Method and system for conferencing
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1. A method of enabling remote conferencing between conference participantsvia at least one conferencing form containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including coded data indicative of an identity of the conferencing form and of at least one reference point of the conferencing formand via at least one recipient conferencing form remote from said at least one conferencing form and containing information representative of at least one parameter relating to the conferencing session and including recipient coded data indicative of an identity of the recipient conferencing form and of at least one reference point of the recipient conferencing form, the method including the steps of;
- in a computer system;
associating the identity of the conferencing form with a description;
causing the conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data;
receiving, indicating data from a sensing device operated by a conference participant involved in the conference session, said indicating data regarding the identity of the conferencing form and a position of the sensing device relative to the conferencing form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the conferencing form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data;
identifying from the indicating data, the at least one parameter relating to the conferencing session;
associating an identity of a recipient conferencing form with the description, the identity of the recipient conferencing form being different to the identity of the conferencing form;
causing the recipient conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data;
receiving, recipient indicating data from a recipient sensing device operated by another conference participant involved in the conference session, said recipient indicating data regarding the identity of the recipient conferencing form and a position of the recipient sensing device relative to the recipient conferencing form, the recipient sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the recipient conferencing form, sensing at least some of the recipient coded data and generating the recipient indicating data using at least some of the sensed recipient coded data; and
generating a “
tree”
of versions of the conferencing form, wherein the indicating data is used to create a first version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the conferencing form and the recipient indicating data is used to create a second version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the recipient conferencing form.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling remote conferencing between conference participants involves the use of one or more forms that support interaction with a computer system or network. Each form is printed on sheet material such as paper and includes coded data that allows it to be used to interact with the computer system via a sensing device operated by a user. The system and method can be employed by geographically distributed participants to communicate graphical ideas via a shared ‘whiteboard’ using interactive surface media while engaged in a telephone conference. Every time a participant adds a modification or a new diagram to the whiteboard, the other participants can be provided with a printed copy of the updated page.
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1. A method of enabling remote conferencing between conference participants
via at least one conferencing form containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including coded data indicative of an identity of the conferencing form and of at least one reference point of the conferencing form and via at least one recipient conferencing form remote from said at least one conferencing form and containing information representative of at least one parameter relating to the conferencing session and including recipient coded data indicative of an identity of the recipient conferencing form and of at least one reference point of the recipient conferencing form, the method including the steps of; - in a computer system;
associating the identity of the conferencing form with a description; causing the conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data; receiving, indicating data from a sensing device operated by a conference participant involved in the conference session, said indicating data regarding the identity of the conferencing form and a position of the sensing device relative to the conferencing form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the conferencing form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; identifying from the indicating data, the at least one parameter relating to the conferencing session; associating an identity of a recipient conferencing form with the description, the identity of the recipient conferencing form being different to the identity of the conferencing form; causing the recipient conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data; receiving, recipient indicating data from a recipient sensing device operated by another conference participant involved in the conference session, said recipient indicating data regarding the identity of the recipient conferencing form and a position of the recipient sensing device relative to the recipient conferencing form, the recipient sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the recipient conferencing form, sensing at least some of the recipient coded data and generating the recipient indicating data using at least some of the sensed recipient coded data; and generating a “
tree”
of versions of the conferencing form, wherein the indicating data is used to create a first version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the conferencing form and the recipient indicating data is used to create a second version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the recipient conferencing form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 47, 49, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
- in a computer system;
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4. A method of enabling remote conferencing between conference participants
via at least one conferencing form containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including coded data indicative of an identity of the conferencing form and at least one parameter of the remote conferencing session and via at least one recipient conferencing form remote from said conferencing form and containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including recipient coded data indicative of an identity of the recipient conferencing form and at least one parameter of the remote conferencing session, the method including the steps of; - in the computer system;
associating an identity of a conferencing form with a description, the identity of the recipient conferencing form being different to the identity of the conferencing form; causing the conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data; receiving, indicating data from a sensing device operated by a first conference participant, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the conferencing form said at least one parameter and movement of the sensing device relative to the conferencing form, the sensing device, when moved relative to the conferencing form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; interpreting, said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter; associating the identity of the recipient conferencing form with the description; causing the recipient conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data; receiving, recipient indicating data from a recipient sensing device operated by a second conference participant, the recipient indicating data being indicative of the identity of the recipient conferencing form said at least one parameter and movement of the recipient sensing device relative to the recipient conferencing form, the recipient sensing device, when moved relative to the recipient conferencing form, sensing at least some of the recipient coded data and generating the recipient indicating data using at least some of the sensed recipient coded data; and generating a “
tree”
of versions of the conferencing form, wherein the indicating data is used to create a first version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the conferencing form and the recipient indicating data is used to create a second version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the recipient conferencing form. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
- in the computer system;
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27. A system for enabling remote conferencing between conference participants, the system including:
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at least one conferencing form containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including coded data indicative of an identity of the conferencing form and of at least one reference point of the conferencing form; at least one recipient conferencing form remote from said conferencing form and containing information representative of the at least one parameter and including recipient coded data indicative of an identity of the recipient conferencing form and of at least one reference point of the recipient conferencing form; and a computer system for; associating the identity of the conferencing form with a description; causing the conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data; receiving, indicating data from a sensing device operated by a conference participant involved in the conference session, said indicating data regarding the identity of the conferencing form and a position of the sensing device relative to the conferencing form, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the conferencing form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; identifying from the indicating data, the at least one parameter relating to the conferencing session; associating an identity of a recipient conferencing form with the description, the identity of the recipient conferencing form being different to the identity of the conferencing form; causing the recipient conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data; receiving, recipient indicating data from a recipient sensing device operated by another conference participant involved in the conference session, said recipient indicating data regarding the identity of the recipient conferencing form and a position of the recipient sensing device relative to the recipient conferencing form, the recipient sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the recipient conferencing form, sensing at least some of the recipient coded data and generating the recipient indicating data using at least some of the sensed recipient coded data; and generating a “
tree”
of versions of the conferencing form, wherein the indicating data is used to create a first version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the conferencing form and the recipient indicating data is used to create a second version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the recipient conferencing form. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50, 52, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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30. A system for enabling remote conferencing between conference participants, the system including:
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at least one conferencing form containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including coded data indicative of an identity of the conferencing form and at least one parameter of the remote conferencing session; at least one recipient conferencing form remote from the conferencing form and containing information relating to a remote conferencing session and including recipient coded data indicative of an identity of the recipient conferencing form and at least one parameter of the remote conferencing session; and a computer system for; receiving, indicating data from a sensing device operated by a first conference participant, the indicating data being indicative of the identity of the conferencing form said at least one parameter and movement of the sensing device relative to the conferencing form, the sensing device, when moved relative to the conferencing form, sensing at least some of the coded data and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; interpreting, said movement of the sensing device as it relates to said at least one parameter; associating an identity of a recipient conferencing form with the description, the identity of the recipient conferencing form being different to the identity of the conferencing form; causing the recipient conferencing form to be printed by printing the information and the coded data; receiving, recipient indicating data from a recipient sensing device operated by a second conference participant, the recipient indicating data being indicative of the identity of the recipient conferencing form said at least one parameter and movement of the recipient sensing device relative to the recipient conferencing form, the recipient sensing device, when moved relative to the recipient conferencing form, sensing at least some of the recipient coded data and generating the data recipient indicating using at least some of the sensed recipient coded data; and generating a “
tree”
of versions of the conferencing form, wherein the indicating data is used to create a first version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the conferencing form and the recipient indicating data is used to create a second version of the conferencing form associated with the identity of the recipient conferencing form. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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