Providing dynamic content to video conference waiting rooms

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a video conference provider, an indication of a meeting type of a video conference;

selecting, by the video conference provider, a multimedia content item from a plurality of available multimedia content items based on the meeting type;

receiving a request from a client device to join a main meeting of the video conference;

connecting the client device to a waiting room associated with the video conference; and

providing the multimedia content item to the client device in the waiting room.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the indication of the meeting type comprises determining the meeting type based on a host of the meeting, a title of the meeting, or a participant invited to the meeting.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the multimedia content comprises:

accessing a data store having the plurality of available multimedia content items and corresponding descriptions, and

wherein selecting the multimedia content item is further based on metadata corresponding to the available multimedia content items.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the multimedia content comprises providing a video or audio stream associated with the selected multimedia content item.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the multimedia content item is based on a rating of the multimedia content item.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the multimedia content item is based on a duration of the multimedia content item and an estimated wait time.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the meeting type comprises a medical appointment, and the multimedia content item comprises a medical form associated with the medical appointment, and further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, information responsive to one or more fields in the medical form; and

storing the received information in a data store record associated with a patient.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality multimedia content items from a client device;

and wherein selecting the multimedia content item comprises obtaining the multimedia content item from the plurality of multimedia content items.

9. A system comprising:

a communications interface;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

one or more processors configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

receive an indication of a meeting type of a video conference;

select a multimedia content item from a plurality of available multimedia content items based on the meeting type;

receive a request from a client device to join a main meeting of the video conference;

connect the client device to a waiting room associated with the video conference; and

provide the multimedia content item to the client device in the waiting room.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to determine the meeting type based on a host of the meeting, a title of the meeting, or a participant invited to the meeting.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

access a data store having the plurality of available multimedia content items and corresponding descriptions, and

select the multimedia content item is further based on metadata corresponding to the available multimedia content items.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to provide a video or audio stream associated with the selected multimedia content item.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to select the multimedia content based on a rating of the multimedia content item.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to select the multimedia content item based on a duration of the multimedia content item and an estimated wait time.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the meeting type comprises a medical appointment, and the multimedia content item comprises a medical form associated with the medical appointment, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

receive, from the client device, information responsive to one or more fields in the medical form; and

store the received information in a data store record associated with a patient.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:

receive a plurality multimedia content items from a client device;

and select the multimedia content item from the plurality of multimedia content items.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

receive an indication of a meeting type of a video conference;

select a multimedia content item from a plurality of available multimedia content items based on the meeting type;

receive a request from a client device to join a main meeting of the video conference;

connect the client device to a waiting room associated with the video conference; and

provide the multimedia content item to the client device in the waiting room.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to determine the meeting type based on a host of the meeting, a title of the meeting, or a participant invited to the meeting.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

access a data store having the plurality of available multimedia content items and corresponding descriptions, and

select the multimedia content item is further based on metadata corresponding to the available multimedia content items.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to provide a video or audio stream associated with the selected multimedia content item.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to select the multimedia content item based on a rating of the multimedia content.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to select the multimedia content item based on a duration of the multimedia content and an estimated wait time.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the meeting type comprises a medical appointment, and the multimedia content item comprises a medical form associated with the medical appointment, and further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

receive, from the client device, information responsive to one or more fields in the medical form; and

store the received information in a data store record associated with a patient.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

receive a plurality multimedia content items from a client device;

and obtain the multimedia content item from the plurality of multimedia content items.