Patent ID: 9160746
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: maintaining by a computer system connected to a network an indication of availability dates and times of one or more output devices connected to the network, receiving by the computer system an output device invitation indicating a first output device to reserve for a meeting conducted over a conferencing system, determining by the computer system whether the first output device is available for reservation during a date and time period of the meeting, communicating by the computer system over the network to the first output device activation information, the activation information indicating a first predetermined date and time that the first output device is to become active before the meeting time period, the first predetermined period of date and time being adjusted according to a timing delay selected from the group consisting of a boot-up delay, a login delay, a connection delay, and a signal-acquisition delay, at a first predetermined date and time related to and login information including a first credential for the first output device to use for logging into the conferencing system for the meeting, enable and authorize by the conferencing system a first signal from a first computing device for signal output by the first output device at a start of a first portion of the meeting time period such that a first meeting attendee associated with the first computing device controls transmission of the first signal in real-time, wherein the first computing device was previously disabled and unauthorized by the conferencing system, and enable and authorize by the conferencing system a second signal from a second computing device for signal output by the first output device at a start of a second portion of the meeting time period such that a second meeting attendee associated with the second computing device controls transmission of the second signal in real-time, wherein the first computing device is disabled and unauthorized by the conferencing system, and wherein the second computing device was previously disabled and unauthorized by the conferencing system.