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US 10,757,148 B2Granted
Conducting electronic meetings over computer networks using interactive whiteboard appliances and mobile devices
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsSteven Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
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Abstract
An approach is provided for integrating mobile devices into electronic meetings conducted over computer networks using IWB appliances. The approach includes a user-friendly way for users to join electronic meetings using mobile devices. The approach also allows participants to command and control an electronic meeting using their mobile device, and to receive individualized output, such as meeting transcripts, real-time language translation, messages, prompts, meeting information, and personalized audio streams.
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An apparatus for providing an improvement in conducting an electronic meeting over computer networks using Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) appliances and mobile devices, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:
- receiving, by a meeting manager executing on one or more computing devices, over one or more computer networks from a meeting application executing on a first mobile device, recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device, wherein the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device is in a first language,
- determining, by the meeting manager, a current language of an IWB appliance to be a second language that is different from the first language,
- causing, by the meeting manager, the recognized text of the audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language to be translated into translated text in the second language, and
- causing, by the meeting manager, the translated text in the second language to be transmitted over the one or more computer networks to the IWB appliance, wherein the IWB appliance displays the translated text in the second language during the electronic meeting,
- determining, by the meeting manager reviewing the contents of the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language, a command keyword and one or more commands contained in the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language,
- generating, by the meeting manager, one or more command messages that include the one or more commands contained in the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device, wherein the one or more command messages conform to a format supported by the IWB appliance, the current language of which is the second language,
- causing, by the meeting manager, the one or more command messages to be transmitted over the one or more computer networks to the IWB appliance, wherein processing of the one or more command messages by the IWB appliance causes the one or more commands to be executed by the IWB appliance, the current language of which is the second language.
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One or more non-transitory computer-readable media for providing an improvement in conducting an electronic meeting over computer networks using Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) appliances and mobile devices, the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause:
- receiving, by a meeting manager executing on one or more computing devices, over one or more computer networks from a meeting application executing on a first mobile device, recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device, wherein the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device is in a first language,
- determining, by the meeting manager, a current language of an IWB appliance to be a second language that is different from the first language,
- causing, by the meeting manager, the recognized text of the audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language to be translated into translated text in the second language, and
- causing, by the meeting manager, the translated text in the second language to be transmitted over the one or more computer networks to the IWB appliance, wherein the IWB appliance displays the translated text in the second language during the electronic meeting,
- determining, by the meeting manager reviewing the contents of the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language, a command keyword and one or more commands contained in the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language,
- generating, by the meeting manager, one or more command messages that include the one or more commands contained in the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device, wherein the one or more command messages conform to a format supported by the IWB appliance, the current language of which is the second language,
- causing, by the meeting manager, the one or more command messages to be transmitted over the one or more computer networks to the IWB appliance, wherein processing of the one or more command messages by the IWB appliance causes the one or more commands to be executed by the IWB appliance, the current language of which is the second language.
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A computer-implemented method for providing an improvement in conducting an electronic meeting over computer networks using Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) appliances and mobile devices, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a meeting manager executing on one or more computing devices, over one or more computer networks from a meeting application executing on a first mobile device, recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device, wherein the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device is in a first language,
- determining, by the meeting manager, a current language of an IWB appliance to be a second language that is different from the first language,
- causing, by the meeting manager, the recognized text of the audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language to be translated into translated text in the second language, and
- causing, by the meeting manager, the translated text in the second language to be transmitted over the one or more computer networks to the IWB appliance, wherein the IWB appliance displays the translated text in the second language during the electronic meeting,
- determining, by the meeting manager reviewing the contents of the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language, a command keyword and one or more commands contained in the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device in the first language,
- generating, by the meeting manager, one or more command messages that include the one or more commands contained in the recognized text of audio data generated by the first mobile device, wherein the one or more command messages conform to a format supported by the IWB appliance, the current language of which is the second language,
- causing, by the meeting manager, the one or more command messages to be transmitted over the one or more computer networks to the IWB appliance, wherein processing of the one or more command messages by the IWB appliance causes the one or more commands to be executed by the IWB appliance, the current language of which is the second language.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.