Displaying content from a secondary device in a conference
A request to connect a primary device of a conference participant to a conference is received. A request to connect a secondary device of the conference participant to the conference is received. Content is received from the secondary device for display in a companion tile associated with the primary device. The content is displayed in the companion tile. The content can include a video stream obtained using a camera of the secondary device. The content can include screen content of the secondary device. The content includes a first image and a second image.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to connect a primary device of a conference participant to a conference;
displaying a representation of the conference participant in a tile associated with the primary device, the tile being displayed in a user interface associated with the conference;
receiving a request to connect a secondary device of the conference participant to the conference;
connecting the secondary device to the conference without adding to the user interface a new tile representing the conference participant;
receiving content from the secondary device for display in a companion tile associated with the tile, the companion tile being displayed in the user interface; and
displaying the content in the companion tile.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request for the content from a user device that is connected to the conference and that is different from the primary device and the secondary device.
3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the content comprises a first image and a second image;
wherein receiving the content from the secondary device for display in the companion tile associated with the tile comprises:
receiving a request for the first image from a first device of a first conference participant; and
receiving a request for the second image from a second device of a second conference participant; and
wherein displaying the content in the companion tile comprises:
concurrently displaying the first image in the companion tile at the first device and the second image in the companion tile at the second device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises a video stream obtained using a camera of the secondary device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises screen content of the secondary device.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the primary device, a command to enable another conference participant other than the conference participant to control content displayed in the companion tile.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the companion tile is a chat window associated with the conference.
8. A device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
receive a request to connect a primary device of a conference participant to a conference;
display a representation of the conference participant in a tile associated with the primary device, the tile being displayed in a user interface associated with the conference;
receive a request to connect a secondary device of the conference participant to the conference;
connect the secondary device to the conference without adding to the user interface a new tile representing the conference participant;
receive content from the secondary device for display in a companion tile associated with the tile, the companion tile being displayed in the user interface; and
display the content in the companion tile.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
receive a request for the content from a user device that is connected to the conference and that is different from the primary device and the secondary device.
10. The device of claim 8 ,
wherein the content comprises a first image and a second image;
wherein the instructions to receive the content from the secondary device for display in the companion tile associated with the tile comprise instructions to:
receive a request for the first image from a first device of a first conference participant; and
receive a request for the second image from a second device of a second conference participant; and
wherein the instructions to display the content in the companion tile comprise instructions to:
concurrently display the first image in the companion tile at the first device and the second image in the companion tile at the second device.
11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the content comprises a video stream obtained using a camera of the secondary device.
12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the content comprises screen content of the secondary device.
13. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
receive, from the primary device, a command to enable another conference participant other than the conference participant to control the companion tile.
14. The device of claim 8 , wherein the companion tile is a chat window associated with the conference.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request to connect a primary device of a conference participant to a conference;
displaying a representation of the conference participant in a tile associated with the primary device, the tile being displayed in a user interface associated with the conference;
receiving a request to connect a secondary device of the conference participant to the conference;
connecting the secondary device to the conference without adding to the user interface a new tile representing the conference participant;
receiving content from the secondary device for display in a companion tile associated with the tile, the companion tile being displayed in the user interface; and
displaying the content in the companion tile.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a request for the content from a user device that is connected to the conference and that is different from the primary device and the secondary device.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the content comprises a first image and a second image;
wherein receiving the content from the secondary device for display in the companion tile associated with the tile comprises:
receiving a request for the first image from a first device of a first conference participant; and
receiving a request for the second image from a second device of a second conference participant; and
wherein displaying the content in the companion tile comprises:
concurrently displaying the first image in the companion tile at the first device and the second image in the companion tile at the second device.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the content comprises a video stream obtained using a camera of the secondary device.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the content comprises screen content of the secondary device.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from the primary device, a command to enable another conference participant other than the conference participant to control the companion tile.