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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
Dimitri Kavesky, Ossining, NY (US);
Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Peter G. Fairweather, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
Dimitri Kavesky, Ossining, NY (US);
Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Peter G. Fairweather, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for alerting teleconference participants includes: activating a mute function in response to a participant command; tracking a teleconference's conversation audio; determining the level of alertness of a participant; determining whether the participant's name is detected in the teleconference audio; wherein in the event the participant's name is detected: determining whether the context in which the participant was addressed requires the participant to respond; wherein in the event the participant is required to respond: alerting the participant that the participant has been summoned and is required to make a response; providing a conversation summarization to the participant; and deactivating the participant's mute function.