Patent ID: 8842157

Claim:
A method for implementing a videoconferencing application, comprising: obtaining an address of at least one conference site by performing a resolving process; acquiring information related to the address of the conference site according to the address of the conference site; sending the related information to one or more of conference sites, where the related information is used to provide a reference for a user to attend a conference; determining a location of a mobile phone of a participant as a location of the participant by using at least one of a base station of a wireless network and a satellite positioning system, wherein a mobile phone number of the participant is pre-stored on a server and the mobile phone number of the participant corresponds to an identification (ID) of a conference site that the participant is to access; and sending a preset notification to the mobile phone of the participant when determining that the location of the participant is inconsistent with any address of each conference site in the at least one conference site.