US 2007/0011234 A1Published application

Computer conferencing system and features

AssigneeXCM Development, LLC

InventorMark Albrecht

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Abstract

Computer conferencing apparatus are provided. A conferencing session intake interface is provided to receive, at a computer, parameters defining plural conferencing sessions. A computer screen provider is provided to provide at computers, participant screens which include a first screen for a first participant and a second screen for a second participant. The first screen provides the first participant with computer screen access to a representation of all sessions contemporaneously located with the first participant, and provides the first participant with computer screen access to information indicating a present phase of each of the sessions contemporaneously located with the first participant. The second screen provides the second participant with computer screen access to a representation of all sessions contemporaneously located with the second participant, and provides the same participant with computer screen access to information indicating a present phase of the sessions contemporaneously located with the second participant. A phase change intake interface is provided to receive, at a computer screen interface, phase change information for a given session. A location intake interface is provided to receive, at a computer screen interface, location change information changing a present location of the given session.

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Dependent claims

Computer conferencing apparatus, the computer conferencing apparatus comprising:

a conferencing session intake interface to receive, at a computer, parameters defining plural conferencing sessions;
a computer screen provider to provide, at computers, participant screens, the participant screens including a first participant screen and a second participant screen;
the first participant screen being for the first participant, providing the first participant with computer screen access to a representation of all sessions contemporaneously located with the first participant and therefore requiring action by the first participant, and the providing the first participant with computer screen access to information indicating a present phase of each of the sessions contemporaneously located with the first participant;
the second participant screen being for the second participant, providing the second participant with computer screen access to a representation of all sessions contemporaneously located with the second participant and therefore requiring action by the second participant, and providing the second participant with computer screen access to information indicating a present phase of each of the sessions contemporaneously located with the second participant;
a phase change intake interface to receive, at a computer screen interface, phase change information for a given session;
a location intake interface to receive, at a computer screen interface, location change information changing a present location of the given session from being located with one of the first and second participants to being located with another of the first and second participants.

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A computer conferencing method comprising:

receiving, at a computer, parameters defining plural conferencing sessions;
providing, at computers, participant screens, the participant screens including a first participant screen and a second participant screen;
the first participant screen being for the first participant, providing the first participant with computer screen access to a representation of all sessions contemporaneously located with the first participant and therefore requiring action by the first participant, and the providing the first participant with computer screen access to information indicating a present phase of each of the sessions contemporaneously located with the first participant;
the second participant screen being for the second participant, providing the second participant with computer screen access to a representation of all sessions contemporaneously located with the second participant and therefore requiring action by the second participant, and providing the second participant with computer screen access to information indicating a present phase of each of the sessions contemporaneously located with the second participant;
receiving, at a computer screen interface, phase change information for a given session;
receiving, at a computer screen interface, location change information changing a present location of the given session from being located with one of the first and second participants to being located with another of the first and second participants.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.