US Patent Issued to Microsoft Technology Licensing on Nov. 18 for "Intelligent agent for auto-summoning to meetings" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,023, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).

"Intelligent agent for auto-summoning to meetings" was invented by Ryen W. White (Woodinville, Wash.) and Gerald Haslhofer (Bellevue, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intelligent agent may assume a ghost presence in a meeting on behalf of a non-participant, monitor data communications between participants of the meeting, and identify appropriate triggers or events relating to the non-participant. For example, the agent may detect questions directed at the non-participant or that the non-participant has the knowledge to answer. The non-...