Negotiating content controls

• US 8,600,026 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2010
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bright Sun Technologies, Series 42 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Inventors: Bill, David S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Matar, Ahmad F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Intavong, Jirapon
• Application Number:
  US12/693,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20100124322A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,407 Days
• Field of Search: 379/202.01, 379/158, 709/204, 726/2, 726 26- 29, 726/31
• US Class Current: 379/202.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

Access to an electronic conference may be administered by receiving an electronic instruction configured to establish the electronic conference, enabling more than one user to generate content restrictions that limit content rendered during the electronic conference, analyzing one or more participant devices to ensure compliance with the content restrictions, establishing the electronic conference in accordance with the content restrictions, and enabling user access to the electronic conference consistent with the content restrictions.

Claims

1. A method of administering access to an electronic conference, the method comprising:

establishing an initial configuration for an electronic conference on a host device;

sending an invitation to multiple client devices to participate in the electronic conference, wherein the invitation includes the initial configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content generated and exchanged by the client devices during the electronic conference;

receiving a first response to the invitation from a first client device in the multiple client devices, the first response including a first revised configuration that differs from the initial configuration and the first revised configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content provided by the first client device in a first mode;

receiving a second response to the invitation from a second client device in the multiple client devices, the second response including a second revised configuration that differs from the initial configuration and the first revised configuration in at least one parameter and the second revised configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content provided by the second client device in a second mode that is different than the first mode, at least one of the first mode or the second mode prohibiting the use of at least one of stream ripping programs, screen capture, or archiving of the electronic conference;

generating a revised configuration from the initial configuration to reflect the first revised configuration and the second revised configuration; and

establishing the electronic conference using the revised configuration for the multiple client devices, wherein the electronic conference distributes content provided by the first client device in the first mode and content provided by the second client device in the second mode.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising enabling user access to the electronic conference through at least one of a telephone network or an instant messaging interface.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising regulating which of the multiple client devices are allowed to access reproductions of the electronic conference.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

negotiating a watermark capability prior to establishment of the electronic conference; and

inserting into content of the electronic conference a watermark indicative of content restrictions.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising assimilating content restrictions into an electronic agreement.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein assimilating the content restrictions into an electronic agreement includes exchanging proposals and counterproposals among all conference participants.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inserting an indication of the set of permissions regulating how the content may be used.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the revised configuration comprises:

identifying one or more disputed parameters between the initial configuration, the first configuration, and the second configuration; and

prompting at least one of the first client device or second client device to select a value for the disputed parameters.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions that are executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to perform the following steps:

establishing an initial configuration for an electronic conference on a host device;

sending an invitation to multiple client devices to participate in the electronic conference, wherein the invitation including the initial configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content generated and exchanged by the client devices during the electronic conference;

receiving a first response to the invitation from a first client device in the multiple client devices, the first response including a first revised configuration that differs from the initial configuration and the first revised configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content provided by the first client device in a first mode;

receiving a second response to the invitation from a second client device in the multiple client devices, the second response including a second revised configuration that differs from the initial configuration and the first revised configuration in at least one parameter and the second revised configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content provided by the second client device in a second mode that is different than the first mode, at least one of the first mode or the second mode prohibiting the use of at least one of stream ripping programs, screen capture, or archiving of the electronic conference;

generating a revised configuration from the initial configuration to reflect the first revised configuration and the second revised configuration; and

establishing the electronic conference using the revised configuration for the multiple client devices, wherein the electronic conference distributes content provided by the first client device in the first mode and content provided by the second client device in the second mode.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 further comprising instructions that cause the at least one processor to perform the following step:

enabling user access to the electronic conference through at least one of a telephone network or an instant messaging interface.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 further comprising instructions that cause the at least one processor to perform the following step:

regulating which of the multiple client devices are allowed to access reproductions of the electronic conference.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 further comprising instructions that cause the at least one processor to perform the following steps:

negotiating a watermark capability prior to establishment of the electronic conference; and

inserting into content of the electronic conference a watermark indicative of content restrictions.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 further comprising instructions that cause the at least one processor to perform the following step:

assimilating content restrictions into an electronic agreement.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein assimilating the content restrictions into an electronic agreement includes exchanging proposals and counterproposals among all conference participants.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that cause the at I1 east one processor to perform the following step:

inserting an indication of the set of permissions regulating how the content may be used.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein generating the revised configuration comprises:

identifying one or more disputed parameters between the initial configuration, the first configuration, and the second configuration; and

prompting at least one of the first client or the second client device to select a value for the disputed parameters.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media to store instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

establishing an initial configuration for an electronic conference;

sending an invitation to multiple client devices to participate in the electronic conference, the invitation including the initial configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content generated and exchanged by the client devices during the electronic conference;

receiving a first response to the invitation from a first client device in the multiple client devices, the first response including a first revised configuration that differs from the initial configuration and the first revised configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content provided by the first client device in a first mode;

receiving a second response to the invitation from a second client device in the multiple client devices, the second response including a second revised configuration that differs from the initial configuration and the first revised configuration in at least one parameter and the second revised configuration comprising at least one of capture and archive restrictions on content provided by the second client device in a second mode that is different than the first mode, at least one of the first mode or the second mode prohibiting the use of at least one of stream ripping programs, screen capture, or archiving of the electronic conference;

generating a revised configuration from the initial configuration based on the first revised configuration and the second revised configuration; and

establishing the electronic conference using the revised configuration for the multiple client devices, the electronic conference to distribute content provided by the first client device in the first mode and content provided by the second client device in the second mode.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein generating the revised configuration comprises:

identifying one or more conflicting parameters between the initial configuration, the first configuration, and the second configuration; and

prompting at least one of the first client device or the second client device to select a value for the conflicting parameters.