System and method of monitoring video and/or audio conferencing through a rapid-update website
First Claim
1. A system for providing a semi real-time, automatically-updateable web page, the system comprising:
- a web server;
a client computer device having a display and a web browser;
a server script running on the web server, the server script being operative to request, and receive in response to the request, data information from a data information source and generate a client script based, at least in part, on the data information, and download the client script to the client computer device; and
the web browser running on the client computer device being operative to enable the client computer device to interface with the web server through a network, the web browser receiving the client script from the web server and running the client script, whereby the display of the client computer device is updated to display the data information,wherein the server script runs in a loop, and wherein for each run of the loop, the server script sends requests for data information to the data information source.
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Abstract
The operation and status of a video/audio conferencing system is monitored through the use of a web-based system. The system includes multiple client computer devices that interconnect with a web server. A server script is set up to operate in a looped configuration. The system is queried on each run of the loop to determine if a status change has occurred. If no change has occurred, a server script delays and then restarts the loop. If a change in status has occurred, the client script is updated to reflect the status change and the client script is downloaded to the client computer device'"'"'s web browser. The client script runs within an invisible pane and updates a visible pane to reflect the status change. Thus, the visible pane on the client computer system can be updated without requiring a user to perform any functions, such as actuating a refresh button.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing a semi real-time, automatically-updateable web page, the system comprising:
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a web server; a client computer device having a display and a web browser; a server script running on the web server, the server script being operative to request, and receive in response to the request, data information from a data information source and generate a client script based, at least in part, on the data information, and download the client script to the client computer device; and the web browser running on the client computer device being operative to enable the client computer device to interface with the web server through a network, the web browser receiving the client script from the web server and running the client script, whereby the display of the client computer device is updated to display the data information, wherein the server script runs in a loop, and wherein for each run of the loop, the server script sends requests for data information to the data information source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A client computer device supporting an updateable web page, the client computer device comprising:
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a web server interface; a display; a control interface; a memory storage device containing a web browser; and
a processing unit;the processing unit, in conjunction with the web browser, being operative to; receive a monitoring web page Universal Resource Locator via the control interface; receive the monitoring web page corresponding with the monitoring web page URL via the web server interface, the monitoring web page including an invisible pane and a visible pane, the invisible pane being operative to periodically receive a client script via the web server interface and to execute the client script whereby the information in the visible pane of the monitoring web page is automatically updated, the visible pane being displayed on the display device by the web browser.
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16. A method for providing an updateable web page that provides updates of rapidly changing data to a client computer device, the method comprising:
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retrieving a monitoring web page from a web server, the monitoring web page defining a visible pane and an invisible pane, the web server including an Active Server Page (ASP) page, the ASP page including a server script and a client, the server script being operative to obtain status information, modify the client script in accordance with the status information, and load the client script into the invisible pane of the monitoring web page; and executing the client script, the client script being operative to modify the visible pane of the monitoring web page to display the data information. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A web server for providing automatic updates to a web page displayed on a remote device, the web server comprising:
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a network interface; a memory storage device containing a program module and a Component Object Model (COM) application; and a processing unit; the processing unit, in response to executing the program module, being operative to; receive a request via the network interface to download a monitoring web page to the remote device; execute a looped server script, the looped server script being operative to interface with the COM application to obtain updated status information; generate a client script based, at least in part, on the updated status information; and download the client script to the remote device via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system for providing a semi real-time, on-line monitoring of a process via a global network, the system comprising:
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a web server; a client computer device having a display; a Component Object Model (COM) application and a server script running on the web server, the COM application providing an interface to an external device, the server script being operative to receive status information pertaining to the external device by placing a call to the COM application, generate a client script based, at least in part, on the status information, and download the client script to the client computer device; and a web browser running on the client computer device and enabling the client computer device to interface with the web server through a network, the web browser receiving the client script from the web server and running the client script, whereby the display of the client computer device is updated to display the data information, wherein the web browser running on the client computer device, in response to receiving a particular Universal Resource Locator, downloads a monitoring web page from the web server, the monitoring web page defining a visible pane and an invisible pane. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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