Multi-site screen interactions
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1. An integrated conferencing-collaboration system comprising:
- a touch sensitive display configured to (i) display a video conference between a local-site meeting participant and a remote-site meeting participant, and (ii) display an interactive and collaborative workspace;
a conferencing client configured to (i) manage a local-site of the video conference, and (ii) communicate with a video conference server;
a collaboration system controller configured to (i) manage the local-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace, and (ii) communicate with a collaboration system server to send commands to update a remote-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace in response to inputs received the collaboration system controller through the touch sensitive display; and
an interface adapted to (i) instruct addition of video content to the collaborative workspace, and (ii) provide an output command to (a) instruct a second computing device at the remote site to modify the collaborative workspace presented at the remote site with the added video content and (b) designate the added video content as either active content or inactive content;
wherein the second computer device is programmed to display the added video content;
wherein the second computer device is programmed to permit modification of the added video content when designated active, and to prevent modification of the added video content when designated inactive.
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Abstract
A technology for interacting with a collaborative videoconferencing environment is disclosed. A display having a substantially “L-shaped” configuration allows for display of collaborative materials and video of remote participants simultaneously, which provides for a more natural interaction for a meeting participant interacting with the collaborative materials. Meeting participants in the collaborative videoconferencing environment, both locally and remote, can simultaneously interact with the same content as if they were in the same location.
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1. An integrated conferencing-collaboration system comprising:
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a touch sensitive display configured to (i) display a video conference between a local-site meeting participant and a remote-site meeting participant, and (ii) display an interactive and collaborative workspace; a conferencing client configured to (i) manage a local-site of the video conference, and (ii) communicate with a video conference server; a collaboration system controller configured to (i) manage the local-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace, and (ii) communicate with a collaboration system server to send commands to update a remote-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace in response to inputs received the collaboration system controller through the touch sensitive display; and an interface adapted to (i) instruct addition of video content to the collaborative workspace, and (ii) provide an output command to (a) instruct a second computing device at the remote site to modify the collaborative workspace presented at the remote site with the added video content and (b) designate the added video content as either active content or inactive content; wherein the second computer device is programmed to display the added video content; wherein the second computer device is programmed to permit modification of the added video content when designated active, and to prevent modification of the added video content when designated inactive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored on the computer-readable medium, the instructions, when executed being effective to cause a computing device to:
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display, on a touch sensitive display, a video conference between a local-site meeting participant and a remote-site meeting participant, and to display an interactive and collaborative workspace; execute a conferencing client configured to (i) manage a local-site of the video conference, and (ii) communicate with a video conference server; execute a collaboration system controller configured to (i) manage the local-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace, and (ii) communicate with a collaboration systems server to send commands to update a remote-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace in response to inputs received by the collaboration system controller through the touch sensitive display; instruct addition of video content to the collaborative workspace; instruct a second computing device at the remote site to modify the collaborative workspace presented at the remote site with the added video content; and designate the added video content as either active content or inactive content; wherein the second computer device is programmed to display the added video content; wherein the second computer device is programmed to permit modification of the added video content when designated active, and to prevent modification of the added video content when designated inactive. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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displaying, on a touch sensitive display, a video conference between a local-site meeting participant and a remote-site meeting participant, and displaying an interactive and collaborative workspace; managing, by conferencing client, a local-site of the video conference, and communicating with a video conference server; managing, by a collaboration system controller, the local-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace, and communicating with a collaboration systems server to send commands to update a remote-site of the interactive and collaborative workspace in response to inputs received by the collaboration system controller through the touch sensitive display instructing addition of video content to the collaborative workspace; instructing a second computing device at the remote site to modify the collaborative workspace presented at the remote site with the added video content; and designating the added video content as either active content or inactive content; wherein the second computer device is programmed to display the added video content; wherein the second computer device is programmed to permit modification of the added video content when designated active, and to prevent modification of the added video content when designated inactive. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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