System and method for communicating expressive images for meetings
OwnerHansen Wat, Carol Sue Hidy Suessinventors
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Abstract
A method and system use networked computers to allow meeting participants to communicate expressive images for remote meetings. Meeting participants may select and display photographs of themselves to other meeting participants, thus communicating expressive images during meetings without interrupting the discussion and presentations that are taking place. The expressive images may be transmitted over a network to other meeting participants.
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A system for communicating expressive images for a meeting, comprising:
- a plurality of computers controlled by meeting participants;
- a storage device capable of storing one or more collections of expressive images of each meeting participant;
- a software application enabling each meeting participant to select an expressive image from the one or more collections of expressive images;
- and
- a network connecting the plurality of computers,
- wherein each meeting participant communicates the selected expressive image to other meeting participants over the network during the meeting.
A method for communicating expressive images for a meeting, comprising:
- launching a software application on a computer controlled by a meeting participant;
- connecting the computer to other meeting participants' computers over a network;
- enabling the meeting participant to select a first expressive image from one or more collections of expressive images stored in a storage device;
- and
- communicating the selected first expressive image to other meeting participants' computers over the network during the meeting.
A computer readable medium providing instruction for communicating expressive images for meetings, the instructions comprising:
- launching a software application on a computer controlled by a meeting participant;
- connecting the computer to other meeting participants' computers over a network;
- enabling the meeting participant to select a first expressive image from one or more collections of expressive images stored in a storage device;
- and
- communicating the selected first expressive image to other meeting participants' computers over the network during the meeting.
A system for communicating expressive images for a meeting, comprising:
- means for connecting a computer controlled by a meeting participant to other meeting participants' computers over a network;
- means for selecting a first expressive image by the meeting participant from one or more collections of expressive images stored in a storage device;
- and
- means for communicating the selected first expressive image to other meeting participants' computers over the network during the meeting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.