# US 2021/0344671 A1 · Conference Data Sharing Method and Conference Data Sharing System Capable of Communicating with Remote Conference Members

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- Number: US 2021/0344671 A1
- Document ID: US20210344671A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/235,960
- Filed: 2021-04-21
- Published: 2021-11-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-04-30
- Assignees: BenQ Intelligent Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd; Benq Corporation
- Applicants: BenQ Intelligent Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd; Benq Corporation
- Inventors: Chin-Fu Chiang; Chen-Chi Wu; Chia-Nan Shih; Lin-Yuan You; Chuang-Wei Wu; Jung-Kun Tseng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210344671A1

## CPC

- H04L 63/0846: {using time-dependent-passwords, e.g. periodically changing passwords}
- H04L 12/1818: {Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties}
- H04L 12/1827: {Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation}
- H04L 63/18: {using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215)}
- H04L 12/1822: {Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A conference data sharing method includes triggering a transmitter coupled to an image signal source, transmitting a triggering signal from the transmitter to a receiver through a first network, generating at least one data signal according to a conference member list after the receiver receives the triggering signal, transmitting the at least one data signal to at least one conference member through a second network, transmitting an image signal from the image signal source to the transmitter after the transmitter is triggered, processing the image signal by the transmitter for transmitting the image signal to the receiver through the first network, and controlling a display device for displaying an image by the receiver according to the image signal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A conference data sharing method comprising:
triggering a transmitter coupled to an image signal source;
transmitting a triggering signal from the transmitter to a receiver through a first network;
generating at least one data signal according to a conference member list after the receiver receives the triggering signal;
transmitting the at least one data signal to at least one conference member through a second network;
transmitting an image signal from the image signal source to the transmitter after the transmitter is triggered;
processing the image signal by the transmitter for transmitting the image signal to the receiver through the first network; and
controlling a display device for displaying an image by the receiver according to the image signal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
sharing the conference data to the at least one conference member through the second network after the at least one conference member receives the at least one data signal.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is triggered by a member inside a conference room, and the at least one conference member is located outside the conference room.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the conference member list is determined according to conference notification group mail data, group list data of a communication application, and/or member list data of a communication database, and the at least one conference member located outside the conference room acquires a network link and/or a password of the receiver.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one data signal comprises authorization key data, conference recording data, and/or conference scheduling data, and the conference scheduling data comprises timeliness information of the authorization key data.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the conference member list is predefined, or is determined according to conference notification group mail data, group list data of a communication application, and/or member list data of a communication database.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
setting the conference member list and conference scheduling data by a conference initiator;
setting the sharing authority of each conference member of the conference member list for transmitting sharing authority data of each conference member to the receiver by the conference initiator; and
notifying the sharing authority data of each conference member to the each conference member by using the receiver;
wherein after the receiver notifies the sharing authority data to a conference member, when the conference member is authorized, a transmitter of the conference member is triggered, and the conference member acquires a network link and/or a password of the conference data.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein setting the sharing authority of each conference member of the conference member list by the conference initiator, is pre-setting the sharing authority of each conference member of the conference member list by the conference initiator before a conference starts, or dynamically setting the sharing authority of each conference member of the conference member list by the conference initiator during the conference.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the at least one data signal to at least one conference member through the second network, is transmitting the at least one data signal to a communication address account of the at least one conference member by the receiver through the second network, or transmitting the at least one data signal to a communication device of the at least one conference member by the receiver through the second network.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
setting a network name of the receiver; and
requesting a server for acquiring the conference member list and/or conference scheduling data through a third network according to the network name;
wherein the conference member list and/or the conference scheduling data is set by a conference initiator.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting a data signal from the receiver to a server;
transmitting the data signal from the server to a conference member through a third network; and
acquiring conference scheduling data of the server by the receiver;
wherein the at least one data signal transmitted from the receiver to at least one conference member through the second network, and the data signal transmitted from the server to the conference member through the third network are timeliness.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
relaying the at least one data signal transmitted from the at least one conference member to another conference member for sharing the conference data with the another conference member after the at least one conference member receives the at least one data signal;
wherein the at least one data signal comprises a network link and/or a password of the conference data.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting extended display identification data (EDID) from the transmitter to a data processing device of the image signal source when the transmitter is coupled to the image signal source; and
identifying the transmitter as a virtual display device by the data processing device according to the EDID for wirelessly transmitting the image signal to the transmitter after the data processing device receives the EDID.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the receiver has a list of virtual user accounts, the receiver transmits email information to the at least one conference member according to the list of virtual user accounts, or the receiver receives email information transmitted from the at least one conference member according to the list of virtual user accounts.

### Claim 15

A conference data sharing system comprising:
an image signal source configured to generate an image signal;
a transmitter coupled to the image signal source and configured to buffer and transmit the image signal;
a receiver configured to receive the image signal and generate at least one data signal; and
a display device coupled to the receiver and configured to display an image;
wherein after the transmitter is triggered, the transmitter generates a triggering signal to the receiver through a first network, the receiver generates the at least one data signal according to a conference member list after the receiver receives the triggering signal, the receiver transmits the at least one data signal to at least one conference member through a second network, the image signal source transmits the image signal to the transmitter after the transmitter is triggered, the transmitter processes the image signal for transmitting the image signal to the receiver through the first network, and the receiver controls the display device for displaying the image according to the image signal.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the transmitter is triggered by a member inside a conference room, and the at least one conference member is located outside the conference room.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one data signal comprises authorization key data, conference recording data, and/or conference scheduling data, and the conference scheduling data comprises timeliness information of the authorization key data.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the receiver comprises:
a transceiver configured to access data;
a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to generate the conference data;
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to save data;
wherein the conference member list is predefined and saved in the memory, or is determined according to conference notification group mail data, group list data of a communication application, and/or member list data of a communication database.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, further comprising:
a user device operated by a conference initiator for communicating with the receiver;
wherein the conference initiator uses the user device for setting the conference member list and conference scheduling data, the conference initiator uses the user device for setting the sharing authority of each conference member of the conference member list for transmitting sharing authority data of each conference member to the receiver, the receiver notifies the sharing authority data of each conference member to the each conference member, after the receiver notifies the sharing authority data to a conference member, when the conference member is authorized, a transmitter of the conference member is triggered, and the conference member acquires a network link and/or a password of the conference data.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The system of claim 19, wherein the conference initiator pre-sets the sharing authority of each conference member of the conference member list before a conference starts, or dynamically sets the sharing authority of each conference member of the conference member list during the conference.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the receiver transmits the at least one data signal to a communication address account of the at least one conference member by the receiver through the second network, or transmits the at least one data signal to a communication device of the at least one conference member by the receiver through the second network.

### Claim 22 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, further comprising:
a server linked to the receiver and configured to communicate with the receiver;
wherein after a network name of the receiver is configured, the receiver requests the server for acquiring the conference member list and/or conference scheduling data through a third network according to the network name, and the conference member list and/or the conference scheduling data is set by a conference initiator.

### Claim 23 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, further comprising:
a server linked to the receiver and configured to communicate with the receiver;
wherein the receiver transmits a data signal to the server, the server transmits the data signal to a conference member through a third network, the receiver acquires conference scheduling data of the server; and
wherein the at least one data signal transmitted from the receiver to at least one conference member through the second network, and the data signal transmitted from the server to the conference member through the third network are timeliness.

### Claim 24 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one conference member relays the at least one data signal to another conference member for sharing the conference data with the another conference member after the at least one conference member receives the at least one data signal, and the at least one data signal comprises a network link and/or a password of the conference data.
