QUEUE ORGANIZED INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION
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1. A method comprising:
- sending an instruction that causes a graphical user interface of a communication device to display an interaction workspace comprising a presentation area, an audience area, and a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of communication devices participating in a multiparty interaction, the plurality of icons divided between the presentation area and the audience area and comprising a first icon displayed in the audience area, the first icon corresponding to a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices;
receiving a promotion request from the first communication device;
adding the first communication device to a promotion queue in response to the promotion request;
promoting the first icon from the audience area to the presentation area;
removing the first communication device from the promotion queue in response to the promoting;
receiving a completion indication; and
returning the first icon to the audience area from the presentation area in response to the completion indication.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for queue-based promotion within a multiparty interaction are described, wherein a participant in the multiparty interaction can join a promotion queue by making a promotion request, then be automatically promoted from an audience area of the multiparty interaction to a presentation area of the multiparty interaction based on the participant'"'"'s position in the promotion queue.
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1. A method comprising:
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sending an instruction that causes a graphical user interface of a communication device to display an interaction workspace comprising a presentation area, an audience area, and a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of communication devices participating in a multiparty interaction, the plurality of icons divided between the presentation area and the audience area and comprising a first icon displayed in the audience area, the first icon corresponding to a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices; receiving a promotion request from the first communication device; adding the first communication device to a promotion queue in response to the promotion request; promoting the first icon from the audience area to the presentation area; removing the first communication device from the promotion queue in response to the promoting; receiving a completion indication; and returning the first icon to the audience area from the presentation area in response to the completion indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A collaboration server comprising:
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a communication interface for communicating with a plurality of communication devices; a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; assign each of a plurality of communication devices participating in a multiparty interaction session to one of an audience area and a presentation area; receive a first promotion request from a first communication device from among the plurality of communication devices that is assigned to the audience area; add the first communication device to a promotion queue in response to the first promotion request; promote the first communication device from the audience area to the presentation area; remove the first communication device from the promotion queue in response to the promoting the first communication device; receive a first completion indication; and reassign the first icon to the audience area from the presentation area in response to the first completion indication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication device, comprising:
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a communication interface; a processor; and a memory, the memory storing instructions for execution by the processor that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; send an instruction that causes a graphical user interface to display an interaction workspace comprising a presentation area, an audience area, and a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of communication devices participating in a multiparty interaction, the plurality of icons divided between the presentation area and the audience area and comprising a first icon displayed in the audience area and corresponding to a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices; receive, via the communication interface, a promotion request from the first communication device; add the first communication device to a promotion queue in response to the promotion request; promote the first icon from the audience area to the presentation area; remove the first communication device from the promotion queue in response to the promoting; receive a completion indication via the communication interface; and return the first icon to the audience area from the presentation area in response to the completion indication. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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