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1. A system for providing remote access to conferences, comprising:
- a plurality of live conference sessions presented by a presenter;
a virtual conference session;
a content provider comprised of a transmitting device to create the virtual conference session by capturing the live conference session;
a conference provider comprised of a computer which receives the virtual conference sessions, aggregates the virtual conference sessions to produce a conference offering, and transmits virtual conference sessions;
a session station for use by a participant, wherein the session station includes an output device and the participant is a person, and wherein the participant accesses the conference offering to select desired virtual conference sessions to be transmitted to the session station for viewing by the participant; and
a network, wherein the content provider, the conference provider, and the session station communicate through the network.
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Abstract
A system of providing remote access to conferences having a plurality of live conference sessions presented by a presenter includes a content provider creating a virtual conference session by capturing the live session. A conference provider receives and aggregates the virtual conference sessions, and then transmits the virtual conference sessions to a session station. A participant accesses the virtual conference session through an output device on the session station. A network is utilized for communications between the content providers, the conference provider, and the session stations.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing remote access to conferences, comprising:
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a plurality of live conference sessions presented by a presenter; a virtual conference session; a content provider comprised of a transmitting device to create the virtual conference session by capturing the live conference session; a conference provider comprised of a computer which receives the virtual conference sessions, aggregates the virtual conference sessions to produce a conference offering, and transmits virtual conference sessions; a session station for use by a participant, wherein the session station includes an output device and the participant is a person, and wherein the participant accesses the conference offering to select desired virtual conference sessions to be transmitted to the session station for viewing by the participant; and a network, wherein the content provider, the conference provider, and the session station communicate through the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing remote access to conferences comprising:
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(a) capturing a plurality of live conference sessions to produce a plurality of virtual conference sessions; (b) transmitting the virtual conference sessions to a conference provider; (c) aggregating the virtual conference sessions by the conference provider to produce a conference offering, wherein the conference provider is comprised of a computer; (d) accessing the conference offering by a participant having an account; (e) selecting at least one virtual conference session by the participant, wherein the virtual conference session is selected from the conference offering; and (f) transmitting the selected virtual conference session to a session station for viewing by the participant. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing remote access to conferences, comprising:
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a plurality of live conference sessions presented by a presenter; a virtual conference session; a content provider to create the virtual conference session by capturing the live conference session; a conference provider comprised of a computer which receives the virtual conference sessions, aggregates the virtual conference sessions to produce a conference offering having different virtual session categories, transmits virtual conference sessions, and records virtual conference sessions; a session station for use by a participant, wherein the session station includes an output device and the participant is a person, and wherein the participant accesses the conference offering to select desired virtual conference sessions to be transmitted to the session station for viewing by the participant, and the participant selects virtual conference sessions to be recorded for later viewing; a network, wherein the content provider, the conference provider, and the session station communicate through the network. a directory of participants provided with the virtual conference session; a chat frame provided with the virtual conference session, wherein the chat frame allows different participants to communicate during the virtual conference session; and a means for providing access to different virtual conference session categories.
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