Automated Videoconference Systems, Controllers And Methods

Abstract

A mobile computing device includes a touchscreen configured to display a user interface for receiving user input, memory hardware configured to store computer-executable instructions and information regarding scheduled conference calls, and processor hardware configured to execute the computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions include communicating with a server via one or more wired/and or wireless communication networks, and parsing the information stored on the mobile computing device according to a parsing protocol to obtain information regarding at least one scheduled conference call. The instructions further include, in response to receiving user input via the user interface, transmitting at least a portion of the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call to the server to control a system controller in communication with the server to initiate the at least one scheduled conference call via a videoconferencing codec.

1 . A mobile computing device comprising:
 a touchscreen configured to display a user interface for receiving user input;   memory hardware configured to store computer-executable instructions and information regarding scheduled conference calls; and   processor hardware configured to execute the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions include:   communicating with a server via one or more wired/and or wireless communication networks;   parsing the information stored on the mobile computing device according to a parsing protocol to obtain information regarding at least one scheduled conference call; and   in response to receiving user input via the user interface, transmitting at least a portion of the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call to the server to control a system controller in communication with the server to initiate the at least one scheduled conference call via a videoconferencing codec.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions include displaying a join button on the user interface according to the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call, and the transmitting includes transmitting the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call to the server in response to activation of the join button by a user. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile computing device of  claim 2 , wherein the computer-executable instructions include determining a start time of the at least one scheduled conference call according to the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call, and the displaying includes displaying the join button on the user interface a defined time period before the determined start time of the at least one scheduled conference call. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile computing device of  claim 2 , wherein the computer-executable instructions include determining a start time of the at least one scheduled conference call according to the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call, and the displaying includes displaying the join button on the user interface for a defined time period after the determined start time of the at least one scheduled conference call. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call includes a conference phone number of the at least one scheduled conference call and at least one of a personal identification number (PIN), a passcode and a meeting number of the at least one scheduled conference call. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call includes at least one of a session initiation protocol (SIP) uniform resource identifier (URI), a conference phone number, a conferencing meeting number, a personal identification number (PIN) number, and a passcode. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call includes a session initiation protocol (SIP) uniform resource identifier (URI). 
     
     
         8 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the parsing protocol includes a search for at least one of multiple stored calendar events and multiple stored emails for at least one of a text string and a numeric string indicative of the at least one scheduled conference call. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the parsing protocol includes a search for stored calendar events within a defined time period for information indicative of the at least one scheduled conference call. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the defined time period includes at least one of a next hour, a next day, and a next week. 
     
     
         11 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call to the server through the one or more wired and/or wireless communication networks using a secure encrypted transport layer security (TLS) channel, where personal data of the mobile computing device is not stored on the system controller and local room data of the system controller is not stored on the mobile computing device. 
     
     
         12 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the obtaining includes obtaining the information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call without requesting information from the server and without establishing a connection to or integration with a calendar or account outside of the mobile computing device. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least a portion of the obtained information regarding the at least one scheduled conference call that is transmitted from the mobile computing device to the server includes conference login credentials required to establish the scheduled conference call. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile computing device of  claim 2 , wherein the join button comprises an icon on the touchscreen. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile computing device of  claim 3 , wherein the defined time period includes at least one of one minute, five minutes, and one hour.