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Method and apparatus for providing a collaborative workspace

  • US 9,954,914 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2017
  • Issued: 04/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a collaborative workspace, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a processor, a request to establish the collaborative workspace, wherein the collaborative workspace comprises a video conference for a plurality of participants;

    determining, by the processor, a preference for at least a first of the plurality of participants as to;

    a presentation in the collaborative workspace of profile information regarding the at least the first of the plurality of participants;

    ora presentation in the collaborative workspace of historical information regarding the at least the first of the plurality of participants;

    receiving, by the processor, live images of the plurality of participants;

    presenting, by the processor, the collaborative workspace to the plurality of participants in accordance with the preference for the at least one of the plurality of participants;

    gathering, by the processor, dynamic information from the video conference, the dynamic information comprising a change in the preference for the at least the first of the plurality of participants;

    identifying, by the processor, a conflict due to the change in the preference for the at least the first of the plurality of participants;

    resolving, by the processor, the conflict, wherein the resolving the conflict comprises;

    sending a notice of the conflict to the plurality of participants; and

    receiving a request from at least a second of the plurality of participants to change a respective preference of the at least the second of the plurality of participants; and

    updating, by the processor, the collaborative workspace to reflect the change in the preference for the at least the first of the plurality of participants in the collaborative workspace.

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