Patent ID: 7532232
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A telepresence system comprising: a telepresence manager coupled to a first memory and a group scheduler; and a controller coupled to the telepresence manager and a second memory; and a user interface coupled to the controller, the user interface having a command button associated with a telepresence conference selected from a group of scheduled telepresence conferences; wherein the telepresence manager is operable to retrieve directory data associated with the scheduled telepresence conferences from the group scheduler, to extract conference data from the directory data, to store the conference data in the first memory, to extract session data from the conference data, and to exchange the session data with the controller; and wherein the controller is operable to receive the session data from the telepresence manager periodically, to store the received session data in the second memory, and to access the received session data to establish the selected telepresence conference in response to a user activating the command button.