Communication Session Join Modes for Presence-Concealed Auto Join
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Solution Overview
Problem
Participants in network-based communication sessions often face inefficiencies when joining meetings, such as being visible and feeling pressured to actively participate, missing join notifications, and wasting time and resources when not fully prepared.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a modified join mode that allows participants to join meetings automatically with configurable privacy and visibility settings, including presence concealment, and enabling automatic joining based on predefined rules using the Meeting Information Model (MIM).
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If participants join meetings manually with full visibility, then they can actively participate and be seen by others, but they waste time and resources when not fully prepared and feel pressured to participate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the joining process into distinct modes: automatic join mode and manual join mode. In automatic join mode, participants can join meetings without full visibility or active participation requirements, allowing them to conserve time and resources when not prepared. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by providing a tailored entry mode that matches the participant's readiness state.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts participant visibility and participation requirements based on the join mode selected. Participants can switch between automatic and manual join modes, which dynamically changes their presence state, visibility to others, and interaction capabilities. This dynamic adaptation allows participants to optimize their meeting engagement based on real-time preparedness levels.
2Ease of operation
If participants join meetings with full visibility, then they can interact freely with others, but they experience social pressure to actively participate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different visibility and interaction properties for different participants in the same meeting. Participants joining in automatic mode have reduced visibility (not shown in participant lists) and limited interaction capabilities, while those in manual mode have full visibility and interaction rights. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by enabling interaction freedom for those who want it while protecting others from social pressure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (join mode selection) that mediates between a participant's desire for interaction freedom and their need to avoid social pressure. The automatic join mode acts as an intermediary state that provides partial participation capabilities without full visibility, thereby reducing social pressure while maintaining some level of interaction freedom.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides multiple join modes with different privacy settings, then participants can choose appropriate visibility levels, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by allowing participants to automatically select an appropriate join mode based on their needs without requiring complex system configuration. The system provides predefined join modes (automatic and manual) with built-in privacy and visibility settings, enabling participants to self-select their preferred level of engagement. This self-service approach resolves the contradiction by providing adaptability through simple user choices rather than complex system-wide configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system resolves complexity by changing key parameters (visibility, interaction capabilities, participant list inclusion) based on the selected join mode rather than requiring individual configuration of each parameter. When a participant selects automatic join mode, multiple parameters are simultaneously adjusted: visibility is reduced, interaction is limited, and participant list inclusion is controlled. This parameter bundling provides versatility while maintaining system simplicity.
4Reliability
If participants manually review meeting details before joining, then they can make informed decisions, but they miss join notifications and waste time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing meeting details and join mode options in advance, before the participant needs to make a joining decision. The system sends meeting invitations with embedded join mode selections, allowing participants to pre-configure their preferences. This preliminary provision of information resolves the contradiction by enabling informed decision-making without requiring time-consuming manual review at the moment of joining.
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AI summary
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.