Video conference annotation
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Henderson, Stewart Curry, Keith Griffin
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Abstract
In one embodiment a method for chatting during a video conference session is implemented on a computing device and includes: displaying a shared presentation from an ongoing video conference session, detecting selection of at least one target participant from among participants of the video conference session, receiving an outgoing graphical annotation of the shared presentation via user input, and sending the outgoing graphical annotation for display as an overlay on top of the shared presentation to a video conference participant device associated with the target participant.
Claims18
A method for chatting during a video conference session, the method implemented on a computing device and comprising:
- receiving a shared presentation from a sharing participant, wherein said sharing participant is designated as a current presenter in an ongoing video conference session, and said computing device is not associated with said sharing participant;
- displaying said shared presentation during said ongoing video conference session;
- detecting selection of at least one target participant from among at least two other participants of said video conference session, wherein said at least one target participant is not said current presenter;
- receiving an outgoing graphical annotation of said shared presentation via user input;
- and
- sending said outgoing graphical annotation for display as an overlay on top of said shared presentation to at least one video conference participant device associated with only said at least one target participant.
A method for chatting during a video conference session, the method implemented on a computing device and comprising:
- displaying a shared presentation associated with a presenting participant from an ongoing video conference session, wherein said computing device is not associated with said presenting participant;
- receiving an incoming graphical annotation of said shared presentation from a video conference participant device associated with an annotating participant from among participants of said video conference session, wherein said annotating participant is not said presenting participant;
- and
- displaying said incoming graphical annotation as an overlay on top of said shared presentation.
A video conference participation device comprising:
- a display screen;
- an I/O module;
- a processor;
- and
- a video conference application to be executed by said processor and operative to:
- display a shared presentation from a presenting participant in an ongoing video conference session on said display screen wherein said display screen is not associated with said presenting participant,
- detect selection of at least one target participant from among at least two other participants of said video conference session, wherein said at least one target participant is not said presenting participant,
- receive an outgoing graphical annotation of said shared presentation via user input,
- forward via said I/O module said outgoing graphical annotation for display as an overlay on top of said shared presentation to a video conference participant device associated with said target participant,
- receive an incoming graphical annotation of said shared presentation from a video conference participant device associated with an annotating participant from among said participants of said video conference session, wherein said annotating participant is not said presenting participant, and
- display said incoming graphical annotation on said display screen as an overlay on top of said shared presentation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.