Patent ID: 9118734
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A conference management system, comprising: a participant interface including a network interface device in electronic communication with each of a plurality of conference participants; a group determiner that provides a plurality of groups for the plurality of conference participants of a conference and determines a first group from the plurality of groups to be associated with a first conference-participant of the plurality of conference participants, the plurality of groups including the first group and a second group for the conference, the plurality of conference participants including the first conference participant and at least one other conference participant associated with only the first group and a second conference participant associated with only the second group; and a conference controller apparatus that performs an action on the first conference participant based on either the first conference participant's association with the first group or based on the group, the action including distinguishing the first group associated with the first conference participant from the second group to second conference participant is associated by the conference controller selecting the first group to which the action is to be applied from the plurality of groups, the conference controller receiving a signal from a conference administrator to select only the first conference participant of the first group and not the at least one other conference participant of the first group to perform the action over the second conference participant based on the first conference participant's association with the first group as distinguished from the second group to which the second participant is associated.