Method and apparatus for providing a collaborative workspace
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJeffrey A. Aaron, Larry Woodring
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing collaborative workspace are disclosed. The method receives a request to establish a video conference for two or more participants, and obtains information from historical information on the two or more participants to be used with the collaborative workspace. The method determines preferences for each of the two or more participants as to a presentation of the collaborative workspace. The method receives one or more live images of the two or more participants and presents the collaborative workspace to each of the two or more participants in accordance with the preferences for each of the two or more participants.
Claims14
A method for providing a collaborative workspace, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a request to establish a video conference for a plurality of participants;
- obtaining, by the processor, information from historical information on the plurality of participants to be used with the collaborative workspace;
- determining, by the processor, a preference for each of the plurality of participants as to a presentation of the collaborative workspace;
- receiving, by the processor, live images of the plurality of participants;
- presenting, by the processor, the collaborative workspace to each of the plurality of participants in accordance with the preference for each of the plurality of participants;
- identifying, by the processor, a conflict due to the preference for each of the plurality of participants;
- and
- resolving, by the processor, the conflict, wherein the resolving the conflict comprises:
- sending a notice of the conflict to the plurality of participants;
- and
- receiving a request from one of the participants to change a respective preference.
A method for providing a collaborative workspace, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a request to establish a video conference for a plurality of participants;
- obtaining, by the processor, information from historical information on the plurality of participants to be used with the collaborative workspace;
- determining, by the processor, a preference for each of the plurality of participants as to a presentation of the collaborative workspace;
- receiving, by the processor, live images of the plurality of participants;
- presenting, by the processor, the collaborative workspace to each of the plurality of participants in accordance with the preference for each of the plurality of participants;
- identifying, by the processor, a conflict due to the preference for each of the plurality of participants;
- and
- resolving, by the processor, the conflict, wherein the resolving the conflict comprises:
- sending a notice of the conflict to the plurality of participants informing each of the plurality of participants that compliance with a preference of a host participant is required;
- and
- wherein the collaborative workspace is presented to participants of the plurality of participants having preferences that are not in conflict with the preference of the host participant.
A tangible computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing a collaborative workspace, the operations comprising:
- receiving a request to establish a video conference for a plurality of participants;
- obtaining information from historical information on the plurality of participants to be used with the collaborative workspace;
- determining a preference for each of the plurality of participants as to a presentation of the collaborative workspace;
- receiving live images of the plurality of participants;
- presenting the collaborative workspace to each of the plurality of participants in accordance with the preference for each of the plurality of participants;
- identifying a conflict due to the preference for each of the plurality of participants;
- and
- resolving the conflict, wherein the resolvinq the conflict comprises:
- sending a notice of the conflict to the plurality of participants;
- and
- receiving a request from one of the plurality of participants to change a respective preference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.