Systems, Methods, and Computer Programs for Providing Simultaneous Online Conferences
First Claim
1. A method for providing simultaneous online conferences via a conference user interface, the method comprising:
- a conferencing system establishing a first online conference with a first set of participants and a second online conference with a second set of participants, the first and second sets of participants having a common participant simultaneously participating in both;
the conferencing system simultaneously presenting to a client device associated with the common participant a first conference user interface and a second conference user interface, the first conference user interface for providing the first online conference and the second conference user interface for providing the second online conference; and
the conferencing system enabling the common participant to selectively designate one of the first and second conference user interfaces as a primary display and the other as a secondary display.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing simultaneous online conferences via a conference user interface. One embodiment is a method comprising: a conferencing system establishing a first online conference with a first set of participants and a second online conference with a second set of participants, the first and second sets of participants having a common participant simultaneously participating in both; the conferencing system simultaneously presenting to a client device associated with the common participant a first conference user interface and a second conference user interface, the first conference user interface for providing the first online conference and the second conference user interface for providing the second online conference; and the conferencing system enabling the common participant to selectively designate one of the first and second conference user interfaces as a primary display and the other as a secondary display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing simultaneous online conferences via a conference user interface, the method comprising:
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a conferencing system establishing a first online conference with a first set of participants and a second online conference with a second set of participants, the first and second sets of participants having a common participant simultaneously participating in both; the conferencing system simultaneously presenting to a client device associated with the common participant a first conference user interface and a second conference user interface, the first conference user interface for providing the first online conference and the second conference user interface for providing the second online conference; and the conferencing system enabling the common participant to selectively designate one of the first and second conference user interfaces as a primary display and the other as a secondary display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system comprising:
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a conferencing system for establishing a first online conference with a first set of participants and a second online conference with a second set of participants, the first and second sets of participants having a common participant simultaneously participating in both; and a server configured to communicate with the conferencing system via a communication network, the server comprising one or more processors and a multi-conference display module, which is stored in a computer readable medium and executed by the processors for enabling the common participant to simultaneously participate in the first and second online conferences, the multi-conference display module comprising; logic configured to simultaneously present to a client device associated with the common participant a first conference user interface and a second conference user interface, the first conference user interface for providing the first online conference and the second conference user interface for providing the second online conference; and logic configured to enable the common participant to selectively designate one of the first and second conference user interfaces as a primary display and the other as a secondary display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium and executable by a processor for enabling simultaneous participation in at least two online conferences, the computer program comprising:
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logic configured to establish a first online conference with a first set of participants and a second online conference with a second set of participants, the first and second sets of participants having a common participant simultaneously participating in both; logic configured to simultaneously present to a client device associated with the common participant a first conference user interface and a second conference user interface, the first conference user interface for providing the first online conference and the second conference user interface for providing the second online conference; and logic configured to enable the common participant to selectively designate one of the first and second conference user interfaces as a primary display and the other as a secondary display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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