Patent ID: 9020119
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by one or more processors, the method comprising: acquiring a merge control, by one or more processors, to merge a first conference with a second conference to create a single heterogeneous conference, wherein the first conference and the second conference utilize different types of conference hosting systems and the first conference has an associated first pre-merge moderator and the second conference has an associated second pre-merge moderator; merging, by one or more processors, the first conference with the second conference to create the heterogeneous conference; determining a moderator for the heterogeneous conference; and automatically transferring, by one or more processors, moderator controls over each of the participants in the heterogeneous conference from the first pre-merge moderator and/or second pre-merge moderator to the moderator of the heterogeneous conference.