Network conferencing using method for distributed computing and/or distributed objects
First Claim
1. A method of conducting a conference amongst peer to peer participants, comprising the steps of:
- initializing the conference amongst at least one upstream participant communications device and at least one downstream participant communications device;
prior to the conference, communicating a library of digital objects to the upstream participant communications device, communicating the library of digital objects from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device;
during the conference, communicating a synchronization command from a host communications device to the upstream participant communications device, wherein the synchronization command further instructs the upstream participant communications device to present the object from the library of digital objects, communicating the synchronization command from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device, wherein the synchronization command further instructs the downstream participant communications device to present the object from the library of digital objects; and
receiving a synchronization acknowledgment from the upstream participant communications device, the synchronization acknowledgment identifying the upstream participant communications device and the downstream participant communications device, the synchronization acknowledgement further confirming a successful presentation of the object to the upstream participant communications device and to the downstream participant communications device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for conducting a peer to peer conference amongst remote participants. Prior to the conference, a library of digital objects is communicated to an upstream participant communications device and is further communicated from the upstream participant communications device to a downstream participant communications device. During the conference, a synchronization command is communicated from a host communications device to the upstream participant communications device, and then, communicated from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device. The synchronization command instructs the upstream participant communications device as well as the connected downstream participant communications device to present an object from the library of digital objects. A synchronization acknowledgment is then communicated from the downstream participant communications device to the upstream communications device, and the upstream participant communications device communicates the synchronization acknowledgement to the host communications device. The synchronization acknowledgment confirms a successful presentation of the object on the upstream participant communications device and on the downstream participant communications device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a conference amongst peer to peer participants, comprising the steps of:
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initializing the conference amongst at least one upstream participant communications device and at least one downstream participant communications device;
prior to the conference, communicating a library of digital objects to the upstream participant communications device, communicating the library of digital objects from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device;
during the conference, communicating a synchronization command from a host communications device to the upstream participant communications device, wherein the synchronization command further instructs the upstream participant communications device to present the object from the library of digital objects, communicating the synchronization command from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device, wherein the synchronization command further instructs the downstream participant communications device to present the object from the library of digital objects; and
receiving a synchronization acknowledgment from the upstream participant communications device, the synchronization acknowledgment identifying the upstream participant communications device and the downstream participant communications device, the synchronization acknowledgement further confirming a successful presentation of the object to the upstream participant communications device and to the downstream participant communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a Peer to Peer Conferencing Module stored in a memory device, and a processor communicating with the memory device, the Peer to Peer Conferencing Module initializing the conference amongst at least one upstream participant communications device and at least one downstream participant communications device, communicating a library of digital objects prior to a conference, the library of digital objects communicated to the upstream participant communications device and communicated from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device, communicating a synchronization command during the conference, the synchronization command communicated to the upstream participant communications device and communicated from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device, the synchronization command commanding the upstream participant communications device and the downstream participant communications device to present an object from the library of digital objects, and receiving a synchronization acknowledgment from the upstream participant communications device, the synchronization acknowledgment identifying the upstream participant communications device and the downstream participant communications device and confirming a successful presentation of the object to the upstream participant communications device and to the downstream participant communications device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and
a Peer to Peer Conferencing Module stored on the computer-readable medium, the Peer to Peer Conferencing Module initializing the conference amongst at least one upstream participant communications device and at least one downstream participant communications device, communicating a library of digital objects prior to a conference, the library of digital objects communicated to the upstream participant communications device and communicated from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device, communicating a synchronization command during the conference, the synchronization command communicated to the upstream participant communications device and communicated from the upstream participant communications device to the downstream participant communications device, the synchronization command commanding the upstream participant communications device and the downstream participant communications device to present an object from the library of digital objects, and receiving a synchronization acknowledgment from the upstream participant communications device, the synchronization acknowledgment identifying the upstream participant communications device and the downstream participant communications device and confirming a successful presentation of the object to the upstream participant communications device and to the downstream participant communications device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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