Method and system for visually displaying and navigating virtual discussion groups
First Claim
1. A method for visually navigating through a plurality of virtual meetings, comprising:
- displaying a hierarchical representation of the plurality of virtual meetings having interconnected nodes, wherein each node of the hierarchical representation represents a subset of the plurality of virtual meetings, wherein a node at a lowest order in the hierarchical representation comprises an individual virtual meeting and a higher order node comprises an accumulation of all virtual meetings within lower order nodes interconnected with the higher order node; and
moving within the hierarchical representation to obtain information about one or more of the plurality of virtual meetings.
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Abstract
In accordance with a method embodiment of the present invention, a method for visually navigating through a plurality of virtual meetings is disclosed. The method may include displaying a hierarchical representation of the plurality virtual meetings having interconnected nodes, wherein each node of the hierarchical representation represents a subset of the plurality of virtual meetings. The method may further include that a node at the lowest order in the hierarchical representation is an individual virtual meeting and higher order nodes are an accumulation of all virtual meetings within lower order nodes that are interconnected with the higher order node. The method may also include moving within the hierarchical representation to obtain information about one or more of the plurality of virtual meetings, switching between views and selecting and searching amongst a plurality of views using a Boolean combination of such views. Systems and media incorporating the methods of the present invention are also disclosed.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for visually navigating through a plurality of virtual meetings, comprising:
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displaying a hierarchical representation of the plurality of virtual meetings having interconnected nodes, wherein each node of the hierarchical representation represents a subset of the plurality of virtual meetings, wherein a node at a lowest order in the hierarchical representation comprises an individual virtual meeting and a higher order node comprises an accumulation of all virtual meetings within lower order nodes interconnected with the higher order node; and
moving within the hierarchical representation to obtain information about one or more of the plurality of virtual meetings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for conducting virtual meetings, comprising:
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a plurality of computers configured for network communication; and
a computer program installed on each of said plurality of computers configured for;
presenting a hierarchical representation of the plurality virtual meetings having interconnected nodes, wherein each node of the hierarchical representation represents a subset of the plurality of virtual meetings, wherein a node at a lowest order in the hierarchical representation comprises an individual virtual meeting and a higher order node comprises an accumulation of all virtual meetings within lower order nodes interconnected with the higher order node; and
moving within the hierarchical representation to obtain information about one or more of the plurality of virtual meetings. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer media for storing a computer program, the computer program implementing a method for visually navigating through a plurality of virtual meetings, the method comprising:
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displaying a hierarchical representation of the plurality of virtual meetings having interconnected nodes, wherein each node of the hierarchical representation represents a subset of the plurality of virtual meetings, wherein a node at a lowest order in the hierarchical representation comprises an individual virtual meeting and a higher order node comprises an accumulation of all virtual meetings within lower order nodes interconnected with the higher order node; and
moving within the hierarchical representation to obtain information about one or more of the plurality of virtual meetings.
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23. A computer for visually navigating through a plurality of virtual meetings, the computer comprising:
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a display;
a storage device for storing a computer program;
a processor in communication with the display and the storage device and configured to execute the computer program; and
wherein the computer program is configured for;
displaying a hierarchical representation of the plurality of virtual meetings having interconnected nodes, wherein each node of the hierarchical representation represents a subset of the plurality of virtual meetings, wherein a node at a lowest order in the hierarchical representation comprises an individual virtual meeting and a higher order node comprises an accumulation of all virtual meetings within lower order nodes interconnected with the higher order node; and
shifting views within the hierarchical representation to obtain information about one or more of the plurality of virtual meetings. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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