Participant alerts during multi-person teleconferences

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8649494
APP PUB NO 20100034366A1
SERIAL NO

12185871

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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.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Basson, Sara H White Plains, US 99 3336
Fairweather, Peter G Yorktown Heights, US 21 808
Kavesky, Dimitri Ossining, US 1 25
Kelley, Edward E Wappingers Falls, US 170 5667

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