Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Milica Jovanovic

Hao Xu

Yue Li

Rui Liang

Namendra Kumar

Dominic Roedel

Abhilash Chandrasekharan Nair

Xin He

Joel Harodi Marquez Catano

Gaurav Pancholi

Kensaku Sueda

Nagaswapna Bhamidipati

Rama Krishan Prasad Satya Prakash

Jindrich Parus

Artur Pawel Kania

Martin Petrla

Denis Postu

Balvinder Kaur Thind

Ondrej Zacek

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

The techniques disclosed herein improve existing systems by controlling a data processing system for generating messages associated with a communication session. A first UI is rendered on a user device that includes a text-based transcription or caption of dialogue being communicated between users of the communication session. In response to receiving a selection of a portion of the transcription or caption for corresponding via a messaging function of the communication session, rendering a second UI including the selected portion and current messages exchanged between the users of the communication session. The selected portion is rendered along with subsequent messages exchanged between the users of the communication session.

Transition to messaging from transcription and captioning

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.

The techniques disclosed herein improve existing systems by controlling a data processing system for generating messages associated with a communication session. A first UI is rendered on a user device that includes a text-based transcription or caption of dialogue being communicated between users of the communication session. in response to receiving a selection of a portion of the transcription or caption for corresponding via a messaging function of the communication session, rendering a second UI including the selected portion and current messages exchanged between the users of the communication session. The selected portion is rendered along with subsequent messages exchanged between the users of the communication session.

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Prague, Czechia

Milica Jovanovic