Controlled transitions between batch configurations of devices based on communication session attendee roles

Abstract

The system controls batch configuration of devices based on roles, such as presenter, in a meeting. The lifespan of such configurations on each device is limited to the duration of the event or associated activities, such as rehearsal, and will automatically revert back to previous pre-batch configuration settings outside the event or once the event ends. In such embodiments, a system can control batch configurations for devices during a rehearsal, then reverts the devices to a pre-batch configuration after the rehearsal and the event. A method for controlling batch configurations of a plurality of computing devices associated with a communication session can select computers of people having pre-determined roles, e.g., presenters, organizers, audience members. The system can configure a subset of devices of the plurality of computing devices to operate using a pre-batch configuration. The system reverts to the batch configuration after a second condition is determined for an event.