Method and structure for automated layout director
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1. A method of providing a composite data feed for an online meeting, said method comprising at least one of:
- providing a capability for at least one participant node in said online meeting to input a layout rule for a customized composite image of said online meeting to be seen specifically at said at least one participant node; and
receiving a layout rule defining a composite image of said online meeting that can be customized for at least one participant node in said online meeting.
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Abstract
A method (and structure) of providing a composite data feed for an online meeting includes at least one of providing a capability for at least one participant node in the online meeting to input a layout rule for a customized composite image of the online meeting and receiving a layout rule defining a composite image of the online meeting that can be customized for at least one participant node in the online meeting.
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1. A method of providing a composite data feed for an online meeting, said method comprising at least one of:
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providing a capability for at least one participant node in said online meeting to input a layout rule for a customized composite image of said online meeting to be seen specifically at said at least one participant node; and
receiving a layout rule defining a composite image of said online meeting that can be customized for at least one participant node in said online meeting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing a composite data feed for an online meeting, said method comprising:
calculating a composite image of said online meeting that is to be seen uniquely at a participant node, wherein a layout rule for said calculating said composite image can be dynamically changed during a course of said online meeting.
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12. An apparatus comprising at least one of:
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a graphical user interface to allow a participant node in an online meeting to provide a layout rule set for a customized composite image of said online meeting that is to be seen at said participant node;
a receiver to receive a layout rule set that defines a customized composite image to be presented to a participant node in an online meeting; and
a calculator to calculate a customized composite image to be presented to a participant node in an online meeting, said calculator receiving a plurality of feeds related to said online meeting and calculating said customized composite image in accordance with a layout rule set that defines a composite image to specifically be presented to said participant node.
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13. A system comprising:
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a first participant node;
at least one of a second participant node and a data feed node; and
a network interconnecting said first participant node to said at least one of a second participant node and a data feed, said network thereby providing an online meeting including said first participant node, wherein said first participant node receives a customized composite image of said online meeting that is calculated in accordance with a layout rule that defines a composite image to be presented specifically to said first participant node.
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14. A service comprising at least one of:
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conducting an online meeting in which any or all nodes participating in said online meeting receives a composite image of said online meeting that is potentially customized for each said node;
operating one of said nodes in said online meeting in which said customized composite images are possible;
calculating a composite image in said online meeting;
providing a facility for said online meeting, said facility comprising at least one of a hardware or software component to be used in one of said nodes and at least one of a hardware or software component to be used in calculating a composite image in said online meeting;
providing a maintenance for said facility for said online meeting; and
providing a training for at least one of using and operating said online meeting or said facility.
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15. A signal-bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method of providing a composite data feed for an online meeting, said method comprising at least one of:
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providing a capability for at least one participant node in said online meeting to input a layout rule for a customized composite image of said online meeting to be seen specifically at said at least one participant node; and
receiving a layout rule defining a composite image of said online meeting that can be customized for at least one participant node in said online meeting.
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