Methods and apparatus for providing egalitarian control in a multimedia collaboration session
First Claim
1. A multimedia collaboration system for free flow collaboration between a plurality of participants via an electronic communication network, the multimedia collaboration system configured so that presentation control of the session is exchanged freely between the participants in the multimedia collaboration session.
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Abstract
A multimedia collaboration system that facilitates more efficient, free-flowing collaboration sessions. The role of the presenter can be exchanged among participants in a collaboration session. The multimedia collaboration system is configured so that control of a collaboration session can be exchanged freely between participants in the collaboration session. The multimedia collaboration system enables participants in the collaboration session to determine the pace and course of the session.
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42 Claims
- 1. A multimedia collaboration system for free flow collaboration between a plurality of participants via an electronic communication network, the multimedia collaboration system configured so that presentation control of the session is exchanged freely between the participants in the multimedia collaboration session.
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13. A multimedia collaboration system comprising a client device configured to enable a participant to participate in a collaboration session, the client device including:
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a user interface comprising;
an identification section;
a current presentation section; and
a control section including an opened presentation feature wherein a the participant can independently open and control a presentation at any time during the collaboration session. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of freely exchanging presentation control between client devices in a free flow collaboration session, wherein the method comprises:
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connecting two or more client devices in a collaboration session;
configuring a first client device to present information to at least one other client device in the collaboration session;
configuring a second client device to present information to at least one other client device in the collaboration session; and
enabling the first client device and the second client device to present their respective information at any time in the collaboration session.
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42. A method of freely exchanging presentation control between client devices in a free flow collaboration session, wherein the method comprises:
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connecting two or more client devices in a collaboration session, wherein each client device includes a central presentation region;
configuring a first client device to present information to the central presentation region;
configuring a second client device to present information to the central presentation region; and
assigning control of the central presentation region to the client device that most recently presents information to the central presentation region.
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