participating terminals of the ANW conference are diversified, and the flexibility and applicability of the ANW conference are improved.

In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time.

An apparatus for controlling a shared screen for shared applications, which can be shared, in a network system of a plurality of connected communication terminals, with other communication terminals when running on the terminals. The communication terminals include a window information acquiring portion for acquiring window information of the application to be shared while running on the terminals. Window controlling portion controls how windows are displayed on the communication terminals. The window controlling portion displays a window of shared space for displaying windows of shared applications collectively on the communication terminals. The windows of the shared applications are displayed as sub-windows in the window of shared space. For the “entire screen sharing type”, the apparatus includes a conference managing device having a conference information managing portion for managing information about communication terminals participating in those conferences, and shared screen controlling portion. An unused terminal for providing a shared screen is dynamically selected and provided. With the “application sharing method”, it can be recognized easily, whether a displayed application window is shared or unshared, and with the “entire screen sharing method”, a terminal for providing a shared screen can be selected optimally, so that the system resource can be used efficiently.

A conferencing system includes a number of devices that can participate in an audio conference using a conference bridge. Responding to a human or automated conference administrator, the bridge determines that audio content of media from a particular device is undesirable, and disables media from the particular device. If appropriate, the device receives prompts to rejoin the conference at a later time.

This invention discloses a method for realizing a multiparty conference by NGN, in which, an IT network user sets multiparty conference information by a conference management customer end and initiates the conference to a conference management server including: A, the server converts the received information to that of a created conference request to be sent to an AS via a Web Portal, B, the AS verifies the authority of the manager of the session conference based on the required information and calls the manager by soft switch and applies for a multiparty conference to the MRS and takes the manager in the conference hall, C, the AS calls the participants by the soft switch and reports to the MRS to take the successfully called participants in said applied conference hall.

The invention relates to a Web three dimensional (3D) synchronous conference system based on rendering cloud and a method of achieving synchronization. The Web three dimensional (3D) synchronous conference system based on the rendering cloud and the method of achieving synchronization comprise a file transmission module, a server rendering module, a display module, an interaction module, a synchronization module, a conference management module and a multi-media communication module. Rendering technology is adopted by the system. Various kinds of large-scale or ultra-large type three-dimensional models can be browsed synchronously controlled, directly and fluently through a browser, thus any plug-in module is not needed to be installed. Due to the fact that a manipulation model can be synchronously browsed by multiple users of different places movable cross platform (such as a mobile phone terminal and a personal computer terminal) is supported, thus synergic operation is achieved. Due to the fact that only rendered pictures can be obtained by the client terminal, model data can not be obtained, thus data safety of a user is guaranteed. The problem that communication difficulties of a traditional multi-user network conference caused by the fact that data size of transmitting graphic images is large is solved.

A method for scheduling a meeting based on data collected from previous meetings includes: creating an agenda for a meeting with a computerized meeting management system, the agenda having at least one recurring agenda item; presenting a suggested amount of time for the at least one recurring agenda item to a user through the computerized meeting management system, the suggested amount of time being based on data regarding the recurring agenda item from at least one previous meeting.

Methods for entering hosts and participants into new or existing conference calls. The method can include receiving a call from a given caller at a VRU. The caller may be either a conference host or participant. The VRU obtains a conference code from the caller and forwards it to a proxy server, along with a request to the proxy server to enter the given caller into a conference call. The proxy server determines that the request from the VRU relates to conferencing services, and forwards the request from the VRU to a conference management system (CMS). The CMS determines whether the given caller is a conference host or a participant, and determines whether a participant has called in before the given caller and has provided a conference code that is related to the conference code entered by the given caller. Depending on the circumstances, the CMS can request either that a new conference be created relating to the conference code as entered by the given caller, or that the caller be entered into an existing conference. If a new conference is being created, it is assigned to one of a plurality of mixers, and a unique identifier is generated for the new conference and provided to the mixer and the VRU. A mixer identifier that uniquely identifies the mixer hosting the conference is provided to the VRU. A data store is loaded with the conference code, the unique identifier for the new conference, and the mixer identifier, and the VRU and the mixer are placed in audio communication to place the caller in the conference.

Principles of the invention provide one or more secure key management protocols for use in a communication environment such as a conferencing system. For example, a method for managing a conference between two or more parties in a communication system comprises the following steps. An identity based authenticated key exchange operation is performed between a conference management element of the communication system and each of the two or more parties seeking to participate in the conference, wherein messages exchanged between the conference management element and the two or more parties are encrypted based on respective identities of recipients of the messages, and further wherein the conference management element receives from each party during the key authentication operation a random key component that is computed based on a random number selected by the party. The conference management element sends to each party a set comprising the random key components computed by the parties. The conference management element receives from each party a random group key component, wherein the random group key component is computed by each party via a computation based on the random number used by the party during the key authentication operation and the random key components computed by a subset of others of the two or more parties seeking to participate in the conference. The conference management element sends to each party a set comprising the random group key components computed by the parties such that each party can compute the same group key for use in communicating with each other party through the conference management element.

The present invention relates to managing and scheduling videoconferences. It introduces a novel mechanism for scheduling a virtual resource connected to an individual or a group of individuals. The virtual resource is associated to one or more conference systems in a conference management system, and an entity representing the virtual re-source is displayed in a conventional resource planning application (e.g. Microsoft Outlook) allowing a user to investigate if the virtual resource, i.e. at least one of the conference systems, is free or busy. The user is then able to schedule a conference with the resource by a familiar scheduling interface, and without having to know with which alternative conference systems the individual or group of individuals connected to the virtual resource is associated.

A computer system has a presence server having a presence management unit that carries out a processing associated with presence data; and a conference management server that carries out a control processing of a conference. Then, when a request of an image delivery to another participant of a voice-based teleconference is received from a terminal of a first participant of the voice-based teleconference, the conference management server secures a resource for the image delivery, and transmits a presence setting request to the presence server so that the first participant and another participant can subscribe data concerning the resource for the image delivery. In addition, in response to the presence setting request, the presence management unit of the presence server carries out a setting so that the first participant and another participant can subscribe the data concerning the resource for the image delivery as presence data, which is delivered to subscribers when updated.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a multimedia session management method, network equipment and a network system thereof. The multimedia session management method provided comprises the following steps: a first session server receives the request of a participant; the first session server judges whether the meeting in which the participant requires to participate is managed by the first session server or not according to the request thereof; if so, the first session server accepts the participant; or otherwise, a second session server managing the meeting is determined; and the first session server initiates the shift of the participant towards the second session server so as to cause the participate to be shifted to the second session server. The technical proposal is used for causing the participants corresponding to the same meeting to be managed by the session server managing the meeting, reducing the impact on the whole cluster system when any session server breaks down and improving system performance.

A meeting manager specifies controlled access to the use of an electronic device by sending a meeting request to at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to control use during the meeting of least one feature of a plurality of features of at least one electronic device associated with the at least one invitee. The meeting manager requires the at least one invitee accept the access rights specified in the meeting request for controlling use at the at least one electronic device in order for the invitee to accept the meeting request.

The invention provides a conference management client and external terminal state synchronization method and device and relates to the Internet of videos technology field. The method is applied to theInternet of videos. The method comprises steps that an external terminal is added by a conference management client to a present conference list; a state inquiry request of the external terminal is sent to a multi-point micro control server; the external terminal state response returned by the multipoint micro control server is received, and the state of the external terminal is acquired and updated; if the state of the external terminal changes, a state update request is pushed through the multi-point micro control server, and the newest state of the external terminal is acquired and updated. The method is advantaged in that the state of the external terminal can be acquired through the conference management client in real time, such as online, offline, idle and busy states, Internet-of-videos conference business is carried out based on the terminal state, and conference business execution accuracy is improved.

The invention discloses a convenient and effective video session managing and controlling system and method, the system comprises a video session service management system, a MCU, a system management terminal and a session management terminal; wherein the video session service management system is used for session scheduling, managing and controlling platform, the MCU is used for the access of session terminal and process of the media; the session management terminal is set according level and field, the lower level the lower range of field and the session management terminal authority; the system management terminal is responsible for the scheduling, control and monitoring of the session; the system management terminal is responsible for managing all terminal lists and field structure, while the session management terminal manages the corresponding level and the lower terminal lists and field structure. Each level field and each level session management terminal is set by the responsibility of system management terminal, or the system management terminal sets the higher field and higher session management terminal, and sets the lower field and lower session management terminal by the higher session management terminal in its own field range.

A conference room management system comprises a PC terminal, an LCD terminal, a service system and a file data system. The PC terminal is operated by a system manager, a web browser is used for having access to a web address of the service system, and after identity authentication is passed, each module of the service system is operated. The LCD terminal is connected to the service system through a network, a conference information list corresponding to the day of a conference room is acquired, and according to start time and stop time in conference information, corresponding conference information is displayed on the LCD terminal. The service system is a core of the conference room management, other parts are all connected through the service system, and the service system comprises a basic information management system, a conference management module, a system management module and a user parameter setting module. The file data system is used for maintaining persistent data such as files or service information generated in the system operation process. A user has access to the service system through the PC terminal so as to manage the conference information and distribute the conference information to the LCD terminal, and therefore the conference information is updated.

The invention discloses a multipoint safe videoconference system with an IP set-top box based on an H.323 protocol, which comprises a videoconference client module, a videoconference transmission module and a videoconference server module; the videoconference client module comprises the IP set-top box, a digital television and an audio / video acquisition and playing device and is used for realizing the identity verification of a videoconference user and the functions of acquiring, receiving and playing an audio / video content; the videoconference server module consists of a multipoint control unit (MCU) based on the H.323 protocol and is used for realizing functions of conference management, the integrity verification of the audio / video content, the identity verification of a user at a client, and the distribution and the processing of the audio / video content; and the videoconference transmission module realizes the transmission of the audio / video content between the user participating in a conference and a videoconference server by using a digital television network. According to the invention, a digital television user can realize a safe videoconference by the digital television with higher safety.

The conference system includes a plurality of terminal apparatuses and a conference management apparatus. The terminal apparatus has an access privilege granting unit, a permission information storage device, and an access privilege setting unit. The conference management apparatus has an access control information updating unit and an access restriction management unit. The access privilege granting unit generates permission information, and send the permission information to a target terminal apparatus. Upon receiving the permission information, the access privilege setting unit causes the permission information to be stored in the permission information storage device, and also sends the permission information to the conference management apparatus. Then, the access control information updating unit updates access control information according to the permission information. The access restriction management unit performs access restriction to system resources based on the updated access control information.

The invention discloses an electronic conference plate system based on a ZigBee wireless technology network, which consists of an identity recognizer, a control server, a wireless positioning data transmission host and an electronic conference plate. The identity recognizer comprises a control chip, a periphery circuit, a recognition sensor, an electronic screen, a wireless data transmission module and the like; the electronic conference plate comprises a control chip, a periphery circuit, a front screen, a back screen, a wireless data transmission extension and the like. A participant is recognized by the identity recognizer at the entrance through an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) card that worn by the participant, and the electronic screen displays the seat and prompts the participant to find the seat; meanwhile, the information is transmitted to the electronic conference plate of the corresponding seat in a wireless manner, and the name is displayed on the electronic conference plate. The invention has the advantages of automatically recognizing the identity of the participant, realizing automatic registration sign-in and wireless management, ensuring good anti-counterfeiting function, saving a great deal of labor and resources, and the like; moreover, the invention achieves real informatization and intellectualization of conference management and is widely applied to various conference rooms and large and medium-sized conferences of various levels and classes.

A remote conference management system includes a conferencing control terminal and a conferencing terminal in electronic communication with the conferencing control terminal. The conferencing control terminal includes a multipoint control unit that stores a plurality of predetermined face images of anticipated meeting participants. The conferencing terminal includes an image recording unit and a signal control unit. The image recording unit records face images of current participants. The signal control unit receives the face images from the image recording unit and transmits the face image to the MCU. The MCU compares the received face images with the prestored face images, and creates and communicates attendance information of the current participants according to the comparison.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method and a system for controlling a conference over the articulated naturality web. The method is applied to the Internet. The method comprises the following steps: a user terminal scans a preset two-dimensional code and jumps to a video conference management page; The user terminal receives the selection operation of the target video network terminal,the target conference and the target service in the video network conference management page, and generates a conference control instruction according to the selection operation. The user terminal sends the conference control command to the video network server through the protocol conversion server. The video networking server forwards the conference control command to the selected target video networking terminals. After receiving the conference control command, the target video network terminal responds to the conference control command and replies the confirmation message to the video network server. The video network server transmits the confirmation information sent by each target video network terminal to the user terminal through the protocol conversion server. The method is convenient to operate and can improve the user's experience by controlling the videoconferencing.