Rich multi-media format for use in a collaborative computing system
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1. A computer system for sharing a document in a distributed collaborative environment:
- a presenter client computer;
one or more computer programs executable by the presenter client computer,wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for;
creating a document with one or more embedded custom objects, wherein the embedded custom objects include a video object;
converting the document to a rich multi-media format; and
controlling rendering of the document during a collaborative session;
a conferencing server computer connected to the presenter client computer and to one or more attendee client computers via a global-area network; and
a computer program at the conferencing server computer,wherein the computer program comprises instructions for;
receiving the document and forwarding the document to each of the attendee client computers to be downloaded onto each of the attendee client computers before the collaborative session;
receiving a remote command for sharing the document from the presenter client computer during the collaborative session; and
forwarding the remote command to each of the attendee client computers, wherein each of the attendee client computers renders its locally downloaded document according to the received remote command such that playback of the video object embedded in the locally downloaded document at each of the attendee client computers is remotely controlled by the remote command to be in synch with the presenter computer.
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Abstract
A system, method, and article of manufacture that allow a document containing custom objects to be shared in a distributed collaborative computer system. This is accomplished by allowing custom objects to be embedded in a document. When the document is to be shared, the document with custom objects is converted to a Rich Multi-Media (RMM) format. Furthermore, the converted document may be shared during a collaborative session among multiple computers. Alternatively, the converted document may be viewed by a user independent of a collaborative session.
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1. A computer system for sharing a document in a distributed collaborative environment:
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a presenter client computer; one or more computer programs executable by the presenter client computer, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for; creating a document with one or more embedded custom objects, wherein the embedded custom objects include a video object; converting the document to a rich multi-media format; and controlling rendering of the document during a collaborative session; a conferencing server computer connected to the presenter client computer and to one or more attendee client computers via a global-area network; and a computer program at the conferencing server computer, wherein the computer program comprises instructions for; receiving the document and forwarding the document to each of the attendee client computers to be downloaded onto each of the attendee client computers before the collaborative session; receiving a remote command for sharing the document from the presenter client computer during the collaborative session; and forwarding the remote command to each of the attendee client computers, wherein each of the attendee client computers renders its locally downloaded document according to the received remote command such that playback of the video object embedded in the locally downloaded document at each of the attendee client computers is remotely controlled by the remote command to be in synch with the presenter computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for sharing a document between a first computer and one or more additional attendee computers, the method comprising:
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creating a document with one or more embedded custom objects at the first computer, wherein the embedded custom object include a video object; converting the document to a rich multi-media format; downloading the document onto the one or more additional attendee computers before a collaborative session; and remotely controlling rendering of the locally downloaded document at each of the attendee computers from the first computer during the collaborative session such that playback of the video object embedded in the locally downloaded document at each of the attendee computers is remotely controlled by the first computer to be in synch with the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program executable by a first computer for sharing a document between the first computer and one or more additional attendee computers, the computer program comprising computer instructions for:
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creating a document with one or more embedded custom objects at the first computer, wherein the embedded custom object include a video object; converting the document to a rich multi-media format; downloading the document onto the one or more additional attendee computers before a collaborative session; and remotely controlling rendering of the locally downloaded document at each of the attendee computers from the first computer during the collaborative session such that playback of the video object embedded in the locally downloaded document at each of the attendee computers is remotely controlled by the first computer to be in synch with the first computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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