Scheduling presentation broadcasts in an integrated network environment
First Claim
1. A method for scheduling a presentation broadcast originating from a presentation broadcast source connected to a plurality of receiving computers across a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- (a) enabling a user to select a presentation to be broadcast within a presentation design application program;
(b) entering presentation broadcast information for the presentation selected from within the presentation design application program;
(c) selecting a time and date for the presentation broadcast;
(d) providing a list of prospective attendees for the presentation broadcast; and
(e) transmitting the presentation broadcast information and time and date to the prospective attendees on the list, over the computer network.
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Abstract
An integrated environment for scheduling a presentation broadcast that allows a user to seamlessly schedule, make changes, replace, and reschedule a presentation broadcast from within a presentation design application program. The system leverages many of the features of Microsoft'"'"'s OUTLOOK™ program to schedule a network presentation broadcast of a presentation broadcast from within the presentation design application program that is used to create or open the presentation. The user enters information concerning the presentation broadcast while within the presentation design application program, which is then automatically inserted into a meeting request message automatically sent to a list of prospective attendees of the presentation broadcast that the user has identified. The meeting request message also contains user-entered scheduling information, which is employed to automatically schedule a presentation broadcast meeting in the electronic calendars of those message recipients who choose to attend the presentation broadcast. The system also automatically schedules the presentation broadcast in the user'"'"'s electronic calendar, which provides a reminder to the user to start the presentation broadcast a predefined interval before the scheduled time. Additionally, the automated scheduling is implemented for a presentation broadcast that is to originate from an Internet web server.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for scheduling a presentation broadcast originating from a presentation broadcast source connected to a plurality of receiving computers across a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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(a) enabling a user to select a presentation to be broadcast within a presentation design application program;
(b) entering presentation broadcast information for the presentation selected from within the presentation design application program;
(c) selecting a time and date for the presentation broadcast;
(d) providing a list of prospective attendees for the presentation broadcast; and
(e) transmitting the presentation broadcast information and time and date to the prospective attendees on the list, over the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
(a) rescheduling the time and date of the presentation broadcast; and
(b) transmitting a notification of a rescheduled time and date of the presentation broadcast to the prospective attendees.
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7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting comprises the step of passing the presentation broadcast information from the presentation design application program to an e-mail application program for transmission in e-mail messages addressed to the prospective attendees in the list.
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8. The method of claim 7, wherein the e-mail application program prepares and transmits the e-mail messages without interacting with the user, so that the user remains in the presentation design application program while the e-mail messages are prepared and transmitted.
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9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of saving the presentation broadcast information in a presentation document.
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10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically scheduling the time and date of the presentation broadcast into an electronic calendar of the user to provide a reminder of the presentation broadcast to the user a predefined interval of time before the time it is scheduled to occur.
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11. The method of claim 10, wherein the reminder includes a dialog that contains an option to automatically start the presentation broadcast at the time and date it is scheduled to occur.
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12. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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(a) enabling a user to select a presentation to be broadcast within a presentation design application program;
(b) enabling entry of presentation broadcast information for the presentation selected from within the presentation design application program;
(c) enabling a time and date to be selected for the presentation broadcast;
(d) enabling a list of prospective attendees for the presentation broadcast to be provided; and
(e) transmitting the presentation broadcast information and time and date to the prospective attendees on the list, over the computer network.
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13. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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(a) enabling a user to select a presentation to be broadcast within a presentation design application program;
(b) enabling entry of presentation broadcast information for the presentation selected from within the presentation design application program;
(c) enabling a time and date to be selected for the presentation broadcast;
(d) enabling a list of prospective attendees to be provided for the presentation broadcast; and
(e) transmitting the presentation broadcast information and time and date to the prospective attendees on the list, over the computer network, by passing the presentation broadcast information from the presentation design application program to an e-mail application program for transmission in e-mail messages addressed to the prospective attendees in the list, wherein the e-mail application program prepares and transmits the e-mail messages without interacting with the user, so that the user remains in the presentation design application program while the e-mail messages are prepared and transmitted.
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14. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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(a) enabling a user to select a presentation to be broadcast within a presentation design application program;
(b) enabling entry of presentation broadcast information for the presentation selected from within the presentation design application program;
(c) enabling a time and date to be selected for the presentation broadcast;
(d) enabling a list of prospective attendees to be provided for the presentation broadcast;
(e) transmitting the presentation broadcast information and time and date to the prospective attendees on the list, over the computer network; and
(f) automatically scheduling the time and date of the presentation broadcast into an electronic calendar of the user to provide a reminder of the presentation broadcast to the user a predefined interval of time before the presentation broadcast is scheduled to occur.
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15. A system for scheduling a network broadcast of a presentation stored as a presentation broadcast document, comprising:
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(a) a local computer having a memory in which a plurality of machine instructions are stored, a display, and a processor coupled to the memory for executing the machine instructions, the local computer being connected to a plurality of remote computers via a network;
(b) a presentation design application program comprising a portion of the plurality of machine instructions stored in the memory of the local computer, the presentation design application program enabling a user to design a presentation document, enter presentation broadcast information pertaining to a network broadcast of the presentation document, and specify prospective attendees of the presentation broadcast, when executed by processor of the local computer; and
(c) an information management application program comprising another portion of the plurality of the machine instructions stored in the memory of the local computer and executed by the processor of the local computer, said information management application program being in communication with the presentation design application program so that the presentation broadcast information is automatically received from the presentation design application program, the information management program automatically transmitting the presentation broadcast information to the remote computers of the prospective attendees specified by the user via the computer network, said presentation information being transmitted to the prospective attendees without interaction with the user to schedule the presentation broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for scheduling a presentation broadcast originating from an Internet web server, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a presentation document that is open in a presentation design application program;
(b) entering presentation broadcast information concerning a future network broadcast of the presentation from within the presentation design application program;
(c) passing the presentation broadcast information to the Internet web server;
(d) launching a web page from the Internet web server, said web page including an event submission form;
(e) entering scheduling information into the event submission form, said scheduling information including a start time and an end time for the presentation broadcast; and
(f) saving the scheduling information and the presentation broadcast information on the Internet web server. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
(a) selecting a previously scheduled presentation broadcast; and
(b) entering and saving an updated start time and/or an updated end time on a form included in a web page provided by the Internet Web server, to reschedule the presentation broadcast.
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30. The method of claim 24, wherein a portion of the presentation broadcast information is passed to the Internet Web server via a URL that is used to launch the web page from the Internet Web server.
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