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Methods, systems, and products for network conferencing

  • US 7,694,228 B2
  • Filed: 05/26/2004
  • Issued: 04/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a conference amongst remote participants, comprising:

  • establishing the conference amongst a host communications device, an intermediate host communications device, and a participant communications device;

    prior to the conference, communicating a library of digital objects from the host communications device to the intermediate host communications device;

    determining that the participant communications device is belatedly joining the conference that is already in progress;

    during the conference, receiving a synchronization command at the intermediate host communications device that was sent from the host communications device, the command instructing the intermediate host communications device to retrieve a current object from memory of the intermediate host communications device that is being currently presented on the host communications device from the library of digital objects;

    communicating the current object from the intermediate host communications device to the participant communications device during the conference;

    receiving, at the intermediate host communications device, a synchronization acknowledgment from the participant communications device that confirms the current object was successfully presented the participant communications device;

    forwarding the synchronization acknowledgment from the intermediate host communications device to the host communications device to confirm the current object was successfully presented at the participant communications device; and

    during the conference, downloading a remainder of the library of digital objects from the intermediate host communications device to the participant communications device.

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