Methods and apparatuses for managing the distribution and installation of applications during a collaboration session
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1. A method, comprising:
- attending a collaboration session by a first participant device associated with a first user and a second participant device associated with a second user, wherein either the first participant device or the second participant device operates as a presenter device and presents at least one of audio, video, graphical, and textual content to another device during the collaboration session;
detecting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, a request from the first user of the first participant device for installation of an application to be used in the collaboration session;
detecting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, a profile associated with the first user of the first participant device;
granting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, permission to install the application to be used in the collaboration session, based on an installation permission in the profile associated with the first user of the first participant device;
installing, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, the application to be used in the collaboration session on the first participant device associated with the first user; and
updating, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, the profile associated with the first user of the first participant device based on installing the application to be used in the collaboration session on the first participant device associated with the first user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an installation of an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to install the application based on an installation permission.
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1. A method, comprising:
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attending a collaboration session by a first participant device associated with a first user and a second participant device associated with a second user, wherein either the first participant device or the second participant device operates as a presenter device and presents at least one of audio, video, graphical, and textual content to another device during the collaboration session; detecting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, a request from the first user of the first participant device for installation of an application to be used in the collaboration session; detecting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, a profile associated with the first user of the first participant device; granting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, permission to install the application to be used in the collaboration session, based on an installation permission in the profile associated with the first user of the first participant device; installing, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, the application to be used in the collaboration session on the first participant device associated with the first user; and updating, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, the profile associated with the first user of the first participant device based on installing the application to be used in the collaboration session on the first participant device associated with the first user. - 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 processor; and a memory configured to store a plurality of software modules executable by the processor, wherein the plurality of software modules include; a storage module configured to store a record containing a permission status associated with an application to be used in a collaboration session, an application manager module configured to receive a request for installation of the application to be used in the collaboration session from a requester associated with a first participant device that is attending the collaboration session with a second participant device, and in response to the request, control installation of the application to be used in the collaboration session during the collaboration session based on the permission status associated with the application to be used in the collaboration session, wherein the record corresponds to a profile of the requester associated with the first participant device, and wherein either the first participant device or the second participant device operates as a presenter device and presents at least one of audio, video, graphical, and textual content to another device during the collaboration session, and a controller module configured to update the permission status associated with the application to be used in the collaboration session contained within the record. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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means for detecting a first participant device associated with a first user and a second participant device associated with a second user that are attending a collaboration session, wherein either the first participant device or the second participant device operates as a presenter device and presents at least one of audio, video, graphical, and textual content to another device during the collaboration session; means for detecting a request, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, from a first user of the first participant device for installation of an application to be used in the collaboration session; means for detecting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, a profile associated with the first user of the first participant device; means for granting, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, permission to install the application to be used in the collaboration session, based on an installation permission in the profile associated with the first user of the first participant device; means for installing, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, the application to be used in the collaboration session on the first participant device associated with the first user; and means for updating, during the collaboration session attended by the first participant device and the second participant device, the profile associated with the first user of the first participant device based on installing the application to be used in the collaboration session on the first participant device associated with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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