System for dynamically updating information in panels within an attendee bar corresponding to a conference session when selected information regarding to conferencing participants changes
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1. A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including:
- generating an attendee bar corresponding to a conference;
creating a plurality of panels within the attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants;
selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and
dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes while the participant is participating in the conference.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for associating user information with conference participants in a conferencing environment generates one or more attendee bars corresponding to the conferencing environment. Each attendee bar includes a plurality of panels corresponding to the conferencing participants, and each of the panels includes information regarding a conferencing participant. The attendee bar is then updated whenever the information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes.
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1. A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including:
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generating an attendee bar corresponding to a conference; creating a plurality of panels within the attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes while the participant is participating in the conference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including:
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generating an attendee bar database; registering a plurality of panels with the attendee bar database, the panels corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating one or more of the plurality of panels when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory device to store a plurality of panels corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; and a processor to generate the plurality of panels, to register the plurality of panels with an attendee bar database, to select information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels, to associate at least a subset of the plurality of panels with an attendee bar, and to dynamically update the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An apparatus for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating an attendee bar corresponding to a conference; means for creating a plurality of panels within the attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; means for selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and means for dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the conferencing participant is participating in the conference. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including:
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generating a plurality of attendee bars, each attendee bar corresponding to a conference; creating a plurality of panels within each attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference.
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