MANAGING A SHARING OF MEDIA CONTENT AMONG CIENT COMPUTERS

• US 20140047022A1
• Filed: 08/13/2012
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Chan, Kelvin, Ding, Yiyang Joy
• Granted Patent: US 10,152,467 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission

Abstract

Technology is provided to manage sharing of media content among client computers. In one example, an application server provides at least a portion of the media content to the client computers. The application server receives a requested session event. A session event is an annotation, a comment, or a navigation request. The application server generates a formatted session event by formatting the requested session event at least according at least one option. An option defines how the application server is to modify a session event for display at the client computers. The application server provides the formatted session event to the client computers for display on user interfaces at the client computers. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Claims

1. A method to manage sharing of media content among a plurality of client computers, the method comprising:

providing at least a portion of the media content from an application server to the client computers, wherein the client computers are coupled for communicating in a collaboration session for the media content;

receiving, from a client computer, a requested session event, wherein a session event is at least one of an annotation associated with the media content, a comment associated with the media content, or a navigation request associated with the media content;

generating a formatted session event by formatting the requested session event according to at least one option, wherein an option defines how the application server is to modify a session event for display at the client computers; and

providing the formatted session event to the client computers for display on user interfaces at the client computers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes a presentation, wherein the presentation includes one or more images for showing and explaining a topic to an audience.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes a video, wherein the video includes a sequence of images representing one or more scenes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the annotation associated with the media content is at least one of:

an annotation drawing;

an annotation text;

or

an annotation bubble.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a comment frame for displaying the comment associated with the media content, wherein the comment frame includes a scroll bar that enables a client computer to navigate through comments of the comment frame.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes a presentation, and wherein the method further comprises providing a scroll bar that enables a client computer to navigate through images of the presentation.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes a video, and wherein the method further comprises providing a video controller that enables a client computer to navigate through images of the video.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a sync button that enables a user'"'"'s client computer to synchronize a display of the user'"'"'s client computer'"'"'s with a display of a leader'"'"'s client computer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one option includes a session option from a leader'"'"'s client computer, and wherein the session option enables the leader'"'"'s client computer to control functionality of a collaboration session for the media content.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one option for display is received at the application server from a client computer of a leader.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the application server is pre-configured with at least one default option that is not user defined.

12. A system to manage sharing of media content among a plurality of client computers, the system comprising:

a multicaster device configured to provide at least a portion of the media content from system to the client computers, wherein the client computers are coupled for communicating in a collaboration session for the media content;

a receiver device configured to receive, from a client computer, a requested session event, wherein a session event is at least one of an annotation associated with the media content, a comment associated with the media content, or a navigation request associated with the media content;

a formatter device configured to generate a formatted session event by formatting the requested session event according to at least one option, wherein an option defines how the system is to modify a session event for display at the client computers, and wherein the multicaster device is further configured to provide the formatted session event to the client computers for display on user interfaces at the client computers.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the media content includes a presentation, wherein the presentation includes one or more images for showing and explaining a topic to an audience.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the media content includes a video, wherein the video includes a sequence of images representing one or more scenes.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the annotation associated with the media content is at least one of:

an annotation drawing;

an annotation text;

or

an annotation bubble.

16. The system of claim 12, further comprising a navigarot device configured to provide a comment frame for displaying the comment associated with the media content, wherein the comment frame includes a scroll bar that enables a client computer to navigate through comments of the comment frame.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the media content includes a presentation, and wherein the system further comprises a navigation device configured to provide a scroll bar that enables a client computer to navigate through images of the presentation.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the media content includes a video, and wherein the system further comprises a navigation device configured to provide a video controller that enables a client computer to navigate through images of the video.

19. The system of claim 12, further comprising a navigation device configured to provide a sync button that enables a user'"'"'s client computer to synchronize a display of the user'"'"'s client computer'"'"'s with a display of a leader'"'"'s client computer.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein at least one option includes a session option from a leader'"'"'s client computer, and wherein the session option enables the leader'"'"'s client computer to control functionality of a collaboration session for the media content.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the receiver device is further configured to receive at least one option for display from a client computer of a leader.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein the system is pre-configured with at least one default option that is not user defined.

23. One or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform a process, the process comprising:

providing at least a portion of the media content from an application server to a plurality of client computers, wherein the client computers are coupled for communicating in a collaboration session for the media content;

receiving, from a client computer, a requested session event, wherein a session event is at least one of an annotation associated with the media content, a comment associated with the media content, or a navigation request associated with the media content;

generating a formatted session event by formatting the requested session event according to at least one option, wherein an option defines how the application server is to modify a session event for display at the client computers; and

providing the formatted session event to the client computers for display on user interfaces at the client computers.

24. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 23, wherein the media content includes a presentation, wherein the presentation includes one or more images for showing and explaining a topic to an audience.