Conference recording system

• US 20030220973A1
• Filed: 03/28/2002
• Published: 11/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: WebEx Communications Incorporated (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pong, Alfred Lian Fui, Zhu, Min, Wei, Songxiang
• Granted Patent: US 7,213,051 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status

Abstract

The system, method, and article of manufacture of the present invention allow for recording an on-line meeting (also referred to as an “on-line conference”) and saving the recording as a meeting recording file. Additionally, the saved meeting recording file may be played back and/or edited. Moreover, a user may open a meeting recording file during an on-line meeting, and all attendees of the on-line meting can see, as well as hear, the recording content.

Claims

1. A computer system for recording an on-line meeting in a distributed collaborative environment, the computer system comprising:

a computer;

one or more computer programs executable by the computer, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for;

capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting;

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file;

generating one or more key frames from the stored user input and application output; and

broadcasting the generated key frames.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and the computer system further comprises:

one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and

one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for;

capturing the broadcast key frames; and

storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:

sharing an application during the on-line meeting.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:

broadcasting the key frames when sharing an application.

5. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:

terminating sharing of the application; and

ceasing to broadcast key frames.

6. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and the computer system further comprises:

one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and

one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for;

capturing the broadcast key frames while the application is being shared; and

storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.

7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

editing the meeting recording file.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

creating a new segment in the meeting recording file by selecting a set of key frames.

9. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

manipulating one or more channels of the meeting recording file.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein a selected channel comprises audio.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein a selected channel comprises video.

12. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

sharing the meeting recording file at another on-line meeting.

13. A computer system for recording an on-line meeting in a distributed collaborative environment, the computer system comprising:

a first computer;

a second computer connected to the first computer via a computer network;

a computer program executable by the first computer, wherein the computer program comprises computer instructions for capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting at the first computer; and

a computer program executable by the second computer, wherein the computer program comprises computer instructions for capturing user input and application output during the on-line meeting at the second computer.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the computer program executable by the first computer further comprises computer instructions for:

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file; and

editing the meeting recording file.

15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the computer program executable by the first computer further comprises computer instructions for:

sharing the stored meeting recording file during another on-line meeting.

16. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the computer program executable by the second computer further comprises computer instructions for:

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file; and

editing the meeting recording file.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the computer program executable by the second computer further comprises computer instructions for:

sharing the stored meeting recording file during another on-line meeting.

18. A method for sharing a document, the method comprising:

capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting;

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file;

generating one or more key frames from the stored user input and application output; and

broadcasting the generated key frames.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and the method further comprising:

one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and

at the attendee client computers,

capturing the broadcast key frames; and

storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

sharing an application during the on-line meeting.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

broadcasting the key frames when sharing an application.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

terminating sharing of the application; and

ceasing to broadcast key frames.

23. The method of claim 20, where in the computer is a presenter client computer and the method further comprising:

one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and

at the attendee client computers,

capturing the broadcast key frames while the application is being shared; and

storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.

24. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

editing the meeting recording file.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

creating a new segment in the meeting recording file by selecting a set of key frames.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

manipulating one or more channels of the meeting recording file.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein a selected channel comprises audio.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein a selected channel comprises video.

29. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

sharing the meeting recording file at another on-line meeting.

41. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

editing the meeting recording file.

42. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 41, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

creating a new segment in the meeting recording file by selecting a set of key frames.

43. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 41, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

manipulating one or more channels of the meeting recording file.

44. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 43, wherein a selected channel comprises audio.

45. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 43, wherein a selected channel comprises video.

30. A method for recording an on-line meeting in a distributed collaborative environment, the method comprising:

a first computer;

a second computer connected to the first computer via a computer network;

at the first computer, capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting at the first computer; and

at the second computer, capturing user input and application output during the on-line meeting at the second computer.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

at the first computer,

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file; and

editing the meeting recording file.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

sharing the stored meeting recording file during another on-line meeting.

33. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

at the second computer,

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file; and

editing the meeting recording file.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

sharing the stored meeting recording file during another on-line meeting.

35. A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer programs executable by a computer, the computer programs comprising computer instructions for:

capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting;

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file;

generating one or more key frames from the stored user input and application output; and

broadcasting the generated key frames.

36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and further comprising:

one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and

one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for;

capturing the broadcast key frames; and

storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.

37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:

sharing an application during the on-line meeting.

38. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 37, wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:

broadcasting the key frames when sharing an application.

39. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 37, wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:

terminating sharing of the application; and

ceasing to broadcast key frames.

40. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 37, wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and further comprising:

one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and

one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for;

capturing the broadcast key frames while the application is being shared; and

storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.

46. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:

sharing the meeting recording file at another on-line meeting.

47. A computer-readable storage medium for recording an on-line meeting in a distributed collaborative environment:

a first computer;

a second computer connected to the first computer via a computer network;

a computer program executable by the first computer, wherein the computer program comprises computer instructions for capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting at the first computer; and

a computer program executable by the second computer, wherein the computer program comprises computer instructions for capturing user input and application output during the on-line meeting at the second computer.

48. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 47, wherein the computer program executable by the first computer further comprises computer instructions for:

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file; and

editing the meeting recording file.

49. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the computer program executable by the first computer further comprises computer instructions for:

sharing the stored meeting recording file during another on-line meeting.

50. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 47, wherein the computer program executable by the second computer further comprises computer instructions for:

storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file; and

editing the meeting recording file.

51. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 50, wherein the computer program executable by the second computer further comprises computer instructions for:

sharing the stored meeting recording file during another on-line meeting.