Differential dynamic delivery of content to users not in attendance at a presentation

• US 20060010228A1
• Filed: 07/08/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Watson, Thomas J., Schumacher, Daniel Mark, Burkhart, Michael John, Bodin, William Kress, Eisenhauer, Daniel G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,519,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation including a session grammar and a session structured document, the session structured document including a classified structural element for a first user who will not attend a presentation and a classified structural element for a second user who will attend the presentation; receiving, during the presentation, presentation control instructions controlling the presentation; selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user; presenting to the second user during the presentation the selected classified structural elements for the second user; selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the recorded presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user; and presenting after the presentation the classified structural elements selected for the first user.

Claims

1. A method for differential dynamic content delivery, the method comprising:

providing a session document for a presentation including a session grammar and a session structured document, the session structured document including a classified structural element for a first user who will not attend a presentation and a classified structural element for a second user who will attend the presentation;

receiving, during the presentation, presentation control instructions controlling the presentation;

selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user;

presenting to the second user during the presentation the selected classified structural elements for the second user;

selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user; and

presenting after the presentation the classified structural elements selected for the first user.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising recording, during the presentation, the presentation control instructions controlling the presentation.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein each recorded presentation control instruction has an associated time stamp.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating each presentation control instruction, including:

receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

each presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and optional parameters; and

selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user further comprises selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

each presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and optional parameters; and

selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the recorded presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user further comprises selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications of the first user, the user classifications of the second user, and the classification identifiers.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising creating a presentation document, including:

creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

9. A system for differential dynamic content delivery, the system comprising:

means for providing a session document for a presentation including a session grammar and a session structured document, the session structured document including a classified structural element for a first user who will not attend a presentation and a classified structural element for a second user who will attend the presentation;

means for receiving, during the presentation, presentation control instructions controlling the presentation;

means for selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user;

means for presenting to the second user during the presentation the selected classified structural elements for the second user;

means for selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the recorded presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user; and

means for presenting after the presentation the classified structural elements selected for the first user.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for creating each presentation control instruction, including:

means for receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

means for parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein:

each presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and optional parameters; and

means for selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user further comprises means for selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein:

each presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and optional parameters; and

selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the recorded presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user further comprises means for selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

13. The system of claim 9 further comprising means for creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

means for identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

means for identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

means for filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications of the first user, the user classifications of the second user, and the classification identifiers.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising means for creating a presentation document, including:

means for creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

means for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

means for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

15. A computer program product for differential dynamic content delivery, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing a session document for a presentation including a session grammar and a session structured document, the session structured document including a classified structural element for a first user who will not attend a presentation and a classified structural element for a second user who will attend the presentation;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, during the presentation, presentation control instructions controlling the presentation;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for presenting to the second user during the presentation the selected classified structural elements for the second user;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for presenting after the presentation the classified structural elements selected for the first user.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating each presentation control instruction, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving from a user participating in the presentation a key phrase and optional parameters for invoking a presentation action; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for parsing the key phrase and parameters against a voice response grammar into a presentation control instruction.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein:

each presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and optional parameters; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein:

each presentation control instruction includes a presentation action identifier and optional parameters; and

selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the recorded presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a session document from a presentation document, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a presentation document for a presentation, the presentation document including a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications of the first user, the user classifications of the second user, and the classification identifiers.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a presentation document, including:

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.