METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DYNAMICALLY SUGGESTING AN APPLICATION BASED ON A COLLABORATION SESSION

• US 20080168140A1
• Filed: 01/22/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sheppard, Matthew, Zhu, Lei, Knight, David, Zhu, Min, Chen, Weidong, Kangas, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 8,407,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect shared content during a collaboration session; detect a content type based on the shared content; suggest an application based on the content type; and initiate the application during the collaboration session.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting shared content during a collaboration session;

detecting a content type based on the shared content;

suggesting an application based on the content type; and

initiating the application during the collaboration session.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising storing the application within a profile that corresponds to a participant of the collaboration session.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein a free license is included with the application.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the application includes a paid license authorizing use of the application.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the content type includes one of a database, a spreadsheet, a text document, a graphical document, a presentation, an audio file, and a visual file.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the application is configured to operate with the content type.

7. The method according to claim 1 further comprising purchasing the application by a participant of the collaboration session.

8. The method according to claim 7 further comprising updating the profile of the participant based on purchasing the application.

9. The method according to claim 7 wherein purchasing the application is based on a hierarchy of the participant.

10. The method according to claim 1 further comprising sharing the application among a plurality of participants within the collaboration session.

11. The method according to claim 1 further comprising updating the profile of a participant based on initiating the application.

12. A system, comprising:

a storage module configured to store a record containing references to a plurality of applications;

an application manager module configured to select one of the plurality of applications based on a content type corresponding to shared content during a collaboration session; and

a controller module configured to monitor the shared content during the collaboration session.

13. The system according to claim 12 wherein application manager module is configured to detect a permission status associated with the selected application wherein the permission status describes an allowable use of the selected application.

14. The system according to claim 13 wherein the application manager module is configured to allow a participant of the collaboration session to utilize the selected application based on the permission status.

15. The system according to claim 12 wherein the application manager module is configured to allow a participant of the collaboration session to purchase a license to the selected application.

16. The system according to claim 15 further comprising a profile manager configured to update a profile of the participant to reflect the license purchased by the participant.

17. A system comprising:

means for detecting shared content during a collaboration session;

means for detecting a content type based on the shared content;

means for suggesting an application based on the content type; and

means for initiating the application during the collaboration session.

18. The system according to claim 17 wherein the means for initiating the application includes checking a profile associated with a participant of the collaboration session.

19. The system according to claim 17 wherein the means for initiating the application includes purchasing a license for the application.