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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ryen W. White, Woodinville, WA (US);
Gerald Haslhofer, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An intelligent agent may assume a ghost presence in a meeting on behalf of a non-participant, monitor data communications between participants of the meeting, and identify appropriate triggers or events relating to the non-participant. For example, the agent may detect questions directed at the non-participant or that the non-participant has the knowledge to answer. The non-participant may be auto-summoned with respect to the meeting when the events relating to the non-participant are identified. The auto-summoning may be performed by communicating information about identified event to the non-participant, for example in real-time. The communication about the identified event may be transmitted over any of a variety of communication channels or modalities, including instant message chat, SMS, phone call, establishing a video call, or pager.