Abstract: Controlling resource management in a workspace includes, at a controller having connectivity to a network, monitoring one or more physical resources in a physical workspace having a plurality of work stations. An identity of one or more users present in or scheduled to be present in the physical workspace is determined. Status information is determined for each of the one or more physical resources in the physical workspace. Deployment of a particular resource of the one or more physical resources to a particular work station among the plurality of workstations is controlled based on the status information and the identity of the particular user.

Abstract: Controlling resource management in a workspace includes, at a controller having connectivity to a network, monitoring one or more physical resources in a physical workspace having a plurality of work stations. An identity of one or more users present in or scheduled to be present in the physical workspace is determined. Status information is determined for each of the one or more physical resources in the physical workspace. Deployment of a particular resource of the one or more physical resources to a particular work station among the plurality of workstations is controlled based on the status information and the identity of the particular user.

Abstract: An electronic device has a physical port, and a control circuit coupled to the physical port. The control circuit is arranged to electrically sense the physical port, and operate the physical port as one of an Ethernet port and an RS-232 port based on electrically sensing the physical port. In some arrangements, the physical port operates as an Ethernet port at one time and an RS-232 port at another time. In some arrangements, the electronic device senses for Ethernet signals and RS-232 signals concurrently. In other arrangements, the electronic device senses for Ethernet signals and RS-232 signals at different times in an alternating manner.

Abstract: An electronic device has a physical port, and a control circuit coupled to the physical port. The control circuit is arranged to electrically sense the physical port, and operate the physical port as one of an Ethernet port and an RS-232 port based on electrically sensing the physical port. In some arrangements, the physical port operates as an Ethernet port at one time and an RS-232 port at another time. In some arrangements, the electronic device senses for Ethernet signals and RS-232 signals concurrently. In other arrangements, the electronic device senses for Ethernet signals and RS-232 signals at different times in an alternating manner.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing an audio conference bridge initiated remote device muting are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a conference bridge is configured to detect a remote mute request from a remote Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) device, such as a VoIP telephone. Responsive to this request, the conference bridge sends an indication to the remote VoIP device to cease transmitting audio traffic while still transmitting out-of-band DTMF data.