Techniques for controlling access to teleconferences

摘要

Techniques for managing teleconferences. A plurality of people are associated with a plurality of identifiers such that each person is associated with at least one identifier. For each caller to a teleconference associated with a different identifier, authentication information is solicited from the caller. Authentication information is received from the caller in response to the solicitation and a determination, based on the received authentication information, is made whether the caller is associated with one of the identifiers.

主权项

1. A method of managing a conference, comprising:
communicatively connecting, by a computer system having at least one processor, a set of people to initiate the conference; setting a timer for managing at least a first level and a second level of participation between a user and the conference, wherein the first level of participation comprises full participation, by the user, in the conference and the second level of participation comprises only providing output of the conference to the user; receiving a request to join the conference from the user; communicatively connecting, by the computer system, the user to the conference utilizing the first level of participation if time of the timer is not expired based at least in part upon a set of policies assigned for the user; and communicatively connecting, by the computer system, the user to the conference utilizing the second level of participation if the time of the timer is expired based at least in art upon the set of policies assigned for the user.