Methods and Systems For Receiving Feedback From a Scalable Number of Participants of an On-Line Presentation

• US 20070294623A1
• Filed: 06/15/2006
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GOTO Group Incorporated (LogMeIn, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Citrix Online LLC (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Saavedra, Rafael H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,747,953 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/730
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2402 Monitoring of the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. bandwidth available traffic monitoring in data switching networks H04L43/00; monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Methods and systems for receiving feedback from a scalable number of participants of an on-line presentation. One method includes analyzing a screen change data set at a first computing device of an on-line presentation environment, tagging the screen change data set as requesting acknowledgement by the one or more viewers, and transmitting the screen change data set to the one or more viewers. The method also includes receiving a confirmation of receipt of the tagged screen change data set, generating a representation of the tagged screen change data set in response to receiving the confirmation of receipt, and displaying the generated representation at a presenter.

Claims

1. In an on-line presentation environment having a presenter transmitting screen data to one or more viewers, a method of providing to the presenter visual feedback by scaling the number of confirmation receipts of screen change data from the one or more viewers, the method comprising:

analyzing a screen change data set at a first computing device of the on-line presentation environment;

tagging, by the first computing device, the screen change data set as requesting acknowledgement by the one or more viewers;

transmitting the screen change data set to the one or more viewers;

receiving a confirmation of receipt of the tagged screen change data set from at least one of the one or more viewers;

generating a representation of the tagged screen change data set received by the one or more viewers in response to receiving the confirmation of receipt; and

displaying the generated representation at the presenter.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing a screen change data set at a communication server of the on-line presentation environment.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing a screen change data set at a viewer of the on-line presentation environment.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing a screen change data set at the presenter of the on-line presentation environment.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining one or more of the one or more viewers to confirm receipt of the tagged screen change data set.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the determining comprises selecting, by the presenter, one or more of the one or more viewers having an associated bandwidth that exceeds a predetermined level.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the determining comprises comparing, by each of the one or more viewers, an associated bandwidth with a predetermined bandwidth and receiving a receipt of confirmation from the one or more of the one or more viewers that equal or exceed the predetermined bandwidth.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the determining comprises selecting by an end-user of the presenter which of the one or more viewers to receive a confirmation of receipt of the tagged screen change data set.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein the determining occurs periodically.

10. The method of claim 5 wherein the determining comprises randomly selecting one or more of the one or more viewers to confirm receipt of the tagged screen change data set.

11. A computer readable medium having executable instructions thereon to provide a presenter of an on-line presentation environment visual feedback regarding the status of one or more viewers by scaling the number of confirmation receipts of screen change data by the one or more viewers, the computer readable medium comprising:

instructions to analyze a screen change data set at a first computing device of the on-line presentation environment;

instructions to tag, by the first computing device, the screen change data set as requesting acknowledgement by the one or more viewers;

instructions to transmit the screen change data set to the one or more viewers;

instructions to receive a confirmation of receipt of the tagged screen change data set from at least one of the one or more viewers;

instructions to generate a representation of the tagged screen change data set received by the one or more viewers in response to receiving the confirmation of receipt; and

instructions to display the generated representation at the presenter.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the instructions to analyze comprise instructions to analyze a screen change data set at a communication server of the on-line presentation environment.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the instructions to analyze comprise instructions to analyze a screen change data set at a viewer of the on-line presentation environment.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the instructions analyze comprise instructions to analyze a screen change data set at the presenter of the on-line presentation environment.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 11 further comprising instructions to determine one or more of the one or more viewers to confirm receipt of the tagged screen change data set.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the instructions to determine comprise instructions to select, by the presenter, one or more of the one or more viewers having an associated bandwidth that exceeds a predetermined level.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the instructions to determine comprise instructions to compare, by each of the one or more viewers, an associated bandwidth with a predetermined bandwidth and receiving a receipt of confirmation from the one or more of the one or more viewers that equal or exceed the predetermined bandwidth.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the instructions to determine comprise instructions to select by an end-user of the presenter which of the one or more viewers to receive a confirmation of receipt of the tagged screen change data set.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the instructions to determine execute periodically.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the instructions to determine comprise instructions to randomly selecting one or more of the one or more viewers to confirm receipt of the tagged screen change data set.

21. A computing device that provides a presenter of an on line presentation environment visual feedback regarding the status of one or more viewers by scaling the number of confirmation receipts of screen change data by the one or more viewers, the computing device comprising:

a processor for executing computer readable instructions; and

a memory element that stores computer readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the computing device to;

analyze a screen change data set;

tag the screen change data set as requesting acknowledgement by the one or more viewers;

transmit the screen change data set to the one or more viewers;

receive a confirmation of receipt of the tagged screen change data set from at least one of the one or more viewers;

generate a representation of the tagged screen change data set received by the one or more viewers in response to receiving the confirmation of receipt; and

display the generated representation at the presenter.

22. The computing device of claim 21 wherein the computing device is a communication server of the on-line presentation environment.

23. The computing device of claim 21 wherein the computing device is a viewer of the on-line presentation environment.

24. The computing device of claim 21 wherein the computing device is a presenter of the on-line presentation environment.

25. The computing device of claim 21 wherein the memory elements also stores instructions to determine one or more of the one or more viewers to confirm receipt of the tagged screen change data set.

26. The computing device of claim 25 wherein the instructions to determine execute periodically.

27. The computing device of claim 25 wherein the instructions to determine comprise instructions to randomly selecting one or more of the one or more viewers to confirm receipt of the tagged screen change data set.