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Method and apparatus for capability-based multimedia interactions

  • US 9,826,006 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2013
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying views of a multimedia conference executed by a client conferencing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving data including one or more display objects, each having a predetermined role, and a list of current participants;

    graphically displaying at least a portion of the received data, wherein the graphically displaying further comprises;

    constructing a view on a display of the client device, the view comprising a plurality of tiles, each tile corresponding to one or more of the one or more display objects, wherein the manner in which the tiles are sized and arranged is determined according to one or more rules based on the predetermined roles, and wherein a plurality of display objects are arranged in arched rows, the display objects in successive rows are enlarged in size in a direction from an upper portion of the display towards a lower portion of the display, each of the display objects so arranged corresponds to a listed participant, each arched row'"'"'s width is determined as a function of an immediately preceding arched row'"'"'s width, and wherein each arched row'"'"'s width is used to determine an angle associated with the arched row; and

    dynamically updating the constructed view, the updating depending on a particular interaction taking place during the multimedia conference, such that the view may be dynamically changed to suit each participant without losing track of what elements and what participants are present;

    wherein arranging of the display objects corresponding to listed participants is based on a time of entry into the conference by each of the listed participants.

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