Efficiently accessing web conferences from a mobile device

摘要

A technique for joining a web conference on a mobile device includes running a program on the mobile device that displays a list of web conference invitations for web conferences scheduled to be held at or near the current time, receiving a user selection of one of the listed web conference invitations, and initiating a web conference for the selected web conference invitation using a web conference client installed on the mobile device. The technique enables mobile users to join web conferences quickly and with few manual operations.

主权项

1. A method, performed by a mobile device, for joining web conferences, comprising:
running a program on the mobile device to display a list of web conference invitations for web conferences scheduled to be held contemporaneously with a current time indicated by the mobile device; receiving a user selection of a web conference invitation from the list of web conference invitations; and initiating a web conference for the selected web conference invitation using a web conference client installed on the mobile device, wherein the method further comprises the program on the mobile device querying a set of calendar databases to obtain the list of web conference invitations, wherein querying the set of calendar databases includes identifying any calendar events in the set of calendar databases (i) scheduled to be conducted within a specified time range proximate to the current time and (ii) that include a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) having a text pattern that matches a predetermined text pattern indicative of a web conference link.