Detection of shared content viewed by attendees in online meetings

1. A method comprising:

in an online meeting including a plurality of attendee devices, wherein an attendee device is designated as a presenter, providing shared content from the presenter to at least one other attendee device engaged in the online meeting;

providing, at an attendee device, an option to select a plurality of conditions from a list of conditions that must be satisfied prior to commencing the online meeting, wherein commencing the online meeting includes facilitating viewing of the shared content from the presenter by other attendee devices engaged in the online meeting, and the list of conditions includes a minimum number of attendees or a minimum percentage of attendees that must be engaged in the online meeting before commencement of the meeting, a selection of one or more specific attendees that must be engaged in the online meeting before commencement of the meeting, and a specified time period that must elapse before commencement of the meeting;

automatically providing an indicator to at least one attendee device regarding whether one or more of the plurality of selected conditions has been satisfied;

via a computing device, automatically pausing the online meeting until at least one of the plurality of selected conditions has been satisfied, wherein the pausing includes automatically displaying a message to the at least one attendee device of the indicator; and

in response to the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions being satisfied, automatically un-pausing the online meeting, wherein the un-pausing includes removing the display of the indicator so as to facilitate commencing the meeting.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

preventing display of the shared content for the at least one attendee device until the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions is satisfied.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed message includes a listing of the selected conditions and a representation of criteria to occur for each condition to be satisfied.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the online meeting is automatically paused until the plurality of selected conditions have been satisfied, and, in response to the plurality of selected conditions being satisfied, the online meeting is automatically un-paused.

5. An apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions including one or more applications that support online meetings with attendee devices over a network;

a display for displaying shared content during an online meeting;

a network interface unit configured to enable communications over a network; and

a processor configured to execute and control operations of the one or more applications so as to:

provide an option to select a plurality of conditions from a list of conditions that must be satisfied prior to commencing the online meeting, wherein commencing the online meeting includes facilitating viewing of the shared content by the apparatus engaged in the online meeting, and the list of conditions includes a minimum number of attendees or a minimum percentage of attendees that must be engaged in the online meeting before commencement of the meeting, a selection of one or more specific attendees that must be engaged in the online meeting before commencement of the meeting, and a specified time period that must elapse before commencement of the meeting;

in response to a presenter within the online meeting providing the shared content, providing an indicator to the apparatus regarding whether one or more of the plurality of selected conditions has been satisfied;

pausing the online meeting until the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions has been satisfied, wherein the pausing includes automatically displaying a message to the apparatus of the indicator; and

in response to the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions being satisfied, un-pausing the online meeting, wherein the un-pausing includes removing the display of the indicator so as to facilitate commencing the meeting.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute and control operations of the one or more applications so as to prevent display of the shared content for the apparatus until the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions is satisfied.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the displayed message includes a listing of each selected condition and a representation of criteria to occur for the condition to be satisfied.

8. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:

provide, at an attendee device, an option to select a plurality of conditions from a list of conditions that must be satisfied prior to commencing an online meeting between a plurality of attendee devices, wherein commencing the online meeting includes facilitating viewing of shared content by an attendee device engaged in the online meeting, and the list of conditions includes a minimum number of attendees or a minimum percentage of attendees that must be engaged in the online meeting before commencement of the meeting, a selection of one or more specific attendees that must be engaged in the online meeting before commencement of the meeting, and a specified time period that must elapse before commencement of the meeting;

in the online meeting, provide shared content from an attendee device designated as a presenter to at least one other attendee device engaged in the online meeting;

provide an indicator to at least one attendee device regarding whether one or more of the plurality of selected conditions has been satisfied;

pause the online meeting until the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions has been satisfied, wherein the pausing includes automatically displaying a message to the at least one attendee device of the indicator; and

in response to the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions being satisfied, un-pausing the online meeting, wherein the un-pausing includes removing the display of the indicator so as to facilitate commencing the meeting.

9. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further operable to:

prevent display of the shared content for the at least one attendee device until the at least one of the plurality of selected conditions is satisfied.

10. The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 8 , wherein the displayed message includes a listing of each selected condition and a representation of criteria to occur for the condition to be satisfied.