ONLINE CONFERENCING SYSTEMS FOR SHARING DOCUMENTS
First Claim
1. An online conferencing system adapted to provide online collaboration of documents during an online conference, the online conferencing system comprising:
- a conference server;
a first client conferencing system adapted to communicate with the conference server to join a first participant in an online conference over a communication network, and to transmit a document to be shared with a second participant of the online conference to the conference server;
the conference server adapted to receive the document, and to transmit the document to the second participant;
the first client conferencing system adapted to launch a first application to open the document to be shared with the second participant, to detect a navigation instruction from the first participant in the first application for navigating through the document, and to transmit the navigation instruction to the conference server; and
the conference server further adapted to receive the navigation instruction, and to transmit the navigation instruction to the second participant.
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Abstract
Online conferencing systems and methods are disclosed that provide for sharing of documents in a more efficient manner during an online conference. A document to be shared is transmitted to each of the participants of an online conference through a conference server. If one of the participants navigates through the document using an application, then a client conferencing system installed on the device of the participant detects navigation instructions in the application and reports the navigation instructions to the conference server. The conference server then reports the navigation instructions to the other participants of the online conference. The corresponding application on the devices of the other participants receives the navigation instructions and operates according to the instructions to synchronize viewing of the document among the participants.
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15 Claims
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1. An online conferencing system adapted to provide online collaboration of documents during an online conference, the online conferencing system comprising:
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a conference server; a first client conferencing system adapted to communicate with the conference server to join a first participant in an online conference over a communication network, and to transmit a document to be shared with a second participant of the online conference to the conference server; the conference server adapted to receive the document, and to transmit the document to the second participant; the first client conferencing system adapted to launch a first application to open the document to be shared with the second participant, to detect a navigation instruction from the first participant in the first application for navigating through the document, and to transmit the navigation instruction to the conference server; and the conference server further adapted to receive the navigation instruction, and to transmit the navigation instruction to the second participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A client conferencing system adapted to provide online collaboration of documents during an online conference, the client conferencing system comprising:
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a conference portal adapted to communicate with a conference server to join a participant in an online conference, and to transmit a document to be shared with other participants of the online conference to the conference server; and a document navigation system adapted to launch an application to open the document to be shared with the other participants, to detect a navigation instruction from the participant in the application for navigating through the document, and to transmit the navigation instruction to the conference portal; the conference portal is further adapted to transmit the navigation instruction to the conference server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A conference server adapted to provide online collaboration of documents during an online conference, the conference server comprising:
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a document control system adapted to receive a document from a first participant of an online conference to be shared with at least one second participant of the online conference, and to transmit the document to the at least one second participant; and a navigation control system adapted to receive a navigation instruction for navigating through the document from the first participant, and to transmit the navigation instruction to the at least one second participant to synchronize viewing of the document among the first participant and the at least one second participant. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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