Patent ID: 8294747
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: detecting, by a first video conferencing device, a first mobile phone using short-range wireless communication; obtaining, by the first video conferencing device and from the first mobile phone using short-range wireless communication, first mobile phone session information for a mobile phone session between the first mobile phone and a second mobile phone, wherein the first mobile phone session information comprises a first phone identifier associated with the first mobile phone and a second receiver number associated with the second mobile phone; responsive to obtaining the first mobile phone session information, sending, by the first video conferencing device, the first mobile phone session information to a video conference service executing within a data center; detecting, by a second video conferencing device, the second mobile phone using short-range wireless communication; obtaining, by the second video conferencing device and from the second mobile phone using short-range wireless communication, second mobile phone session information for the mobile phone session, wherein the second mobile phone session information comprises a second phone identifier associated with the second mobile phone and a first receiver number associated with the first mobile phone; responsive to obtaining the second mobile phone session information, sending, by the second video conferencing device, the second mobile phone session information to the video conference service of the data center; determining, by the video conference service of the data center and based at least on the first and second mobile phone session information, that the first mobile phone is engaged in a mobile phone session with the second mobile phone; and responsive to determining that the first mobile phone is engaged in a mobile phone session with the second mobile phone, automatically initiating, by the video conference service of the data center, a video conferencing session by directing the first video conferencing device to initiate a video conferencing session with the second video conferencing device.