Patent ID: 9298344
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method comprising: establishing a web conference comprising a virtual participant associated with at least one virtual participant device and a plurality of active participants associated with a plurality of active participant devices; providing a web conference user interface to each of the plurality of active participant devices without providing the display of the web conference user interface to the at least one virtual participant device; receiving, from an active participant device of the plurality of active participant devices, at least one message via the web conference user interface; posting the at least one message to the web conference user interface provided to each of the plurality of active participant devices; and sending the at least one message posted to the web conference user interface provided to each of the plurality of active participant devices to the at least one virtual participant device via a virtual participant selected method of message delivery, other than the web conference user interface, for the virtual participant associated with the at least one virtual participant device.