System and Method for Collaborative and Interactive Communication and Presentation over the Internet

• US 20080209330A1
• Filed: 02/23/2008
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wesley Cruver
• Original Assignee: Wesley Cruver
• Inventors: Cruver, Wesley
• Application Number:
  US12/036,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20080209330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/065 Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0027 Collaboration services where a computer is used for data transfer and the telephone is used for telephonic communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831

Abstract

A novel interactive system for E-learning and Tele-conferencing via the Internet is described that integrates video, audio, slides, text and other required means of communication in a simple to use platform. The system allows presenter to poll audience and see the results. The system records the session for future Video-On-Demand viewing. The KZO platform could be locally installed at customer premise or it could be located in KZO or other service provider hubs. The video and audio streaming is based on open-source Flash technology, or any other similar technologies.

Claims

1. A system for collaborative and interactive communication and presentation over the internet or network, said system comprising:

a communication medium;

one or more servers;

a recording module;

multiple clients;

a presenter, presenting a presentation session; and

a presentation interface;

wherein said presenter further comprising;

a video source;

an audio source;

a presentation source;

a text source;

a webcasting unit; and

a presenter software;

wherein said presentation session comprising all the data from said video source, said audio source, said presentation source, and said text source;

wherein said communication medium is an Internet Protocol-based network;

wherein said one or more servers further comprising;

a presentation server;

a database server; and

a Web server;

wherein said multiple clients further comprising;

a computer; and

a Web browser;

wherein said Web browser comprising a presentation player plug-in;

wherein said video source, said audio source and said presentation source are connected to said Webcasting unit or a Web cam;

wherein said Webcasting unit or said Web cam is connected to said one or more servers via said communication medium;

wherein said multiple clients are connected to said presentation interface via said communication medium;

wherein said presentation interface is connected to said one or more servers;

wherein said recording module is connected to said one or more servers;

wherein said one or more servers receive data from said video source, said audio source and said presentation source, and simultaneously send the data to said multiple clients via said presentation interface and to said recording module for storage; and

wherein said clients view said presentation session on said Web browser.

2. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system comprising of a local recording module for storage and backup purpose.

3. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system comprising of a pre-chaptering interface for creating chapters at presentation time;

4. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system comprising of a pre-polling interface for polling clients at presentation time.

5. A system as stated in claim 3, wherein said pre-chaptering interface communicates with said Web server via said communication medium.

6. A system as stated in claim 4, wherein said pre-polling interface communicates with said Web server via said communication medium.

7. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said one or more servers are attached to a Network Attached Storage.

8. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said presentation source is a Microsoft PowerPoint file or Open-Office.

9. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said Web browser of said multiple clients communicate with said Web server via HTTP/HTTPS protocols.

10. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said presentation player of said multiple clients communicate with said presentation server via RTMP, RTMPT or RTMPS protocols.

11. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system is used as a Software-as-a-Service.

12. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said presentation server communicates with said database server via JDBC protocol.

13. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said database server is a MYSQL server.

14. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said presentation server is based on Flash technology.

15. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said Web server is an Apache server.

16. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system comprises an Adobe presentation Communication Server or Wowza Media Server.

17. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said one or more servers are implemented on Sun'"'"'s OpenSolaris operating system;

18. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said one or more servers are implemented on Linux operating system.

19. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said one or more servers are implemented on Windows operating system.

20. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said one or more servers are implemented on Sun'"'"'s Sun Fire servers.

21. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said one or more servers are implemented on Sun'"'"'s Ultra SPARC TI-based systems.

22. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system is locally installed at customer premise.

23. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system is installed at service provider premise and said presenter connects to said system via Internet.

24. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said recording module is used to playback said recorded session for video on-demand viewing.

25. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said presenter software is locally installed on one or more of said multiple clients.

26. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said presenter software is installed on said Web server or a presenter'"'"'s computer and accesses by one or more of said multiple clients via said communication medium.

27. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said one or more servers are written in Java language.

28. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system is used in relation with a software module as a Service Webcast offering.

29. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system is integrated in to customer'"'"'s registration system and LMS.

30. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system supports remote video switching between multiple video sources;

31. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system supports user-selectable video switching between multiple video sources;

32. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein multiple versions of said system is supported simultaneously for multiple customers.

33. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said presentation server is a streaming server, and does not permit downloading of the said presentation session.

34. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system supports High Definition quality streaming video and audio.

35. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system supports polling said clients by said presenter.

36. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system supports showing the polling result to the presenter.

37. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said multiple clients ask questions from said presenter and get the answers from said presenter.

38. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system supports viewing of said presentation session by said multiple clients, as soon as said presentation session is over, as Video-on-Demand.

39. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system is used in an educational environment, simulating a classroom, wherein said multiple clients are students, who see said presenter and a presentation material, and interactively, ask questions and get their answers.

40. A system as stated in claim 1, wherein said system is used in a corporate environment, simulating a conference room or a board meeting, where one or more of said presenters present, and said multiple clients interactively ask questions and get their answers.