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Method and system for presentation conferencing

  • US 5,822,525 A
  • Filed: 05/22/1996
  • Issued: 10/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A presentation system for simultaneously displaying a presentation at multiple computer systems, one computer system designated as a presenter computer system, the other computer systems designated as audience member computer systems, comprising:

  • at the presenter computer system,an instance of an application for controlling the display of a presentation and that exposes a function for controlling behavior of the application and that provides an option for indicating that a presentation is to be displayed simultaneously on multiple computer systems; and

    a conference subsystem having a messaging component for sending commands to audience member computer systems, having an automation component for controlling the behavior of the instance of application using the exposed function, and having a user interface component for displaying the presentation within a conference window, for receiving commands from a presenter and sending the commands to each audience member computer system, and for directing the automation component to effect the performing of a behavior of the received commands; and

    at each audience member computer system,an instance of the application; and

    a conference subsystem having a messaging component for receiving commands from the presenter computer system, having an automation component for controlling the behavior of the instance of application using the exposed function, and having a user interface component for displaying the presentation within a conference window, and for directing the automation component to effect the performing of a behavior of the received commands.

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