Method and apparatus for providing egalitarian control in a multimedia collaboration session
First Claim
1. A multimedia collaboration system for free flow collaboration between a plurality of participants, the multimedia collaboration system configured so that all participants in a multimedia collaboration session have equal privilege levels regarding all controllable aspects of the multimedia collaboration session, the system comprising:
- an electronic communication network providing a communication medium among the plurality of participants;
a presentation control of the session and a viewer control of the session; and
at least one display section that displays a serial list of information that has been previously presented in the session, wherein at least one section allows each of the plurality of participants in the multimedia collaboration session to view at least a part of the previously presented information, wherein at least each participant is allowed to create their own presentation space within the multimedia collaboration session, and wherein the multimedia collaboration session comprises a private preview area for each participant in which information is privately viewed prior to sharing the information with other participants in the session, and wherein when the information is shared by one of the participants with the other participants the information presented is broadcasted to each of the participants'"'"' client devices by including a link to a live history section that stores the information being presented.
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Abstract
A multimedia collaboration system that facilitates more efficient, free-flowing collaboration sessions. The role of the presenter can be exchanged among participants in a collaboration session. The multimedia collaboration system is configured so that control of a collaboration session can be exchanged freely between participants in the collaboration session. The multimedia collaboration system enables participants in the collaboration session to determine the pace and course of the session.
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13 Claims
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1. A multimedia collaboration system for free flow collaboration between a plurality of participants, the multimedia collaboration system configured so that all participants in a multimedia collaboration session have equal privilege levels regarding all controllable aspects of the multimedia collaboration session, the system comprising:
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an electronic communication network providing a communication medium among the plurality of participants; a presentation control of the session and a viewer control of the session; and at least one display section that displays a serial list of information that has been previously presented in the session, wherein at least one section allows each of the plurality of participants in the multimedia collaboration session to view at least a part of the previously presented information, wherein at least each participant is allowed to create their own presentation space within the multimedia collaboration session, and wherein the multimedia collaboration session comprises a private preview area for each participant in which information is privately viewed prior to sharing the information with other participants in the session, and wherein when the information is shared by one of the participants with the other participants the information presented is broadcasted to each of the participants'"'"' client devices by including a link to a live history section that stores the information being presented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A method of freely exchanging presentation control between client devices having equal privilege levels in a free flow collaboration session, wherein the method comprises:
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connecting two or more client devices in a collaboration session; configuring a first client device to present information to at least one other client device in the collaboration session; configuring a second client device to present information to at least one other client device in the collaboration session; enabling the first client device and the second client device to present their respective information at any time in the collaboration session; displaying a serial list of information that has been previously presented in the collaboration session; enabling each of the two or more client devices in the collaboration session to view at least a part of the previously presented information, wherein at least each client device is allowed to create its own presentation space within a collaborative communication session, wherein the multimedia collaboration system comprises a private preview area for each client device in which information is privately viewed by each client device prior to sharing the information with other client devices in the session; and sharing the information by one of the client devices with the other client devices, wherein the information presented is broadcasted to each of the client devices by including a link to a live history section that stores the information being presented.
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