Positional sensitive interaction functionality
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1. A method of facilitating an online multiparty interaction, comprising:
- sending an instruction to a first communication device participating in a multiparty interaction that causes the first communication device to display, via a graphical user interface of the first communication device, an interaction workspace comprising a presentation area, an audience area, and a plurality of icons distributed between the presentation area and the audience area, each icon corresponding to a communication device participating in the multiparty interaction, the plurality of icons comprising a first icon corresponding to the first communication device;
providing a first set of interaction capabilities to the first communication device when the first icon is displayed in the presentation area, the first set of interaction capabilities comprising a transmission capability enabling the first communication device to transmit presentation communications to each communication device corresponding to an icon displayed in the audience area; and
providing a second set of interaction capabilities to the first communication device when the first icon is displayed in the audience area, the second set of interaction capabilities being different than the first set of interaction capabilities and comprising a reception capability enabling the first communication device to receive presentation communications from a communication device corresponding to an icon displayed in the presentation area.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing capabilities to participants in a multiparty interaction are described, wherein the multiparty interaction is divided into a plurality of areas, and each area is provided with a different set of interaction capabilities. The interaction capabilities for a given area may be defined with respect to other participants within the given area, with respect to other participants outside of the given area, with respect to other participants in a specified area outside of the given area, and/or with respect to all other participants.
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1. A method of facilitating an online multiparty interaction, comprising:
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sending an instruction to a first communication device participating in a multiparty interaction that causes the first communication device to display, via a graphical user interface of the first communication device, an interaction workspace comprising a presentation area, an audience area, and a plurality of icons distributed between the presentation area and the audience area, each icon corresponding to a communication device participating in the multiparty interaction, the plurality of icons comprising a first icon corresponding to the first communication device; providing a first set of interaction capabilities to the first communication device when the first icon is displayed in the presentation area, the first set of interaction capabilities comprising a transmission capability enabling the first communication device to transmit presentation communications to each communication device corresponding to an icon displayed in the audience area; and providing a second set of interaction capabilities to the first communication device when the first icon is displayed in the audience area, the second set of interaction capabilities being different than the first set of interaction capabilities and comprising a reception capability enabling the first communication device to receive presentation communications from a communication device corresponding to an icon displayed in the presentation area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A collaboration server comprising:
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a communication interface for communication with a plurality of communication devices in a multiparty interaction; a processor; and a memory storing instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions configured to cause the processor to; associate at least a first one of the plurality of communication devices with a first area and at least a second one of the plurality of communication devices with a second area; provide a first set of interaction capabilities to the first one of the plurality of communication devices, the first set of interaction capabilities being comprising a transmission capability enabling the first one of the plurality of communication devices associated with the first area to transmit media signals to other ones of the plurality of communication devices; and provide a second set of interaction capabilities to the second one of the plurality of communication devices, the second set of interaction capabilities being different than the first set of interaction capabilities and comprising a reception capability enabling the second one of the plurality of communication devices to receive media signals from other ones of the plurality of communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication device comprising:
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a communication interface; a processor; and a memory storing instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions configured to cause the processor to; send an instruction that causes a graphical user interface of a first communication device participating in a multiparty interaction to display an interaction workspace comprising a presentation area, an audience area, and a plurality of icons distributed between the presentation area and the audience area, each icon corresponding to a communication device participating in the multiparty interaction, the plurality of icons comprising a first icon corresponding to the first communication device; provide a first set of interaction capabilities to the first communication device when the first icon is displayed in the presentation area, the first set of interaction capabilities comprising a transmission capability enabling the first communication device to transmit media signals to each communication device corresponding to an icon from among the plurality of icons displayed in the audience area; and providing a second set of interaction capabilities to the first communication device when the first icon is displayed in the audience area, the second set of interaction capabilities being different than the first set of interaction capabilities and comprising a reception capability enabling the first communication device to receive media signals from a communication device corresponding to an icon from among the plurality of icons displayed in the presentation area. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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