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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Amer Aref Hassan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gareth Lyndon Eadred Bridges, Duvall, WA (US);
Shaun Paul Dunning, San Clemente, CA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed techniques are directed to a meeting-based or invitation-based conference lobby feature during a back-to-back conference call, while the same bridge arrangement or bridge configuration is provided across multiple meetings. If a previous meeting is still ongoing, meeting server checks identities of attendees: if an attendee is associated with the ongoing meeting, the server connects the attendee to the ongoing meeting; if the attendee is not associated with the ongoing meeting, the attendee is placed in a 'holding area' without being connected to the active call, and will be connected to the call once the ongoing meeting ends; or manually let in.