Interactive web conferencing

• US 20030078970A1
• Filed: 10/18/2001
• Published: 04/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Contract Solutions Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Contract Solutions Group, Inc.
• Inventors: Leaders, Ronald, Lindow, Terri A.
• Application Number:
  US10/043,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20030078970A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method of conducting an interactive electronic conference, including the steps of a) providing a registration process which initiates and provides access to the interactive program; b) polling participants and relaying the gathered geographic and professional information; c) introducing the experts and presenting the main program; d) inviting interactive questions or comments to restructure the program; and e) presenting conclusive remarks and providing follow up.

Claims

1. ) A method of conducting an electronic conference, comprising:

providing a registration process;

providing access to interactive program on the internet;

polling participants,

relaying geographic and professional information;

introducing experts;

presenting main program;

inviting interactive questions or comments from participants and electronic communication or open mike in order to restructure the program;

presenting conclusion, including introduction of follow-up implementation tool; and

providing follow-up support for implementation of conference subject into business practices.