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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Krishnan Ananthanarayanan, Bothell, WA (US);
Sankaran Narayanan, Redmond, WA (US);
Dhigha Sekaran, Redmond, WA (US);
Srivatsa Srinivasan, Renton, WA (US);
Krishnan Ananthanarayanan, Bothell, WA (US);
Sankaran Narayanan, Redmond, WA (US);
Dhigha Sekaran, Redmond, WA (US);
Srivatsa Srinivasan, Renton, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments for validating a user joining a conferencing session. According to various embodiments, a first identifier is received. A user is identified from a plurality of users based at least in part on the first identifier. A second identifier is received that corresponds to the first identifier and the user and the user is validated based on both the first identifier and the second identifier. The user may then join the conferencing session, with the user's identity being revealed to others attending the conferencing session.