Cisco Technology, Inc.

Other

Weidong Chen

Min Zhu

Lei Zhu

David Robert Knight

Matthew Sheppard

Chris Kangas

Joseph Khouri

Manish Kumar

Yanghua Liu

Raghurama Bhat

Biren Gandhi

Brian Thomas Toombs

John Joseph Houston

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving requests to join a conference from a plurality of user devices proximate a first endpoint. The requests include a username. The method also includes receiving an audio signal for the conference from the first endpoint. The first endpoint is operable to capture audio proximate the first endpoint. The method also includes transmitting the audio signal to a second endpoint, remote from the first endpoint. The method also includes identifying, by a processor, an active speaker proximate the first endpoint based on information received from the plurality of user devices.

Active speaker indicator for conference participants

In one embodiment, a scheduled collaboration session in a social network is detected, the scheduled collaboration session to occur at a time in the future and at that time provide real-time communication among participants. A plurality of participants expected to attend the scheduled collaboration session are detected. A subject matter of the scheduled collaboration session is detected. One or more key words are derived from the detected subject matter of the scheduled collaboration session. Profiles maintained in the social network for the plurality of participants expected to attend the scheduled collaboration session are updated based on the one or more key words, the updating to include refining an area of expertise indicated in the profiles.

System and method for attribute detection in user profile creation and update

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect a collaboration session with a plurality of current participants; detect a subject matter of the collaboration session; and search for an additional participant based on the subject matter.

System and method for suggesting additional participants for a collaboration session

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an installation of an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to install the application based on an installation permission.

Methods and apparatuses for managing the distribution and installation of applications during a collaboration session

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to access the application based on an access parameter.

Methods and apparatuses for selectively accessing an application

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect an application associated with a requester; suggest the application based on a requester parameter; select the application by the requester; and automatically initiate the application for the requester.

Methods and apparatuses for automatically initiating an application

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect shared content during a collaboration session; detect a content type based on the shared content; suggest an application based on the content type; and initiate the application during the collaboration session.

Methods and apparatuses for dynamically suggesting an application based on a collaboration session

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include requesting an expert during a collaboration session; determining a subject matter of the collaboration session; detecting a potential participant to serve as the expert; and inviting the potential participant to join the collaboration session.

Methods and apparatuses for locating an application during a collaboration session

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect a user participating in a collaboration session; create a profile associated with the user; and detect an attribute associated with the profile based on the collaboration session.

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses initiate a collaboration session from a presenter participant; select an available profile from a plurality of overall profiles based on a hierarchy structure of the plurality of overall profiles and a presenter profile corresponding to the presenter participant; and invite an attendee to the collaboration session by the presenter participant wherein the attendee corresponds to the available profile.

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Weidong Chen