Method and apparatus for providing an interactive presentation environment
First Claim
1. A method of presenting an electronic meeting, comprising:
- receiving a live meeting signal, said live meeting signal having at least an audio content and a visual content, said visual content comprising a plurality of images which change during said live meeting;
recording the live meeting signal during the live meeting, each of said plurality of images of said visual content being recorded at a respective time of presentation during said live meeting;
presenting a navigation control coupled to an interactive display that allows a user to select, for presentation to said user on said interactive display during the live meeting, content of said live meeting from among a plurality of selections supported by said navigation control, said plurality of selections including;
(a) a currently presented portion of said live meeting including a currently presented image; and
(b) any arbitrary portion of said live meeting previously recorded by said step of recording the live meeting signal, said portion including a previously recorded image different from said currently presented image;
responsive to said user selecting (a) with said navigation control, presenting said currently presented image to said user during said live meeting; and
responsive to said user selecting (b) with said navigation control, presenting to said user during said live meeting the previously recorded image which the user selects with said navigation control.
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Abstract
An interactive presentation environment for eMeetings or the like that provides participants with more control over what they see and hear. One embodiment of the interactive presentation environment comprises a meeting recorder adapted to create a recording of a live meeting and a navigation control for selecting a portion of the recording to view during the live meeting. Some embodiment may further comprise a timeline control containing a first graphical indicator associated with a live position and a second graphical indicator associated with a current position, a bookmark control adapted to mark a portion of the recording for archiving, and a display operatively connected to the meeting recorder and the navigation control.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of presenting an electronic meeting, comprising:
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receiving a live meeting signal, said live meeting signal having at least an audio content and a visual content, said visual content comprising a plurality of images which change during said live meeting; recording the live meeting signal during the live meeting, each of said plurality of images of said visual content being recorded at a respective time of presentation during said live meeting; presenting a navigation control coupled to an interactive display that allows a user to select, for presentation to said user on said interactive display during the live meeting, content of said live meeting from among a plurality of selections supported by said navigation control, said plurality of selections including;
(a) a currently presented portion of said live meeting including a currently presented image; and
(b) any arbitrary portion of said live meeting previously recorded by said step of recording the live meeting signal, said portion including a previously recorded image different from said currently presented image;responsive to said user selecting (a) with said navigation control, presenting said currently presented image to said user during said live meeting; and responsive to said user selecting (b) with said navigation control, presenting to said user during said live meeting the previously recorded image which the user selects with said navigation control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for deploying computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a method of presenting an electronic meeting, the method comprising:
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receiving a live meeting signal, said live meeting signal having at least an audio content and a visual content, said visual content comprising a plurality of images which change during said live meeting; recording the live meeting signal during the live meeting, each of said plurality of images of said visual content being recorded at a respective time of presentation during said live meeting; presenting a navigation control coupled to an interactive display that allows a user to select, for presentation to said user on said interactive display during the live meeting, content of said live meeting from among a plurality of selections supported by said navigation control, said plurality of selections including;
(a) a currently presented portion of said live meeting including a currently presented image; and
(b) any arbitrary portion of said live meeting previously recorded by said step of recording the live meeting signal, said portion including a previously recorded image different from said currently presented image;responsive to said user selecting (a) with said navigation control, presenting said currently presented image to said user during said live meeting; and responsive to said user selecting (b) with said navigation control, presenting to said user during said live meeting the previously recorded image which the user selects with said navigation control. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of presenting an electronic meeting, comprising:
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receiving a live meeting signal of said electronic meeting, said live meeting signal having at least an audio content; recording the live meeting signal during the electronic meeting; and presenting a navigation control to a user during said electronic meeting that allows said user to select a previously recorded portion of the recorded live meeting signal; and responsive to a selection of a previously recorded portion of the recorded live meeting signal, said selection being made by said user during said live meeting using said navigation control, presenting audio content of the selected previously recorded portion of the recorded live meeting signal to said user during the electronic meeting simultaneously with presenting audio content of a currently received live meeting signal of said electronic meeting to said user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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