Apparatus and method for use in portal service for a team utilizing collaboration services
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1. A method for use in providing a Web team portal in a collaborative system comprising the steps of:
- setting up a plurality of team members to collaboratively communicate;
automatically collecting presence information of each of said members in said team;
automatically determining a current location for each team member; and
dynamically displaying a visual representation having a plurality of display windows including at least said team members, said collected presence and location information, and a set of mechanisms for a team member to use in conjunction with said displayed presence and location information to initiate a prescribed mode of communicating with one or more others of said members in said team for a particular collaborative purpose.
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Abstract
A TeamPortal View is a dynamic visual representation of the members of a team who may be located at geographically distributed locations. The TeamPortal View provides a Web portal that (a) displays static team information, (b) provides a dynamic view of the team members presence and their current locations, which are collected automatically and up-dated in real-time and (c) allows contact to be made by members of the team using the Web interface to initiate email, chat sessions, person-to-person calls, conference calls or the like.
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1. A method for use in providing a Web team portal in a collaborative system comprising the steps of:
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setting up a plurality of team members to collaboratively communicate;
automatically collecting presence information of each of said members in said team;
automatically determining a current location for each team member; and
dynamically displaying a visual representation having a plurality of display windows including at least said team members, said collected presence and location information, and a set of mechanisms for a team member to use in conjunction with said displayed presence and location information to initiate a prescribed mode of communicating with one or more others of said members in said team for a particular collaborative purpose. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for use in providing a Web team portal in a collaborative system comprising:
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means for setting up a plurality of team members to collaboratively communicate;
means for automatically collecting presence information of each of said members in said team;
means for automatically determining a current location for each team member; and
means for dynamically displaying a visual representation having a plurality of display windows including at least said team members, said collected presence and location information, and a set of mechanisms for a team member to use in conjunction with said displayed presence and location information to initiate a prescribed mode of communicating with one or more others of said members in said team for a particular collaborative purpose. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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18. Apparatus for use in providing a Web team portal in a collaborative system comprising:
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a call set up unit to set up a plurality of members in a team to collaboratively communicate;
a user agent unit to automatically collect presence and location information of each of said members in said team; and
a visual display unit to dynamically display a visual representation having a plurality of display windows including at least said team members, said collected presence and location information, and a set of mechanisms for a team member to use in conjunction with said displayed presence and location information to initiate a prescribed mode of communicating with one or more others of said members in said team for a particular collaborative purpose.
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