Methods and apparatuses for locating an application during a collaboration session
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1. A method comprising:
- requesting an application associated with a particular area during a collaboration session for use in the collaboration session, wherein one of a first participant device and a second participant device operates as a presenter device and presents at least one of audio, video, graphical and textual content to the other participant device that operates as an attendee device during the collaboration session;
reviewing, by a processor, a plurality of user profiles, each user profile associated with a user, to search for one or more users with an expertise in the particular area, the reviewing yielding one or more matching user profiles of users with expertise in the particular area;
detecting, by the processor, one or more applications, indicated in the one or more matching user profiles of users with expertise in the particular area; and
ranking application based on the one or more applications indicated in the one or more matching user profiles with expertise in the particular area, the ranked applications presented for inclusion in the collaboration session for use by a user of a participant device during the collaboration session.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include requesting an expert during a collaboration session; determining a subject matter of the collaboration session; detecting a potential participant to serve as the expert; and inviting the potential participant to join the collaboration session.
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1. A method comprising:
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requesting an application associated with a particular area during a collaboration session for use in the collaboration session, wherein one of a first participant device and a second participant device operates as a presenter device and presents at least one of audio, video, graphical and textual content to the other participant device that operates as an attendee device during the collaboration session; reviewing, by a processor, a plurality of user profiles, each user profile associated with a user, to search for one or more users with an expertise in the particular area, the reviewing yielding one or more matching user profiles of users with expertise in the particular area; detecting, by the processor, one or more applications, indicated in the one or more matching user profiles of users with expertise in the particular area; and ranking application based on the one or more applications indicated in the one or more matching user profiles with expertise in the particular area, the ranked applications presented for inclusion in the collaboration session for use by a user of a participant device during the collaboration session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a storage module configured to store a record containing attributes associated with a potential expert in a collaboration session, a first attribute indicating an area of expertise of the potential expert, and a second attribute indicating one or more applications related to the potential expert; a content detection module configured to detect a request for an application associated with a particular area for use during the collaboration session; a rating manager module configured (i) to review the record to determine that the potential expert has expertise in the particular area, and (ii) to rank a plurality of applications, from the record, for use during the collaboration session based on the one or more applications related to the potential expert. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a processor; means for requesting an application associated with a particular area during a collaboration session for use in the collaboration session, wherein one of a first participant device and a second participant device operates as a presenter device and presents at least one of audio, video, graphical and textual content to the other participant device that operates as an attendee device during the collaboration session; means for reviewing a plurality of user profiles, each user profile associated with a user, to search for one or more users with an expertise in the particular area, the reviewing yielding one or more matching user profiles of users with expertise in the particular area; means for detecting one or more applications indicated in the one or more matching user profiles of users with expertise in the particular area; and means for ranking applications based on the one or more applications indicated in the one or more matching user profiles with expertise in the particular area, the ranked applications presented for inclusion in the collaboration session for use by a user of a participant device during the collaboration session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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