Location-Aware Conferencing With Graphical Interface for Communicating Information
First Claim
1. A method for providing a virtual conference, the method comprising:
- a conferencing system obtaining participant location information associated with a plurality of participant identifiers;
the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with participants associated with the plurality of participant identifiers; and
the conferencing system executing logic that receives information anonymously from a participant associated with one of the participant identifiers and communicates the information anonymously to one or more of the remaining participants of the audio conference via a rendering device that displays, during the audio conference, a graphical view responsive to the information.
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Abstract
A method for providing a virtual conference includes obtaining participant location information associated with participant identifiers, establishing an audio conference using the participant identifiers, receiving information and communicating the information anonymously to one or more displays, during the audio conference. A distributed system includes client devices associated with respective displays and a conferencing system via a network. A first interface obtains location information associated with respective participant identifiers. An audio conference application establishes an audio conference using the participant identifiers. A second interface receives information and communicates the information anonymously to one or more displays, during the audio conference.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing a virtual conference, the method comprising:
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a conferencing system obtaining participant location information associated with a plurality of participant identifiers; the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with participants associated with the plurality of participant identifiers; and the conferencing system executing logic that receives information anonymously from a participant associated with one of the participant identifiers and communicates the information anonymously to one or more of the remaining participants of the audio conference via a rendering device that displays, during the audio conference, a graphical view responsive to the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A distributed system, comprising:
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client devices associated with respective display devices; and a conferencing system coupled to the client devices via one or more networks, the conferencing system comprising; a first interface configured to obtain location information associated with respective participant identifiers; an audio conference application that when executed establishes and manages an audio conference with participants associated with the respective participant identifiers; and a second interface configured to receive information anonymously from a participant associated with one of the respective participant identifiers and communicate the information anonymously to one or more of the remaining participants of the audio conference via a rendering device that displays, during the audio conference, a graphical view responsive to the information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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