Displaying a message within a graphical interface of a conference

1. A method comprising:

creating a message pipe from a server or a computing node upon joining a conference, wherein creating the message pipe from the server or the computing node comprises:

determining whether the computing node is accessible on a local network; and

creating the message pipe from the computing node if the computing node is available on the local network; or

creating the message pipe from the server if the computing node is not available on the local network;

receiving a message and a configuration for the message via the message pipe during the conference; and

displaying the message within a display region associated with the conference according to the received configuration and a local setting.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message pipe is a unidirectional pipe from the server or the computing node to a device receiving the message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message pipe is a bidirectional pipe, the method further comprising:

transmitting an acknowledgement of receipt of the message to the server or the computing node via the message pipe.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received configuration specifies at least one of: a text color, a highlighting color, a time duration for displaying the message, whether the message includes a dismiss icon, or whether the message includes a confirmation icon.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

removing the message pipe upon leaving the conference or termination of the conference.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an in-conference chat message; and

displaying the in-conference chat message within a chat display region, wherein the chat display region is different from the display region associated with the conference where the message is displayed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the local setting is based on a device type of a device receiving the message, wherein the local setting specifies a position, within the display region associated with the conference, where the message is displayed.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

create a message pipe from a server or a computing node upon joining a conference, wherein creating the message pipe from the server or the computing node comprises:

determining whether the computing node is accessible on a local network; and

creating the message pipe from the computing node if the computing node is available on the local network; or

creating the message pipe from the server if the computing node is not available on the local network;

receive a message and a configuration for the message via the message pipe during the conference; and

display the message within a display region associated with the conference according to the received configuration and a local setting.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , the processor being further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

determine whether the computing node exists on a premises of the apparatus based on whether the computing node exists on the local network to which the apparatus is connected.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the received configuration specifies at least one of: a text color, a highlighting color, or a time duration for displaying the message.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , the processor being further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

transmit, to the server or the computing node, an instruction to remove the message pipe upon leaving the conference or termination of the conference.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

creating a message pipe from a server or a computing node upon joining a conference, wherein creating the message pipe from the server or the computing node comprises:

determining whether the computing node is accessible on a local network; and

creating the message pipe from the computing node if the computing node is available on the local network; or

creating the message pipe from the server if the computing node is not available on the local network;

receiving a message and a configuration for the message via the message pipe during the conference; and

displaying the message within a display region associated with the conference according to the received configuration and a local setting.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the local setting specifies a position, within the display region, where the message is displayed.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the local setting specifies that the message is to be displayed within a ribbon within the display region.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the received configuration specifies at least one of: whether the message includes a dismiss icon or whether the message includes a confirmation icon.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

removing the message pipe upon disconnecting from the conference.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

receiving an in-conference chat message in addition to the message received via the message pipe; and

displaying the in-conference chat message within a chat display region, wherein the chat display region is different from the display region associated with the conference where the message is displayed.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the local setting is based on a device type of a device receiving the message.