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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Amer Aref Hassan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mahendra D. Sekaran, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods, machine-readable mediums, devices, and systems for joining a participant to a meeting in a modified join mode. A join mode comprises one or more configurable operational parameters within an network-based communication service that specifies the manner in which a participant is integrated into a network-based real-time interactive communication session such as a network-based meeting. Specifically, the join mode encompasses various privacy and visibility options that can be applied when a participant enters the meeting. One such option includes a presence concealment feature that, when activated, hides the joining participant's presence from one participant, one or more specific participants, or all participants within the meeting.