Method and apparatus for remote real time co-authoring of internet based multimedia collaborative presentations

• US 10,592,863 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2017
• Issued: 03/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nicholas T. Hariton
• Original Assignee: Nicholas T. Hariton
• Inventors: Hariton, Nicholas T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Badawi, Sherief
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nicholas, Wendy
• Application Number:
  US15/704,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20180060817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method for preparing a presentation connects a plurality of geographically dispersed contributors to a controller through a network to collaborate to prepare the presentation, allows the contributors to propose contributions to the presentation residing on storage devices under the control of the contributors, makes the proposed contributions available for viewing and comment by all contributors, allows the controller to select one or more of the proposed contributions, and provides the controller access through the network to the storage devices to retrieve the selected contributions for inclusion into the presentation.

Claims

1. A method for providing a multimedia presentation, said method comprising:

presenting a draft multimedia script via a network to a plurality of contributors, the draft multimedia script including one or more software based slides, for collaboration to develop a multimedia presentation;

displaying changes to the draft multimedia script, proposed by any of the plurality of contributors, in real time to the plurality of contributors;

accepting input, in real time, received from any of the plurality of contributors concerning a particular proposed change, for display to the plurality of contributors;

selectively revising the draft multimedia script at least under the control of an operator to include the particular proposed change after the input concerning the particular proposed change has been reviewed by at least some of the plurality of contributors to create a revised multimedia script; and

organizing a presentation of the multimedia presentation based on the revised multimedia script.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting includes enabling communication among the contributors and the operator at least during collaboration to develop the multimedia presentation.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying proposed changes to the draft multimedia script proposed by a remotely located time shifted contributor at a different time.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying proposed revisions to the draft multimedia script and automatically saving the proposed revisions within the draft multimedia script as temporary script segments.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein saving the proposed revisions includes identifying each proposed revision with a creator and revision number.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

finalizing one of the proposed revisions as part of the draft multimedia script only in response to an acceptance by at least one of the operator and one or more designated contributors.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

maintaining each slide as a software matrix.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein selectively revising includes at least one of modifying an existing script slide, creating a new script slide, and appending comments to at least one scripted slide.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one or more contributors selectively modify the script and said method further comprises automatically saving the actions of each such contributor in association therewith for later recall.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein saving includes storing the actions of each contributor in a log file wherein each action is identifiable to one of the contributors.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring the preparation of the draft multimedia script via a web browser accessed by a remote user.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein monitoring includes logging onto a web site and viewing the draft multimedia script.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising saving a copy of the draft multimedia script as a working copy responsive to a contributor choosing to work independently.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

modifying the working copy responsive to the independently working contributor.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

submitting the working copy to other contributors and the operator for potential incorporation into the revised multimedia script.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

broadcasting the multimedia presentation over the Internet.

17. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

accepting concurrent contributions to the revised multimedia script from the plurality of contributors with at least one contributor at a different physical location.

18. The method of claim 1 further comprising saving the multimedia script responsive to an interaction with the operator.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein saving saves the multimedia script on an operator computer under control of said operator.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein saving saves the multimedia script on at least one Internet based repository.

21. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying the multimedia presentation to an audience via one of the Internet, a direct intranet connection, fiber optic cable, satellite or ISDN.

22. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying the multimedia presentation to an audience over the Internet on a remote telecommunications device.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein at least some of said contributors simultaneously edit the draft multimedia script.

24. The method of claim 1 wherein each contributor is enabled to modify existing slides, create new slides and append comments to any scripted slide.

25. The method of claim 1 wherein a privilege of the operator to accept and reject proposed changes by the contributors is selectively conferrable upon at least one of the contributors by the operator.

26. The method of claim 1 further comprising;

saving the multimedia script on at least one Internet based repository.

27. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

editing at least one software based slide of the revised multimedia script during the multimedia presentation.

28. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one software based slide contains at least one data source element to display underlying data source material of the data source element at least as part of at least one software based slide during presenting the draft multimedia script and said method includes accessing the underlying data on-the-fly without opening another software application that is associated with the underlying data.

29. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one software based slide includes at least one of an audio recording, a video recording, and a live action video stream.

30. The method of claim 1 wherein the network is the Internet.

31. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of said contributors accesses the Internet, serving as said network, via a remote telecommunications device.

32. A method for creating a multimedia presentation using a network, said method comprising:

presenting a draft multimedia script via the network to a plurality of contributors for collaboration to develop a multimedia presentation, at least one of the contributors being located at a location remote from an operator, the draft multimedia script including one or more software based slides;

displaying changes to the draft multimedia script, proposed by any of the plurality of contributors, in real time to all of the plurality of contributors and to the operator;

accepting input, in real time, received from any of the plurality of contributors concerning a particular proposed change, for display to all of the plurality of contributors;

selectively revising the draft multimedia script at least under the control of the operator to include the particular proposed change after the input concerning the particular proposed change has been reviewed by at least some of the plurality of contributors and the operator to create a revised multimedia script; and

organizing a presentation of the multimedia presentation based on the revised multimedia script.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein a privilege of the scripting controller to accept and reject proposed changes by the contributors is selectively conferrable upon at least one of the contributors by the operator.

34. The method of claim 33 further comprising:

saving the multimedia script on at least one Internet based repository.

35. The method of claim 32 further comprising:

broadcasting the multimedia presentation over the Internet.

36. The method of claim 32 further comprising:

accepting concurrent contributions to the revised multimedia script from the plurality of contributors with at least some contributors at different physical locations.

37. The method of claim 32 further comprising:

saving the draft multimedia script responsive to an interaction with at least one of the contributors.

38. The method of claim 37 wherein saving saves the multimedia script on the operator computer.

39. The method of claim 32 wherein at least one software based slide includes at least one of an audio recording, a video recording, and a live action video stream.

40. The method of claim 32 wherein the network is the Internet.

41. The method of claim 32 wherein at least some of one contributor accesses the Internet, serving as said network, via a remote telecommunications device.

42. The method of claim 37 wherein saving saves the multimedia script on at least one Internet based repository.

43. One or more computer readable media that are non-transitory and that store a program, wherein the program, when executed, instructs a computer to perform the following operations to provide a multimedia presentation:

present a draft multimedia script via a network to a plurality of contributors, the draft multimedia script including one or more software based slides, for collaboration to develop a multimedia presentation;

display changes to the draft multimedia script, proposed by any of the plurality of contributors, in real time to the plurality of contributors;

accept input, in real time, received from any of the plurality of contributors concerning a particular proposed change, for display to the plurality of contributors;

selectively revise the draft multimedia script at least under the control of an operator of the computer to include the particular proposed change after the input concerning the particular proposed change has been reviewed by at least some of the plurality of contributors to create a revised multimedia script; and

organize a presentation of the multimedia presentation based on the revised multimedia script.

44. One or more computer readable media that are non-transitory and that store a program, wherein the program, when executed, instructs a computer to perform the following operations to create a multimedia presentation using a network:

present a draft multimedia script from the computer via the network to a plurality of contributors for collaboration to develop a multimedia presentation, at least one of the contributors being located at a location remote from an operator of the computer, the draft multimedia script including one or more software based slides;

display changes to the draft multimedia script, proposed by any of the plurality of contributors, in real time to all of the plurality of contributors and to the operator;

accept input, in real time, received from any of the plurality of contributors concerning a particular proposed change, for display to all of the plurality of contributors;

selectively revising the draft multimedia script at least under the control of the operator to include the particular proposed change after the input concerning the particular proposed change has been reviewed by at least some of the plurality of contributors and the operator to create a revised multimedia script; and

organize a presentation of the multimedia presentation based on the revised multimedia script.

45. A system for producing a multimedia presentation, said system comprising:

a controller computer including at least one processor for presenting a draft multimedia script via a network to a plurality of contributors, the draft multimedia script including one or more software based slides, for collaboration to develop a multimedia presentation; and

a display device for each contributor to display changes to the draft multimedia script, proposed by any of the plurality of contributors, in real time to the plurality of contributors;

non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to;

accept input, in real time, received from any of the plurality of contributors concerning a particular proposed change, for display to the plurality of contributors,

selectively revise the draft multimedia script at least under the control of an operator to include the particular proposed change after the input concerning the particular proposed change has been reviewed by at least some of the plurality of contributors to create a revised multimedia script, and

organize a presentation of the multimedia presentation based on the revised multimedia script.