METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for facilitating a video communication session between at least two correspondents, each correspondent being associated with said apparatus having a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a first partition for displaying video content corresponding to at least one of said correspondents;
- a second partition for displaying a first set of GUI objects associated with application programs; and
a third partition for displaying GUI objects corresponding to said video communication session.
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Abstract
A network apparatus in a collaboration system with a plurality of participants, the apparatus comprising a processing structure and a non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instruction executable by the processing structure to cause the processing structure to at least: automatically discover a network server configured to distribute shared content among the plurality of participants; couple the apparatus to the network server; present content on a display coupled to the processing structure; select a portion of the display for sharing, the portion having the shared content; and automatically send the shared content to at least one of the plurality of participants.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating a video communication session between at least two correspondents, each correspondent being associated with said apparatus having a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a first partition for displaying video content corresponding to at least one of said correspondents;
- a second partition for displaying a first set of GUI objects associated with application programs; and
a third partition for displaying GUI objects corresponding to said video communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a second partition for displaying a first set of GUI objects associated with application programs; and
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15. A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon and executable by a processor to cause said processor to:
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initiate a video communication session between at least two correspondents, each correspondent being associated with an apparatus with a graphical user interface (GUI); display video content corresponding to said at least one of said correspondents in a first scalable partition; display a first set of GUI objects associated with application programs in a second scalable partition; and display a second set of GUI objects corresponding to said video communication session in a third partition being scalable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A network apparatus in a collaboration system with a plurality of participants, the apparatus comprising a processing structure and a non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon, said instruction executable by said processing structure to cause said processing structure to at least:
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automatically discover a network server configured to distribute shared content among said plurality of participants; couple said apparatus to said network server; present content on a display coupled to said processing structure; select a portion of said display for sharing, said portion having said shared content; and automatically send said shared content to at least one of said plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system for automatically scheduling a conference call session between at least two correspondents, said system comprising:
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a directory server including entries associated with said correspondents, a non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions executable by a processor to extract conference call scheduling details, said details including date and time; executable instructions to search said directory server for said entries; executable instructions to determine at least one date and time for said conference call suitable to said correspondents; and whereby said conference call session is scheduled in an expeditious manner. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification