Remote control of videoconference clients
First Claim
1. A videoconferencing system, comprising:
- a first videoconference device having a first user interface including first user-actuated inputs actuating videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device;
a second videoconference device remote from said first video conference device, and having a second user interface including second user-actuated inputs, said second user-actuated inputs actuating said videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device;
wherein said first videoconference device is responsive to said first user interface and to said second user interface; and
wherein at least one of said second user-actuated inputs corresponds to a sequence of first user-actuated inputs, and actuation of said at least one of said second user-actuated inputs prompts said first videoconference device to execute said sequence of first user-actuated inputs.
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Abstract
Computer-readable media, having corresponding methods and apparatus, embodies instructions executable by a first computer to perform a method comprising: executing a first videoconference client application, wherein the first videoconference client application exchanges first audiovisual data with a videoconference server application during a videoconference; sending action commands to a second videoconference client application executing on a second computer, wherein the second videoconference client application exchanges second audiovisual data with the videoconference server application during the videoconference; and wherein the second videoconference client application operates according to the action commands during the videoconference.
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18 Claims
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1. A videoconferencing system, comprising:
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a first videoconference device having a first user interface including first user-actuated inputs actuating videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device; a second videoconference device remote from said first video conference device, and having a second user interface including second user-actuated inputs, said second user-actuated inputs actuating said videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device; wherein said first videoconference device is responsive to said first user interface and to said second user interface; and wherein at least one of said second user-actuated inputs corresponds to a sequence of first user-actuated inputs, and actuation of said at least one of said second user-actuated inputs prompts said first videoconference device to execute said sequence of first user-actuated inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. A videoconferencing system, comprising:
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a first videoconference device having a first user interface including first user-actuated inputs actuating videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device; a second videoconference device remote from said first video conference device, and having a second user interface including second user-actuated inputs, said second user-actuated inputs actuating said videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device; wherein said first videoconference device is responsive to said first user interface and to said second user interface; and wherein actuation of at least one of said first user-actuated inputs via said first user interface activates the displaying of a message, and activation of said at least one of said first user-actuated inputs by said second videoconference device suppresses said displaying of said message.
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10. A videoconferencing method, comprising:
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providing a first videoconference client in a first videoconference device having a first user interface including first user-actuated inputs actuating videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device; providing a second videoconference client in a second videoconference device remote from said first video conference device, and having a second user interface including second user-actuated inputs, said second user-actuated inputs actuating said videoconference-related operations within said first videoconference device; wherein said first videoconference device is responsive to said first user interface and to said second user interface; and wherein at least one of said second user-actuated inputs corresponds to a sequence of first user-actuated inputs, and actuation of said at least one of said second user-actuated inputs prompts said first videoconference device to execute said sequence of first user-actuated inputs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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