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Synchronization Between Conference and Calendar Systems
| Content Provider | The Lens |
|---|---|
| Abstract | A method for scheduling a meeting using an email client that is part of an email system includes receiving a request at the email client to schedule the meeting. The request may include an indication of the resources that are to be provided by a conferencing system for the meeting. The method also includes communicating the request to a conference bridge that is part of the conferencing system and receiving from the conference bridge an access code associated with the meeting. The method also includes appending the access code to a meeting invitation associated with the meeting and providing the meeting invitation to an email server that is part of the email system. The method also includes sending the meeting invitation to users invited to participate in the meeting. |
| Related Links | https://www.lens.org/lens/patent/014-038-220-901-532/frontpage |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2017-03-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
| Jurisdiction | United States of America |
| Date Applied | 2011-06-29 |
| Agent | The Mueller Law Office, P.c. |
| Applicant | Shukla Sachin Do Nam Shoretel Inc |
| Application No. | 201113172764 |
| Claim | A method for scheduling a meeting, the method comprising: receiving a meeting request at a conference bridge of a conferencing system, the meeting request received at the conference bridge directly from an email client of an email system, the meeting request received directly from the email client using a plug-in associated with the email client, the meeting request specifying resources that are to be used during the meeting by the conferencing system, wherein a computing platform of the email system is different from a computing platform of the conferencing system, the email system comprises one or more email servers, and the conferencing system comprises a plurality of conference bridges; at the conference bridge, determining an access code associated with the meeting; sending the access code from the conference bridge directly to the email system; receiving a list of scheduled meetings from an email server of the email system, wherein one of the plurality of conference bridges receives the list of the scheduled meetings directly from the email server of the email system; at the conference bridge, identifying scheduled meetings on the list that are associated with access codes, the scheduled meetings associated with access codes forming a second list that includes the meeting; at the conference bridge, determining that a schedule of the meeting on the second list is different from a schedule of the meeting at the conference bridge; at the conference bridge, updating the schedule of the meeting at the conference bridge based on the schedule of the meeting on the second list; and communicating updates to the schedule of the meeting at the conference bridge to one or more of remaining conference bridges of the plurality of conference bridges. The method of claim 1 wherein the schedule of the meeting on the second list is different from the schedule of the meeting at the conference bridge as a result of a change to the schedule of the meeting on the second list using a mobile client. |
| CPC Classification | INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE; COMMERCIAL; FINANCIAL; MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES;SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE; COMMERCIAL; FINANCIAL; MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION; e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION |
| Examiner | Abdulkader M Alriyashi |
| Extended Family | 165-313-876-896-245 014-038-220-901-532 |
| Patent ID | 9608832 |
| Inventor/Author | Shukla Sachin Do Nam |
| IPC | G06F15/16 G06F17/30 G06Q10/10 H04L12/18 H04L29/06 H04M3/56 |
| Status | Active |
| Owner | Mitel Networks Inc |
| Simple Family | 165-313-876-896-245 014-038-220-901-532 |
| CPC (with Group) | G06Q10/1095 G06F16/178 G06Q10/10 G06Q10/107 H04L12/1818 H04L65/403 H04M3/565 H04M2201/22 H04M2203/2072 H04M2203/5054 H04L51/046 H04M3/56 |
| Issuing Authority | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
| Kind | Patent/Patent 1st level of publication/Inventor's certificate |
