Multiplexed, multimodal conferencing

Abstract

A method for managing multiple electronic conference sessions. The method includes a computer processor identifying a plurality of conference sessions that a user is attending, wherein the plurality of conference sessions includes a first session and a second session. The method further includes a computer processor identifying one or more triggers that indicate an occurrence of an event in at least one of the plurality of conference sessions. The method further includes a computer processor determining that the user is an active participant in at least the first session of the plurality of conference sessions that the user is attending. The method further includes a computer processor detecting at least one trigger of the one or more identified triggers, within the second session of the plurality of conference sessions that the user is attending.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer program product for managing multiple electronic conference sessions, the computer program product comprising:
 one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions readable/executable by one or more computer processors:
 program instructions to identify a plurality of conference sessions that a user is attending utilizing a computing device, wherein the plurality of conference sessions includes a first session and a second session; 
 program instructions to identify one or more predefined triggers of the user, respectively associated with the conferences sessions that the user is attending; 
 program instructions to determine that an interface corresponding to a conference session includes a first graphical control element associated with presenting the conference session and a second graphical control element associated with a streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session; and 
 program instructions to detect an occurrence of at least one trigger of the one or more predefined identified triggers, within a streaming text transcript corresponding to the second session of the plurality of conference sessions that the user is attending. 
   
     
     
         2 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein: (i) at a least a portion of the first session and the second session occur during the same time, (ii) the second session is a conference session different from the first session, (iii) and the user is attending the second session as an observer. 
     
     
         3 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session is generated in real-time. 
     
     
         4 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 program instructions to display a first graphical control element corresponding to the first session and a second graphical control element corresponding the second session; and   program instructions to display at least a portion of the streaming text transcript corresponding to the second session within a respective proximity of the first graphical control element corresponding to the second session.   
     
     
         5 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein program instructions to detect the at least one trigger of the identified one or more predefined triggers, within the second session of the plurality of conference sessions that the user is attending, further comprise:
 in response to detecting the at least one trigger of the one or more obtained triggers within the streaming text transcript corresponding to the second session, program instructions to apply a visual indication to the second graphical control element associated with the second conference session and a portion of the streaming text transcript corresponding to the second conference session that includes the detected at least on trigger.   
     
     
         6 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 program instructions to analyze, in real-time, a presentation corresponding to a conference session that the user is attending to identify a visual element;   program instructions to determine a text description related to the identified visual element corresponding to the conference session, and   program instructions to embed the determined text description related to the identified visual element within the streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session.   
     
     
         7 . The computer program product of  claim 6 , wherein program instructions to embed the determined text description related to the identified visual element within the streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session further comprise:
 program instructions to include, within the determined text description related to the identified visual element a hyperlink to an information resource associated with the identified visual element.   
     
     
         8 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 program instructions to analyze, in real-time, a presentation corresponding to a conference session that the user is attending to identify one or more visual elements;   program instructions to determine, based on a cognitive analysis, whether a visual element of the identified one or more visual elements corresponding to the conference session relates to one or more predefined triggers respectively associated with the conference session; and   in response to determining that the visual element corresponding to the conference session relates to trigger of the one or more predefined triggers respectively associated with the conference session, program instructions to determine that a trigger of the one or more predefined triggers respectively associated with the conference session occurs.   
     
     
         9 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 program instructions to determine that the user selects the interface corresponding to the second session; and   in response to determining that the user selects the interface corresponding to the second session, program instructions to increase a size associated with the first graphical control element that displays a presentation corresponding to the second session to the user; and   program instructions to modify a connection of the user to the second session, wherein modifying the connection enables the user to attend the second session as an active participant.   
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 program instructions to modify a connection of the user to the first session, wherein modifying the connection enables the user to attend the first session as an observer.   
     
     
         11 . A computer system for managing multiple electronic conference sessions, the computer system comprising:
 one or more computer processors;   one or more computer readable storage media; and   program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:   program instructions to identify a plurality of conference sessions that a user is attending utilizing a computing device, wherein the plurality of conference sessions includes a first session and a second session;   program instructions to identify one or more predefined triggers of the user, respectively associated with the conferences sessions that the user is attending;   program instructions to determine that an interface corresponding to a conference session includes a first graphical control element associated with presenting the conference session and a second graphical control element associated with a streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session; and   program instructions to detect an occurrence of at least one trigger of the one or more predefined identified triggers, within a streaming text transcript corresponding to the second session of the plurality of conference sessions that the user is attending.   
     
     
         12 . The computer system of  claim 11 , wherein: (i) at a least a portion of the first session and the second session occur during the same time, (ii) the second session is a conference session different from the first session, (iii) and the user is attending the second session as an observer. 
     
     
         13 . The computer system of  claim 11 , wherein the streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session is generated in real-time. 
     
     
         14 . The computer system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 program instructions to display a first graphical control element corresponding to the first session and a second graphical control element corresponding the second session; and   program instructions to display at least a portion of the streaming text transcript corresponding to the second session within a respective proximity of the first graphical control element corresponding to the second session.   
     
     
         15 . The computer system of  claim 11 , wherein program instructions to detect the at least one trigger of the identified one or more predefined triggers, within the second session of the plurality of conference sessions that the user is attending, further comprise:
 in response to detecting the at least one trigger of the one or more obtained triggers within the streaming text transcript corresponding to the second session, program instructions to apply a visual indication to the second graphical control element associated with the second conference session and a portion of the streaming text transcript corresponding to the second conference session that includes the detected at least on trigger.   
     
     
         16 . The computer system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 program instructions to analyze, in real-time, a presentation corresponding to a conference session that the user is attending to identify a visual element;   program instructions to determine a text description related to the identified visual element corresponding to the conference session, and   program instructions to embed the determined text description related to the identified visual element within the streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session.   
     
     
         17 . The computer system of  claim 16 , wherein program instructions to embed the determined text description related to the identified visual element within the streaming text transcript corresponding to the conference session further comprise:
 program instructions to include, within the determined text description related to the identified visual element a hyperlink to an information resource associated with the identified visual element.   
     
     
         18 . The computer system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 program instructions to analyze, in real-time, a presentation corresponding to a conference session that the user is attending to identify one or more visual elements;   program instructions to determine, based on a cognitive analysis, whether a visual element of the identified one or more visual elements corresponding to the conference session relates to one or more predefined triggers respectively associated with the conference session; and   in response to determining that the visual element corresponding to the conference session relates to trigger of the one or more predefined triggers respectively associated with the conference session, program instructions to determine that a trigger of the one or more predefined triggers respectively associated with the conference session occurs.   
     
     
         19 . The computer system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 program instructions to determine that the user selects the interface corresponding to the second session; and   in response to determining that the user selects the interface corresponding to the second session, program instructions to increase a size associated with the first graphical control element that displays a presentation corresponding to the second session to the user; and   program instructions to modify a connection of the user to the second session, wherein modifying the connection enables the user to attend the second session as an active participant.   
     
     
         20 . The computer system of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 program instructions to modify a connection of the user to the first session, wherein modifying the connection enables the user to attend the first session as an observer.