Media object description for self configuring conferences
First Claim
1. A method for communicating data between a plurality of nodes of a data system engaged in a data conference, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) formatting data into a data object; and
(b) transmitting the data object from a source node via a communications means of the data system to at least one receiving node, wherein;
the data object comprises a content portion having a plurality of hierarchically arranged data elements; and
the data object comprises a descriptor portion having hierarchy information which describes the hierarchical arrangement of the data elements of the content portion and having at least one effectiveness parameter for describing the value of the hierarchically arranged data elements of the content portion, the at least one effectiveness parameter comprising at least one of quality, display resolution, granularity, cost of processing, cost of transmission, and time importance parameters;
(c) receiving the formatted data with the receiving node; and
(d) deciding with the receiving node, based on said at least one effectiveness parameter which of the hierarchically arranged data elements to receive and process so as to arrange the data conference more optimally.
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Abstract
A method and conferencing system for communicating data between a plurality of nodes of the conferencing system. According to a preferred embodiment, data is formatted into a conferencing object. The formatted data is transmitted from a source node via a communications means of the conferencing system to at least one receiving node. The conferencing object comprises a content portion having at least one data element, and a descriptor portion having effectiveness information, wherein the effectiveness information describes the value of the at least one data element of the content portion.
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1. A method for communicating data between a plurality of nodes of a data system engaged in a data conference, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) formatting data into a data object; and (b) transmitting the data object from a source node via a communications means of the data system to at least one receiving node, wherein; the data object comprises a content portion having a plurality of hierarchically arranged data elements; and the data object comprises a descriptor portion having hierarchy information which describes the hierarchical arrangement of the data elements of the content portion and having at least one effectiveness parameter for describing the value of the hierarchically arranged data elements of the content portion, the at least one effectiveness parameter comprising at least one of quality, display resolution, granularity, cost of processing, cost of transmission, and time importance parameters; (c) receiving the formatted data with the receiving node; and (d) deciding with the receiving node, based on said at least one effectiveness parameter which of the hierarchically arranged data elements to receive and process so as to arrange the data conference more optimally. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data system, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of nodes engaged in a data conference; (b) communications means connected to the plurality of nodes; (c) means for formatting data into a data object; (d) a source node for transmitting the data object from the source node via the communications means to at least one receiving node, wherein; the data object comprises a content portion having a plurality of hierarchically arranged data elements; and the data object comprises a descriptor portion having hierarchy information which describes the hierarchical arrangement of the data elements of the content portion and having at least one effectiveness parameter for describing the value of the hierarchically arranged data elements of the content portion, the at least one effectiveness parameter comprising at least one of quality, display resolution, granularity, cost of processing, cost of transmission, and time importance parameters; (e) the receiving node for receiving the formatted data, wherein the receiving node comprises means for deciding, based on said at least one effectiveness parameter, which of the hierarchically arranged data elements to receive and process so as to arrange the data conference more optimally. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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