Systems, methods, and computer programs for transitioning from a phone-only mode to a web conference mode

摘要

Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for transitioning from a phone-only mode to a web conference mode. One embodiment is a method for participating in an audio conference comprising: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants via a communication network, at least one of the participants participating in the audio conference in a phone-only mode; and a server in communication with the conferencing system presenting to the phone-only participant, via a user interface on a computing device, a phone-only control menu for enabling the phone-only participant to selectively transition from the phone-only mode to a web conferencing mode.

主权项

1. A method for participating in an audio conference, the method comprising:
a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants via a communication network, at least one of the participants participating in the audio conference in a phone-only mode as a phone-only participant and a remaining portion of the participants participating in the audio conference in a web conference mode; and a server in communication with the conferencing system presenting a phone-only user interface to a computing device associated with the phone-only participant, the phone-only user interface comprising a phone-only control menu for enabling the phone-only participant to selectively transition from the phone-only mode to the web conferencing mode via the computing device, wherein the transition from the phone-only mode to the web conferencing mode comprises automatically replacing the phone-only user interface presented to the computing device with a web conference user interface presented to the computing device.