Providing an interactive presentation environment
First Claim
1. An interactive presentation environment, comprising:
- a meeting recorder adapted to create a recording of a live meeting, said live meeting having at least an audio content and a visual content, said visual content comprising a plurality of images which change during said live meeting, each of said plurality of images of said visual content being recorded by said meeting recorder at a respective time of presentation during said live meeting;
an interactive display for displaying said visual content of said live meeting; and
a navigation control coupled to said interactive display for interactively selecting, for presentation to a user on said interactive display during the live meeting, content of said live meeting from among a plurality of selections supported by said navigation control, said plurality of selections including;
(a) a currently presented portion of said live meeting including a currently presented image; and
(b) any arbitrary portion of said live meeting previously recorded by said meeting recorder, said portion including a previously recorded image different from said currently presented imagewherein, responsive to said user selecting (a) with said navigation control, said currently presented portion of said live meeting is presented to said user on said interactive display during said live meeting; and
wherein, responsive to said user selecting (b) with said navigation control, the previously recorded image which the user selects with said navigation control is presented to said user on said interactive display during said live meeting.
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Abstract
An interactive presentation environment for eMeetings or the like that provides participants with more control over what they see and hear. One embodiment of the interactive presentation environment comprises a meeting recorder adapted to create a recording of a live meeting and a navigation control for selecting a portion of the recording to view during the live meeting. Some embodiment may further comprise a timeline control containing a first graphical indicator associated with a live position and a second graphical indicator associated with a current position, a bookmark control adapted to mark a portion of the recording for archiving, and a display operatively connected to the meeting recorder and the navigation control.
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10 Claims
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1. An interactive presentation environment, comprising:
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a meeting recorder adapted to create a recording of a live meeting, said live meeting having at least an audio content and a visual content, said visual content comprising a plurality of images which change during said live meeting, each of said plurality of images of said visual content being recorded by said meeting recorder at a respective time of presentation during said live meeting; an interactive display for displaying said visual content of said live meeting; and a navigation control coupled to said interactive display for interactively selecting, for presentation to a user on said interactive display during the live meeting, content of said live meeting from among a plurality of selections supported by said navigation control, said plurality of selections including;
(a) a currently presented portion of said live meeting including a currently presented image; and
(b) any arbitrary portion of said live meeting previously recorded by said meeting recorder, said portion including a previously recorded image different from said currently presented imagewherein, responsive to said user selecting (a) with said navigation control, said currently presented portion of said live meeting is presented to said user on said interactive display during said live meeting; and wherein, responsive to said user selecting (b) with said navigation control, the previously recorded image which the user selects with said navigation control is presented to said user on said interactive display during said live meeting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product, comprising:
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(a) a program configured to perform a method of presenting an electronic meeting, comprising; receiving a live meeting signal of said electronic meeting, said live meeting signal having at least an audio content; recording the live meeting signal during said electronic meeting; and presenting a navigation control to a user during said electronic meeting that allows a user to select a previously recorded portion of the recorded live meeting signal, the selection being made by said user during said live meeting using said navigation control, for audio presentation to said user during the live meeting simultaneously with audio presentation to said user of audio content of a currently received live meeting signal of said electronic meeting; and (b) a tangible computer-readable storage media bearing the program. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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