Methods and apparatuses for tracking progress of an invited participant

• US 20070156923A1
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: WebEx Communications Incorporated (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kumar, Manish
• Application Number:
  US11/323,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20070156923A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include modifying content on a customized web page initiated by a host; monitoring the customized web page for the content modified by the host; displaying the content on the customized web page to an invited participant; and tracking a change to the customized web page performed by the host.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

modifying content on a customized web page initiated by a host;

monitoring the customized web page for the content modified by the host;

displaying the content on the customized web page to an invited participant; and

tracking a change to the customized web page performed by the host.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the content includes one of graphical, textual, and audio elements.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising detecting use of the content by the invited participant.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising detecting an identity of the invited participant.

5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising recording the change to the customized web page.

6. The method according to claim 5 wherein recording further comprises identifying a date of the change.

7. The method according to claim 5 wherein recording further comprises identifying an activity describing the change.

8. The method according to claim 5 wherein recording further comprises identifying a host responsible for the change.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the change further comprises adding new content.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein the change further comprises deleting the content.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein the change further comprises modifying the content.

13. The system according to claim 10 further comprising a storage module configured to store an identity of the invited participant.

14. The system according to claim 10 wherein the content is one of a graphical, textual, and audio element.

15. The system according to claim 13 wherein the invitee detection module is configured to identify a relationship of an uninvited participant attempting to access the customized web page.

16. The system according to claim 13 wherein the invitee detection module is configured to selectively allow the uninvited participant to access the customized web page based on the relationship.

17. The system according to claim 10 wherein the change in the content is an addition of new content.

18. The system according to claim 10 wherein the change in the content is a modification of the content.

19. The system according to claim 10 wherein the change in the content is a deletion of the content.

12. A system, comprising:

an invitee detection module configured to detect an invited participant utilizing a customized web page;

a usage module configured to track content utilized by the invited participant; and

a content module configure to track a change in the content displayed on the customized web page.

20. A method comprising:

means for modifying content on a customized web page initiated by a host;

means for monitoring the customized web page for the content modified by the host;

means for displaying the content on the customized web page to an invited participant; and

means for tracking a change to the customized web page performed by the host.