Enhanced Online Collaboration System
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing online collaboration among viewers of a presentation having non-localized content and localized content, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first online chat room intended for use by viewers receiving broadcast non-localized content;
providing two or more on-line, localized chat rooms;
enabling viewers to participate in the first online chat room while non-localized content is being broadcast; and
enabling viewers to participate in one of the two or more localized chat rooms while localized content is being broadcast.
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Abstract
Where users of an online collaboration system are viewing a broadcast presentation having segments of non-local content interspersed with segments of localized content, the collaboration opportunities available to the users are enhanced by providing both a primary chat room available for use by all users of the system and two or more additional chat rooms, each available to subsets of users identified as residents of geographic areas covered by the segments of localized content. In another embodiment, a user may control the availability of one of the additional chat rooms to identified members of a subset without regard to whether members are residents of a certain geographic area.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing online collaboration among viewers of a presentation having non-localized content and localized content, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first online chat room intended for use by viewers receiving broadcast non-localized content; providing two or more on-line, localized chat rooms; enabling viewers to participate in the first online chat room while non-localized content is being broadcast; and enabling viewers to participate in one of the two or more localized chat rooms while localized content is being broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for enhancing online collaboration among viewers of a broadcast presentation comprising the steps of:
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enabling all viewers to participate in a first chat room during first portions of the broadcast presentation; enabling each viewer to participate in two or more additional chat rooms during other portions of the broadcast presentation. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A system for providing enhanced online collaboration among viewers of a presentation having non-localized content and localized content, said system comprising:
- a plurality of on-line chat rooms for use by viewers of the presentation, at least one of said online chat rooms being available to all viewers during presentation of non-localized content.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising computer usable media embodying program instructions for providing an enhanced online collaboration system for use by viewers of a presentation having non-localized content and localized content, said program instructions when executed in a computer causing the computer to:
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provide a first online chat room intended for use by viewers receiving broadcast non-localized content; provide two or more online, localized chat rooms; enable viewers to participate in the first online chat room to while non-localized content is being broadcast; and enable viewers to participate in a least one of said two or more localized chat rooms while localized content is being broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for enhancing online collaboration among viewers of a presentation, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first online chat room for use by all viewers receiving the presentation; providing two or more additional chat rooms; and enabling a subset of viewers to participate in one of said two or more additional chat rooms while the presentation continues. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for providing enhanced online collaboration among viewers of a presentation, said system including a chat room controller for:
- providing a first online chat room for use by all viewers receiving the presentation;
providing two or more additional chat rooms; and
enabling a subset of viewers to participate in one of said two or more additional chat rooms while the presentation continues.
- providing a first online chat room for use by all viewers receiving the presentation;
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28. A computer program product comprising computer usable media embodying program instructions for providing an enhanced online collaboration system for use by viewers of a presentation, said program instructions when executed in a computer causing the computer to:
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provide a first online chat room for use by all viewers receiving the presentation; provide two or more additional chat rooms; and enable a subset of viewers to participate in one of said two or more additional chat rooms while the presentation continues. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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