US 2009/0276492 A1 · SUMMARIZATION OF IMMERSIVE COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

A system (and corresponding method) that enables automatic (and/or manual) summarization of significant events that occur within a collaborative discussion is provided. The summarization promotes efficient review and asynchronous participation where a user can trigger playback of a series of events that occurred within a discussion. The system can automatically summarize ‘high points’ or significant events from within an immersive collaborative environment. ‘World-marks’ or other tags can be employed to mark, locate and/or render the summarized content.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a criteria identification component that establishes a plurality of parameters associated with a collaborative discussion;
and
a summarization component that marks a portion of the collaboration discussion based upon a subset of the parameters.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/112,717Filed 30 Apr 2008

Published

5 Nov 2009

Term ends

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Classification4 codes

H04L 12/1831
For computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms: tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or…
G06Q 10/10
Administration; Management: office automation; Time management
H04L
Digital communication
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial

Summarization of immersive collaboration environment

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Abstract

Claims20