Framed event system and method

• US 8,682,969 B1
• Filed: 10/07/2005
• Issued: 03/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ON24, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ON24, Inc.
• Inventors: Sahasi, Jayesh, Ghosh, Kamalaksha
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Ian N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alexander, Jenee
• Application Number:
  US11/246,033
• Time in Patent Office: 3,091 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-206, 709217-219, 709223-229, 726/27, 726/28, 715/730, 715/732, 715750-759
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A framed event system and method are provided that may be used for online multimedia communications. The framed event system presents a multimedia application via the web without the use of any installed applications other than a web browser.

Claims

1. A system for providing a presentation over a computer network without an installation process using cross-domain cookies, the system comprising:

an audience member computer comprising a standard operating system installation;

a first domain comprising a first server; and

a second domain comprising a second server;

wherein the audience member computer is communicatively coupled to the first domain by a first network connection and the first domain and the second domain are communicatively coupled by a second network connection;

the audience member computer sends a request to the first domain to receive the presentation from the second domain;

the first domain generates a cookie via a registration process and forwards a cookie value to the second domain;

the second domain parses the cookie value to enable the presentation from the second domain to be embedded in a communication from the first domain to the audience member computer for viewing at the audience member computer.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first domain further comprises a storage unit that data structures used to generate an interface for a framed event system and a display profile data structure that lists individual elements for registration, lobby, and player display types.