IP Library Granted Patent US 8,977,688
Granted Patent B2
US 8,977,688 · App. 14/163,777 · Granted Mar 10, 2015

Methods and systems for pausing and resuming a meeting session

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Patent No.
US 8,977,688
App. No.
14/163,777
Granted
Mar 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Presented are systems and methods for presenting, creating, and pausing a meeting session. The systems and methods create meeting-session data based at least in pan on one or more applications running on one or more devices connected to a meeting session. The systems and methods store muting-session data in a database. The systems and methods pause a meeting session such that the one or more devices are disconnected from the meeting session. The systems and methods resume a meeting session by configuring devices to run at least one of the one or more applications using the meeting-session data and joining configured devices to the resumed meeting session.

Claims (55)

1. A method comprising:

creating meeting-session data based at least in part on one or more applications running on one or more devices connected to a meeting session, the meeting-session data including one or more device IDs corresponding to the one or more devices and further including data linking the one or more applications to the one or more device IDs;

pausing the meeting session; and

resuming the meeting session, at least in part, by configuring at least one of the one or more devices to run at least one of the one or more applications using the meeting-session data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least in part on a state of the one or more applications running on the one or more devices connected to the meeting session.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least in part on a meeting-session ID.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least in part on a version ID of a file open in at least one of the one or more applications, wherein configuring at least one of the one or more devices when resuming the meeting session further includes:

loading a version of the file corresponding to the version ID; and

running the one or more applications in the state of the one or more applications prior to, or during, the pausing of the meeting session.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based, at least in part, on data acquired at a plurality of different times during the meeting session, wherein resuming the meeting session further includes:

providing the configured devices with context information created by analyzing changes in the meeting-session data over time.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein resuming the meeting session fu her includes:

providing the one ear more devices with a notification that the meeting session is being resumed; and

enabling the one or more devices to determine whether to join the resumed meeting session.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a predetermined change in location of at least one of the one or more devices and, responsive thereto, pausing of the meeting session.

8. A device comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories;

program code stored on the one or more memories, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to perform a method of:

creating meeting-session data based at least in part on one or more applications running on one or more devices connected to a meeting session, the meeting-session data including one or more device IDs corresponding to the one or more devices, and further including data linking the one or more applications to the one or more device IDs;

pausing the meeting session; and

resuming the meeting session, at least in part by configuring at least one of the one or more devices to run at least one of the one or more applications using the meeting-session data.

9. The device claim 8 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least in part on a state of the one or more applications running on the one or more devices connected to the meeting session.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least to part on a meeting-session ID.

11. The device of claim 9 , wherein the meeting session data is further created based at least in part on a version ID of a file open in at least one of the one or more applications, wherein configuring at least one of the one or more devices when resuming the meeting session further includes:

loading a version of the file corresponding to the version ID; and

running the one or more applications in the state of the one or more applications prior to, or during, the pausing of the meeting session.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least in part on data acquired at a plurality of different times during the meeting session, wherein resuming the meeting session further includes:

providing the configured devices with context information created by analyzing changes in the meeting-session data over time.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein resuming the meeting session further includes:

providing the one or ore devices with a notification that the meeting session is being resumed; and

enabling the one or more devices to determine whether to join the resumed meeting session.

14. The device of claim 8 , further comprising program code operable, when executed by one or more processors, to perform:

detecting a predetermined change in location of at least one of the one or more devices and, responsive thereto, performing the pausing of the meeting session.

15. A device comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute modules; and

one or more memories storing the modules, the modules comprising:

a data storage and retrieval module configured to communicate with a database;

a state monitoring module configured to monitor one or more applications; and

a control module configured to communicate with the data storage and retrieval module and the state monitoring module, and to:

create meeting-session data based at least in part on the one or more applications running on one or more devices connected to a meeting session, the meeting-session data including one or more device IDs corresponding to the one or more devices, and further including data linking the one or more applications to the one or more device IDs;

pause the meeting session; and

resume the meeting session, at least in part, by configuring at least one of the one or more devices to run at least one of the one or more applications using the meeting session data.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least in part on a state of the one or more applications running on the one or more devices connected to the meeting session.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the meeting session data is further created based at least in part on a version ID of a file open in at least one of the one or more applications, wherein configuring at least one of the one or more devices when resuming the meeting session further includes:

loading a version of the file corresponding to the version ID; and

running the one or more applications in the state of the one or more applications prior to, or during, the pausing of the meeting session.

18. The device of claim 15 , wherein the meeting-session data is further created based at least in part on data acquired at a plurality of different times during the meeting session, wherein resuming the meeting session further includes:

providing the configured devices with context information created by analyzing changes in the meeting-session data over time.

19. The device of claim 15 , wherein resuming the meeting session further includes:

providing the one or more devices with a notification that the meeting session is being resumed; and

enabling the one or snore devices to determine whether to join the resumed meeting session.

20. The device of claim 15 , wherein the control module is further configured to:

detect a predetermined change in location of at least one of the one or more devices and, responsive thereto, pause the meeting session.

Assignments (5)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064271/0199 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064104/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 14, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033987/0576 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2014
From: ERIKSSON, MARCUS; HALLERSTRÖM SJÖSTEDT, SVANTE MAGNUS ULFSTAND; LEWIN, MATHIAS; GÄRDENFORS, DAN ZACHARIAS
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION TAT AB
Reel/Frame 032092/0559 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION TAT AB
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032092/0671 →