Patent ID: 9253330
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method implemented by a computer for managing a conference call, the conference call having associated therewith, for each participant on the conference call, an indicium displayed on a display mechanism, method comprising: receiving, by the computer, invitations of one or more conference calls; detecting, by the computer, a conflict between the one or more conference calls and electronic calendar entries; displaying by the computer, for a corresponding user each detected conflict; receiving by the computer, from the corresponding user, a decision of which of the one or more conference calls the user will attend and which of the one or more conference calls are to be recorded without an attendance of the user when there exists the detected conflict; in response to receiving the decision, recording, by a bot operating on the computer, a content of each of the conference calls that the user does not attend, wherein the bot has associated therewith an indicium displayed on the display mechanism and wherein the indicium of the bot is distinct from the indicium that would have been displayed had the user attended each of the conference calls; and storing by the computer, in a storage device, the recorded content of the conference calls as one or more files; identifying, by the computer, a free time in an electronic calendar to lock a time period for the user to listen to the recording.