Patent ID: 9503688
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving, at a server having one or more processors, a request from an inviter computing device, the request (i) being generated by an inviter user associated with the inviter computing device and (ii) indicating a request to have a communication session with a plurality of invitee users at a scheduled time; determining, at the server, a time zone of each invitee user; determining, at the server, that a specific time zone of a specific invitee user differs by more than a predetermined amount from the time zone of the inviter user; providing, from the server to a specific invitee computing device associated with the specific invitee user, a time-shifted invitation for a delayed time after the scheduled time, the delayed time being an appropriate time for the specific invitee user with respect to the specific time zone; receiving, at the server, an audio/video communication stream corresponding to the communication session and beginning at the scheduled time; and providing, from the server to the specific invitee computing device, the audio/video communication stream at the delayed time.