Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Balvinder Kaur Thind

Hao Xu

Yue Li

Rui Liang

Namendra Kumar

Abhilash Chandrasekharan Nair

Xin He

Joel Harodi Marquez Catano

Gaurav Pancholi

Kensaku Sueda

Rama Krishan Prasad Satya Prakash

Jindrich Parus

Artur Pawel Kania

Martin Petrla

Nagaswapna Bhamidipati

Denis Postu

Milica Jovanovic

Milica Jovanović

An online meeting system begins the process of connecting a user to an online meeting when a request is received from a user to start or join the online meeting. In response to the request, a pre-meeting user interface (UI) is displayed having a user interface control which, when activated, enables transmission of audio and/or video data for the online meeting, and prior to activation of the control, connection parameters are shared with an online meeting service to preheat the meeting. In response to activation of the control, transmission of audio and/or video data for the online meeting is enabled.

Reducing setup time for online meetings

An online meeting system begins the process of connecting a user to an online meeting when the user enters a prejoin dialog for choosing meeting settings, rather than waiting until the user chooses to actually join the meeting after entering settings. Starting the meeting connection process at this time allows a shorter perceived connection time to the meeting and thus reduces user frustration with the meeting system.

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Balvinder Kaur Thind