Method and system for real-time collaboration and event linking to documents and video recordings

A computer system for facilitating collaboration utilizing video conferencing comprising:

• a network communication device operable to:
• connect to a computer network, and
• receive a plurality of conference files related to a video conference, the plurality of conference files comprising:
• an audio recording file of at least a portion of the video conference,
• a video recording file of at least a portion of the video conference, and
• a document file shared in an original file type during the video conference;
• a processor operably connected to the network communication device and operable to:
• generate a package file comprising the plurality of conference files, the document file being comprised by the package file in the original file type in which it was shared during the video conference;
• save the package file to a package file database;
• process the package file to generate a derivative conference file;
• generate an item file comprising the derivative conference file;
• and
• save the item file to an item file database, the item file further comprising a link to the package file saved on the package file database;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising software operable to cause each of the network communication device and the processor to perform the above-described operations.

A method for facilitating collaboration utilizing video conferencing comprising:

• receiving a plurality of conference files related to a video conference, the plurality of conference files comprising:
• an audio recording file of the video conference;
• a video recording file of the video conference;
• and
• a document file shared in an original file type during the video conference;
• generating a package file comprising the plurality of conference files, the document file being comprised by the package file in the original file type in which it was shared during the video conference;
• saving the package file to a package file database;
• processing the package file to generate a plurality of derivative conference files;
• generating an item file comprising:
• a first derivative conference file of the plurality of derivative conference files being a transcript of the video conference,
• a second derivative conference file of the plurality of derivative conference files, and
• a timestamp indicating a time in at least one of the audio recording file and the video recording file with which the item file is associated, defining a related item time;
• saving the item file to an item file database, the item file further comprising a link to the package file saved on the package file database;
• receiving a replay request from a user device, the replay request comprising a link to the package file;
• transmitting at least one of the audio recording file and the video recording file for playback on the user device;
• and
• transmitting the item file to the user device such that the derivative conference file is represented on the user device at the related item time.