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US 10,601,926 · App. 15/255,751 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

User terminal grouping method, conference server, and conference system

Inventors: Yu Yin (Nanjing, CN); Yifeng Ying (Hangzhou, CN); Dongxue Shi (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L67/14H04L12/1822H04L51/10H04M1/72519
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Patent No.
US 10,601,926
App. No.
15/255,751
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user terminal grouping method, including receiving a conference participation request sent by a first user terminal, acquiring an identity code of a user of the first user terminal from the conference participation request, involving the first user terminal in a conference, comparing the identity code with identity codes corresponding to other user terminals that participate in the conference, determining that a second user terminal among the other user terminals and the first user terminal correspond to the same identity code, and sending, to a user terminal of another user in the conference, description information used to indicate that both the first user terminal and the second user terminal belong to the same user.

Claims (47)

1. A user terminal grouping method, comprising:

sending, by a first user terminal to a conference server, a conference participation request, wherein the conference participation request carries an identity code of a user of the first user terminal;

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, a conference participation success message; and

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, a mapping relationship, wherein the mapping relationship comprises a user name, a quantity of terminals associated with the user name, an identify code associated with the user name, a first terminal identifier associated with the user name, a second terminal identifier associated with the user name, a first terminal type associated with the first terminal identifier, and a second terminal type associated with the second terminal identifier.

2. The user terminal grouping method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, an instruction to perform data sharing.

3. The user terminal grouping method of claim 2 , wherein the instruction indicates for the first user terminal to perform whiteboard sharing.

4. The user terminal grouping method of claim 2 , wherein the instruction indicates for the first user terminal to perform video sharing.

5. The user terminal grouping method of claim 3 , wherein before receiving the instruction from the conference server, the user terminal grouping method further comprising:

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, first whiteboard sharing data, wherein the first whiteboard sharing data is from a second user terminal;

displaying, by the first user terminal on a whiteboard of the first user terminal, the first whiteboard sharing data; and

performing, by the first user terminal after receiving the instruction from the conference server, whiteboard sharing by sending second whiteboard sharing data to the conference server, wherein the second whiteboard sharing data comprises data edited by the user on the whiteboard of the first user terminal.

6. The user terminal grouping method of claim 4 , wherein before receiving the instruction from the conference server, the user terminal grouping method further comprises:

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, first video sharing data, wherein the first video sharing data is from a second user terminal;

displaying, by the first user terminal, the first video sharing data; and

performing, by the first user terminal after receiving the instruction from the conference server, video sharing by sending second video sharing data to the conference server, wherein the second video sharing data is video taken by the first user terminal.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and

a computer processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions, which causes the computer processor to be configured to:

send, by a first user terminal to a conference server, a conference participation request, wherein the conference participation request carries an identity code of a user of the first user terminal;

receive, by the first user terminal from the conference server, a conference participation success message; and

receive, by the first user terminal from the conference server, a mapping relationship, wherein the mapping relationship comprises a user name, a quantity of terminals associated with the user name, an identify code associated with the user name, a first terminal identifier associated with the user name, a second terminal identifier associated with the user name, a first terminal type associated with the first terminal identifier, and a second terminal type associated with the second terminal identifier.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to receive, by the first user terminal from the conference server, an instruction to perform data sharing.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instruction indicates for the first user terminal to perform whiteboard sharing.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instruction indicates for the first user terminal to perform video sharing.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein before the computer processor is configured to receive the instruction from the conference server, the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

receive, by the first user terminal from the conference server, first whiteboard sharing data, wherein the first whiteboard sharing data is from a second user terminal;

display, by the first user terminal on a whiteboard of the first user terminal, the first whiteboard sharing data; and

perform, by the first user terminal after receiving the instruction from the conference server, whiteboard sharing by sending second whiteboard sharing data to the conference server, wherein the second whiteboard sharing data comprises data edited by the user on the whiteboard of the first user terminal.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein before the computer processor is configured to receive the instruction from the conference server, the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

receive, by the first user terminal from the conference server, first video sharing data, wherein the first video sharing data is from a second user terminal;

display, by the first user terminal, the first video sharing data; and

perform, by the first user terminal after receiving the instruction from the conference server, video sharing by sending second video sharing data to the conference server, wherein the second video sharing data is video taken by the first user terminal.

13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program code thereon for user terminal grouping, the program code comprising instructions for executing a method that comprises:

sending, by a first user terminal to a conference server, a conference participation request, wherein the conference participation request carries an identity code of a user of the first user terminal;

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, a conference participation success message; and

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, a mapping relationship, wherein the mapping relationship comprises a user name, a quantity of terminals associated with the user name, an identify code associated with the user name, a first terminal identifier associated with the user name, a second terminal identifier associated with the user name, a first terminal type associated with the first terminal identifier, and a second terminal type associated with the second terminal identifier.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, an instruction to perform data sharing.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the instruction indicates for the first user terminal to perform whiteboard sharing.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the instruction indicates for the first user terminal to perform video sharing.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, first whiteboard sharing data, wherein the first whiteboard sharing data is from a second user terminal;

displaying, by the first user terminal on a whiteboard of the first user terminal, the first whiteboard sharing data; and

performing, by the first user terminal after receiving the instruction from the conference server, whiteboard sharing by sending second whiteboard sharing data to the conference server, wherein the second whiteboard sharing data comprises data edited by the user on the whiteboard of the first user terminal.

18. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the first user terminal from the conference server, first video sharing data, wherein the first video sharing data is from a second user terminal;

displaying, by the first user terminal, the first video sharing data; and

performing, by the first user terminal after receiving the instruction from the conference server, video sharing by sending second video sharing data to the conference server, wherein the second video sharing data is video taken by the first user terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2017
From: YIN, YU; YING, YIFENG; SHI, DONGXUE
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042003/0437 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0078876 · Mar 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2014090791 · Nov 11, 2014
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