Multimodal Teleconferencing
First Claim
1. A method of multimodal teleconferencing, the method implemented with the multimodal application and a multimodal teleconferencing module, a module of automated computing machinery operating on a server supporting a voice mode including accepting speech input from participants of the multimodal teleconference through a telephony interface, digitizing the speech, and providing digitized speech to a speech engine, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, a speech utterance from one of a plurality of participants in the multimodal teleconference;
identifying, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, the participant making the speech utterance as a current speaker;
retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to the current speaker;
retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference;
providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to a multimodal teleconferencing client for display to the current speaker, an identification of the speaker and the content retrieved for the speaker; and
providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to one or more of multimodal teleconferencing clients for display to the other participants, an identification of the current speaker with the content retrieved for the one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference.
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Abstract
Multimodal teleconferencing including receiving, by a multimodal teleconferencing module, a speech utterance from one of a plurality of participants in the multimodal teleconference; identifying the participant making the speech utterance as a current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to the current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference; providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to a multimodal teleconferencing client for display to the current speaker, an identification of the speaker and the content retrieved for the speaker; and providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to one or more of multimodal teleconferencing clients for display to the other participants, an identification of the current speaker with the content retrieved for the one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of multimodal teleconferencing, the method implemented with the multimodal application and a multimodal teleconferencing module, a module of automated computing machinery operating on a server supporting a voice mode including accepting speech input from participants of the multimodal teleconference through a telephony interface, digitizing the speech, and providing digitized speech to a speech engine, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, a speech utterance from one of a plurality of participants in the multimodal teleconference; identifying, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, the participant making the speech utterance as a current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to the current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference; providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to a multimodal teleconferencing client for display to the current speaker, an identification of the speaker and the content retrieved for the speaker; and providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to one or more of multimodal teleconferencing clients for display to the other participants, an identification of the current speaker with the content retrieved for the one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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7. A apparatus of multimodal teleconferencing, the apparatus including the multimodal application and a multimodal teleconferencing module, a module of automated computing machinery operating on a server supporting a voice mode including accepting speech input from participants of the multimodal teleconference through a telephony interface, digitizing the speech, and providing digitized speech to a speech engine, the apparatus comprising a computer memory operatively coupled to a computer processor, the memory having disposed within it computer program instructions for:
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receiving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, a speech utterance from one of a plurality of participants in the multimodal teleconference; identifying, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, the participant making the speech utterance as a current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to the current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference; providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to a multimodal teleconferencing client for display to the current speaker, an identification of the speaker and the content retrieved for the speaker; and providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to one or more of multimodal teleconferencing clients for display to the other participants, an identification of the current speaker with the content retrieved for the one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product of multimodal teleconferencing, the computer program product including a module of automated computing machinery operating on a server supporting a voice mode including accepting speech input from participants of the multimodal teleconference through a telephony interface, digitizing the speech, and providing digitized speech to a speech engine, the computer program product disposed on a recording medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions for:
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receiving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, a speech utterance from one of a plurality of participants in the multimodal teleconference; identifying, by the multimodal teleconferencing module, the participant making the speech utterance as a current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to the current speaker; retrieving, by the multimodal teleconferencing module from accounts for the current speaker, content for display to one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference; providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to a multimodal teleconferencing client for display to the current speaker, an identification of the speaker and the content retrieved for the speaker; and providing, by the multimodal teleconferencing module to one or more of multimodal teleconferencing clients for display to the other participants, an identification of the current speaker with the content retrieved for the one or more other participants in the multimodal teleconference. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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