Patent ID: 9705689
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: retrieving, by a first computing device, a meeting appointment including at least one invitee and a meeting start time for a meeting using a calendar application executed by the first computing device, wherein the meeting appointment is associated with a communication session that enables communication between different computing devices, and wherein the meeting appointment identifies a second computing device associated with the at least one invitee to the communication session; signaling the second computing device, by the first computing device, to output a network link in a meeting notification provided by the second computing device, wherein the network link enables the second computing device to submit a callback request to the first computing device; inviting, by the first computing device, a selected computing device to join the communication session in accordance with the callback request; receiving, by the first computing device, a request to join the communication session by a third computing device not identified as an invitee to the communication session in the meeting appointment; responsive to receiving the request, determining if the third computing device is associated with the second computing device; when the third computing device is associated with the second computing device, inviting the third computing device to join the communication session; and when the third computing device is not associated with the second computing device, notifying the third computing device to obtain permission to join the communication session.