Patent ID: 8861702
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: in a conference manager of a conferencing system, detecting that a communication has been initiated between a communication device and the conferencing system; in the conference manager, in response to detecting the communication initiation, identifying a user of the communication device and the conferencing system and generating a corresponding user identifier; in the conference manager, responsive to identifying the user of the conferencing system, using the user identifier to get a list of conferences in which the user is scheduled to participate, wherein the list of conferences comprises one or more conferences; in the conference manager, sending the list of conferences to an application running on the communication device in response to identifying the user; in the conference manager, receiving from the application on the communication device, information identifying a selected conference; and in the conference manager, responsive to receiving the information identifying the selected conference, connecting the communication device into the selected conference.