Event-based system and process for recording and playback of collaborative electronic presentations
First Claim
1. In a computer system comprising a display, user interface selection device and user interface data entry device, a process for playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation in which a plurality of participant'"'"'s interacted with displayed presentation data via an interactive virtual team worksite over a distributed computer network, wherein the collaborative electronic presentation was recorded by capturing and storing the interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data, wherein each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a data file comprising the presentation data, said playback process comprising the process actions of:
- displaying a worksite window on the display to a team member logged onto said team worksite, wherein the worksite window comprises a plurality of sectors;
inputting data and implementing commands entered by the team member playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation via said selection and data entry devices to,display a list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions in the worksite window in response to a team member command to do so, said display of the sessions list comprising,assigning a name to each session for display purposes, anddisplaying a history sector of the window comprising a display area in which the list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions is displayed by their assigned names,upon selection of a displayed recorded presentation session by the team member, display information about the session in the worksite window comprising displaying a presentation timeline in a timeline area of the history sector, wherein the timeline is a visual representation of the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data over the course of the presentation, andplay back the recorded collaborative electronic presentation session selected by the team member in the worksite window in response to the team member'"'"'s command to do so, wherein playing back the selected presentation session comprises displaying the presentation data from the associated data file in an order the presentation data was originally presented and reproducing the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data at the same point in the presentation that they were originally performed, based on the timestamps.
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Abstract
An event-based system and process for recording and playback of collaborative electronic presentations is presented. The present system and process includes a technique for recording collaborative electronic presentations by capturing and storing the interactions between each participant and presentation data where each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a data file comprising the presentation data. The present system and process also includes a technique for playing back the recorded collaborative electronic presentation, which involves displaying the presentation data in an order it was originally presented and reproducing the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data at the same point in the presentation that they were originally performed, based on the aforementioned timestamps.
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15 Claims
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1. In a computer system comprising a display, user interface selection device and user interface data entry device, a process for playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation in which a plurality of participant'"'"'s interacted with displayed presentation data via an interactive virtual team worksite over a distributed computer network, wherein the collaborative electronic presentation was recorded by capturing and storing the interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data, wherein each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a data file comprising the presentation data, said playback process comprising the process actions of:
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displaying a worksite window on the display to a team member logged onto said team worksite, wherein the worksite window comprises a plurality of sectors; inputting data and implementing commands entered by the team member playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation via said selection and data entry devices to, display a list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions in the worksite window in response to a team member command to do so, said display of the sessions list comprising, assigning a name to each session for display purposes, and displaying a history sector of the window comprising a display area in which the list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions is displayed by their assigned names, upon selection of a displayed recorded presentation session by the team member, display information about the session in the worksite window comprising displaying a presentation timeline in a timeline area of the history sector, wherein the timeline is a visual representation of the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data over the course of the presentation, and play back the recorded collaborative electronic presentation session selected by the team member in the worksite window in response to the team member'"'"'s command to do so, wherein playing back the selected presentation session comprises displaying the presentation data from the associated data file in an order the presentation data was originally presented and reproducing the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data at the same point in the presentation that they were originally performed, based on the timestamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a computer system comprising a display, user interface selection device and user interface data entry device, a process for playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation in which a plurality of participant'"'"'s interacted with displayed presentation data via an interactive virtual team worksite over a distributed computer network, wherein the collaborative electronic presentation was recorded by capturing and storing the interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data, wherein each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a data file comprising the presentation data, said playback process comprising the process actions of:
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displaying a worksite window on the display to a team member logged onto said team worksite, wherein the worksite window comprises a plurality of sectors; inputting data and implementing commands entered by the team member playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation via said selection and data entry devices to, display a list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions in the worksite window in response to a team member command to do so, upon selection of a displayed recorded presentation session by the team member, display information about the session in the worksite window, and play back the recorded collaborative electronic presentation session selected by the team member in the worksite window in response to the team member'"'"'s command to do so, wherein playing back the selected presentation session comprises displaying a collaborative presentation sector comprising a display area in which the presentation data and participant interactions associated with a current portion of the presentation session being played back are displayed and displaying the presentation data from the associated data file in an order the presentation data was originally presented and reproducing the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data at the same point in the presentation that they were originally performed, based on the timestamps, and wherein displaying information about the selected presentation session in the worksite window, comprises displaying a presentation event listing in the display area of the history sector of in lieu of the list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions, wherein the presentation event listing comprises an identification of the part of the presentation that is currently featured in the display area of the collaborative presentation sector and a list of all the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data corresponding to the part of the presentation that is currently featured in the display area of the collaborative presentation sector.
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9. In a computer system comprising a display, user interface selection device and user interface data entry device, a process for playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation in which a plurality of participant'"'"'s interacted with displayed presentation data via an interactive virtual team worksite over a distributed computer network, wherein the collaborative electronic presentation was recorded by capturing and storing the interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data, wherein each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a data file comprising the presentation data, said playback process comprising the process actions of:
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displaying a worksite window on the display to a team member logged onto said team worksite, wherein the worksite window comprises a plurality of sectors; inputting data and implementing commands entered by the team member playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation via said selection and data entry devices to, display a list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions in the worksite window in response to a team member command to do so, upon selection of a displayed recorded presentation session by the team member, display information about the session in the worksite window, play back the recorded collaborative electronic presentation session selected by the team member in the worksite window in response to the team member'"'"'s command to do so, wherein playing back the selected presentation session comprises displaying the presentation data from the associated data file in an order the presentation data was originally presented and reproducing the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data at the same point in the presentation that they were originally performed, based on the timestamps, and jump to a point in the presentation selected by the team member and continuing the playback from that point.
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10. In a computer system comprising a display, user interface selection device and user interface data entry device, a process for playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation in which a plurality of participant'"'"'s interacted with displayed presentation data via an interactive virtual team worksite over a distributed computer network, wherein the collaborative electronic presentation was recorded by capturing and storing the interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data, wherein each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a data file comprising the presentation data, said playback process comprising the process actions of:
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displaying a worksite window on the display to a team member logged onto said team worksite, wherein the worksite window comprises a plurality of sectors; inputting data and implementing commands entered by the team member playing back a recorded collaborative electronic presentation via said selection and data entry devices to, display a list of recorded collaborative electronic presentation sessions in the worksite window in response to a team member command to do so, upon selection of a displayed recorded presentation session by the team member, display information about the session in the worksite window, play back the recorded collaborative electronic presentation session selected by the team member in the worksite window in response to the team member'"'"'s command to do so, wherein playing back the selected presentation session comprises, displaying the presentation data from the associated data file in an order the presentation data was originally presented and reproducing the recorded interactions between each participant and the displayed presentation data at the same point in the presentation that they were originally performed, based on the timestamps, inquiring of the team member whether the member'"'"'s interactions with the displayed presentation data is to be recorded or not, and capturing and storing the interactions between the team member and the displayed presentation data whenever the team member responds to the inquiry that the interactions are to be recorded, wherein each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a file comprising the presentation data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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