METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EGALITARIAN CONTROL IN A MULTIMEDIA COLLABORATION SESSION
First Claim
1. A multimedia collaboration system for free flow collaboration between a plurality of participants via an electronic communication network, the multimedia collaboration system configured so that all participants in a multimedia collaboration session have equal privilege levels regarding all controllable aspects of the session, the controllable aspects including at least a presentation control of the session and a viewer control of the session.
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Abstract
A multimedia collaboration system that facilitates more efficient, free-flowing collaboration sessions. The role of the presenter can be exchanged among participants in a collaboration session. The multimedia collaboration system is configured so that control of a collaboration session can be exchanged freely between participants in the collaboration session. The multimedia collaboration system enables participants in the collaboration session to determine the pace and course of the session.
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- 1. A multimedia collaboration system for free flow collaboration between a plurality of participants via an electronic communication network, the multimedia collaboration system configured so that all participants in a multimedia collaboration session have equal privilege levels regarding all controllable aspects of the session, the controllable aspects including at least a presentation control of the session and a viewer control of the session.
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41. A method of freely exchanging presentation control between client devices having equal privilege levels in a free flow collaboration session, wherein the method comprises:
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connecting two or more client devices in a collaboration session;
configuring a first client device to present information to at least one other client device in the collaboration session;
configuring a second client device to present information to at least one other client device in the collaboration session; and
enabling the first client device and the second client device to present their respective information at any time in the collaboration session.
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42. A method of freely exchanging presentation control between client devices in a free flow collaboration session, wherein the method comprises:
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connecting two or more client devices in a collaboration session, wherein each client device includes a central presentation region;
configuring a first client device to present information to the central presentation region;
configuring a second client device to present information to the central presentation region; and
assigning control of the central presentation region to the client device that most recently presents information to the central presentation region.
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43. A multimedia collaboration system for free flow collaboration between a plurality of participants via an electronic communication network, the multimedia collaboration system configured so that each of the plurality of participants has no pre-assigned hierarchical roles in control of a multimedia collaboration session and information is exchanged freely between the plurality of participants.
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