Interactive wireless device communication system for meetings and conferences
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- (a) using conference software executing on an organizer computer system to define a conference and to store conference information associated with the conference, the conference information including a list of attendees, the conference information being stored on the organizer computer system;
(b) at the conference a wireless device of a first attendee establishes wireless communication with the organizer computer system;
(c) if the first attendee is on the list of attendees then the first attendee is registered with the conference software, each attendee registered has a personal proxy and a real identity;
(d) upon registration the first attendee receives access to updated conference information via the first attendee'"'"'s wireless device, the updated conference information including the list of attendees, at least a part of the updated conference information being moved into the personal proxy of the first attendee;
(e) the first attendee during the conference updates the conference information by modifying first attendee sharing information within the conference information, the first attendee sharing information being information provided by the first attendee that is shared with other attendees, the first attendee sharing information being stored on the organizer computer system;
(f) a second attendee having a registered wireless device accesses the conference information as updated in (e) and moves at least part of the first attendee sharing information into the personal proxy of the second attendee;
(g) the second attendee looks through conference information stored in the second attendee'"'"'s personal proxy and moves a selected part of that information to the second attendee'"'"'s real identity; and
(h) the first attendee looks through conference information stored in the first attendee'"'"'s personal proxy and moves a selected part of that information to the first attendee'"'"'s real identity.
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Abstract
A conference organizer uses conference software to define a conference and to store conference information on the organizer'"'"'s computer system. The stored conference information includes a list of attendees, and a personal proxy mailbox for each attendee. Each attendee has a wireless device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). The organizer'"'"'s computer system includes a wireless communication station that can communicate in wireless fashion with the wireless devices of the attendees at the conference. During the conference, an attendee uses his/her wireless device to access the conference information, select another attendee from the list of attendees, and send the selected attendee a message such that the message is stored in the personal proxy mailbox of the selected attendee. The use of personal proxy mailboxes allows attendees to send messages to one another and to receive messages from one another without divulging their primary email addresses.
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29 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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(a) using conference software executing on an organizer computer system to define a conference and to store conference information associated with the conference, the conference information including a list of attendees, the conference information being stored on the organizer computer system; (b) at the conference a wireless device of a first attendee establishes wireless communication with the organizer computer system; (c) if the first attendee is on the list of attendees then the first attendee is registered with the conference software, each attendee registered has a personal proxy and a real identity; (d) upon registration the first attendee receives access to updated conference information via the first attendee'"'"'s wireless device, the updated conference information including the list of attendees, at least a part of the updated conference information being moved into the personal proxy of the first attendee; (e) the first attendee during the conference updates the conference information by modifying first attendee sharing information within the conference information, the first attendee sharing information being information provided by the first attendee that is shared with other attendees, the first attendee sharing information being stored on the organizer computer system; (f) a second attendee having a registered wireless device accesses the conference information as updated in (e) and moves at least part of the first attendee sharing information into the personal proxy of the second attendee; (g) the second attendee looks through conference information stored in the second attendee'"'"'s personal proxy and moves a selected part of that information to the second attendee'"'"'s real identity; and (h) the first attendee looks through conference information stored in the first attendee'"'"'s personal proxy and moves a selected part of that information to the first attendee'"'"'s real identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a computer system comprising a wireless communication station, the wireless communication station being disposed at a conference location, the computer system storing a list of conference attendees, the computer system maintaining a personal proxy mailbox for an attendee on the list of conference attendees, the attendee having another mailbox that is not maintained by the computer system, wherein the computer system stores information about an exhibit of a first conference exhibitor and stores information about an exhibit of a second conference exhibitor, the computer system having an interface that allows the first conference exhibitor to modify the information about the exhibit of the first conference exhibitor but does not allow the first conference exhibitor to modify the information about the exhibit of the second conference exhibitor, and wherein the interface allows the second conference exhibitor to modify the information about the exhibit of the second conference exhibitor but does not allow the second conference exhibitor to modify the information about the exhibit of the first conference exhibitor; and a wireless device that communicates at the conference location with the wireless communication station, the wireless device being usable;
1) to retrieve an indication of the personal proxy mailbox from the computer system, and
2) to send a message to the personal proxy mailbox of the attendee using the indication of the personal proxy mailbox retrieved from the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A set of computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable medium, the set of computer-executable instructions being for performing the steps of:
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maintaining a list of conference attendees on a conference organizer'"'"'s computer system, each of the conference attendees having a corresponding wireless device; maintaining on the conference organizer'"'"'s computer system a personal proxy mailbox for each of the conference attendees on the list of conference attendees; interfacing the conference organizer'"'"'s computer system with a wireless communication station such that the conference organizer'"'"'s computer system can communicate in wireless fashion with the wireless devices of the conference attendees when the wireless devices are present at a conference; registering conference attendees on the list of conference attendees; and allowing a first wireless device of a first registered conference attendee to select a second registered conference attendee from the list of conference attendees and to send a message to the personal proxy mailbox of second registered conference attendee, wherein the second registered conference attendee has a primary email address other than the personal proxy mailbox of the second registered conference attendee, the primary email address of the second registered conference attendee not being divulged to the first registered conference attendee, wherein the second conference attendee can use his/her wireless device to move selected information from his/her personal proxy mailbox into his/her primary email address. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of personal proxies for a conference, each of the personal proxies having a personal proxy name, each of the personal proxies being maintained on a computer system and being associated with a respective one of a plurality of attendees of the conference, each of the attendees also having an email mailbox that is different than the personal proxy of the attendee and that is not maintained on or by the computer system, each of the attendees having a wireless communication device; providing a wireless communication link between the wireless communication devices of the attendees and the computer system, each attendee being able to access his/her personal proxy on the computer system using his/her wireless communication device, wherein the conference has a duration, wherein each attendee is allowed to access his/her personal proxy only for a period of time that roughly corresponds to the duration of the conference; and providing the personal proxy names to the attendees of the conference, each attendee being able to view the personal proxy names using his/her wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A set of computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable medium, the set of computer-executable instructions being for:
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maintaining on a conference organizer'"'"'s computer system a personal proxy for each of a plurality of conference attendees, wherein each personal proxy has a personal proxy name, and wherein each personal proxy includes a mailbox and a storage area, each of the attendees also having an email mailbox that is different than the personal proxy of the attendee and that is not maintained on or by the computer system, each of the attendees having a wireless communication device; registering a conference attendee when a communication is established between the conference organizer'"'"'s computer system and the wireless device of the conference attendee; providing a list of conference attendees to the conference attendee such that the conference attendee can view the list on his/her wireless device, wherein the list includes the personal proxy names of the personal proxies maintained on the conference organizer'"'"'s computer system; allowing the conference attendee to use his/her wireless device to move selected information from his/her personal proxy on the conference organizer'"'"'s system into his/her wireless device; and allowing the conference attendee to use his/her wireless device to move selected information from his/her personal proxy on the conference organizer'"'"'s system into his/her email mailbox. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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