WO2013062597A1 - Personnalisation d'informations sur les participants dans une conférence en ligne - Google Patents

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WO2013062597A1
WO2013062597A1 PCT/US2011/058470 US2011058470W WO2013062597A1 WO 2013062597 A1 WO2013062597 A1 WO 2013062597A1 US 2011058470 W US2011058470 W US 2011058470W WO 2013062597 A1 WO2013062597 A1 WO 2013062597A1
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Boland T. Jones
David Michael Guthrie
Robert J. Frohwein
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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  • Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2010/033084 entitled “Systems, Methods, and Computer Programs for Providing a Conference User Interface” and filed April 30, 2010 (Applicant: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.; Attorney Docket No. 16003.1206P1).
  • conference solutions for enabling people to conduct live meetings, conferences, presentations, or other types of gatherings via the Internet, the public switched telephone network (PSTN), or other voice and/or data networks.
  • Participants typically use a telephone, computer, or other communication device that connects to a conference system.
  • the meetings include an audio component and a visual component, such as, a shared presentation, video, whiteboard, or other multimedia, text, graphics, etc.
  • One embodiment is a method for customizing display of participant information in an online conference.
  • the method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an online conference with a plurality of client devices via a communication network, each client device associated with a participant in the online conference; the conferencing system presenting a conference user interface to the client devices, the conference user interface displaying an interactive participant object identifying each of the participants; and during the online conference, one of the participants customizing presentation of at least one of the interactive participant objects via the conference user interface.
  • Another embodiment is a computer program embodied in a computer readable medium and executable by a processor for providing an online conference.
  • the computer program comprises: logic configured to establish an online conference with a plurality of client devices via a communication network, each client device associated with a participant in the online conference; logic configured to present a conference user interface to the client devices, the conference user interface displaying an interactive participant object identifying each of the participants; logic configured to receive, from one or more of the client devices, configuration parameters for customizing the corresponding interactive participant object; and logic configured to present the corresponding interactive participant object in the conference user interface according to the configuration parameters.
  • Another embodiment is computer system comprising a conferencing system and a server.
  • the conferencing system establishes an audio conference with a plurality of client devices via a communication network.
  • the server is configured to communicate with the conferencing system and the plurality of client devices via the communication network and present a conference user interface to the client devices.
  • the conference user interface displays an interactive participant object identifying each of the participants.
  • the server comprises one or more processors and a participant customization module, which is stored in a computer readable medium and executed by the processors for enabling the participants to customize presentation of the interactive participant objects.
  • the participant customization module comprises: logic configured to receive, from one or more of the client devices, configuration parameters for customizing the corresponding interactive participant object; and logic configured to present the corresponding interactive participant object in the conference user interface according to the configuration parameters.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a computer system for customizing participant information in an online conference.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the architecture, operation, and/or functionality of the participant identification customization module of FIG. 1.
  • FIGS. 3a & 3b are user interface screen shots illustrating an embodiment of the conference user interface in FIG. 1, which displays a customizable participant object for each participant in the online conference.
  • FIGS. 4a - 4d illustrate an embodiment of a customizable participant object.
  • FIG. 5a illustrates an embodiment of a customizable participant object displaying a default participant image, a business card component, a personal greeting, and a social networks component.
  • FIG. 5b illustrates the customizable participant object of FIG. 5a in which the social networks component displays a social networking profile.
  • FIG. 5c illustrates the customizable participant object of FIG. 5a in which the social networks component displays a social networking feed.
  • FIG. 5d illustrates another embodiment of the customizable participant object for displaying participant photos.
  • FIGS. 6a - 6d are user interface screen shots of an embodiment of the conference user interface for customizing the size of the participant object.
  • FIGS. 7a & 7b are user interface screen shots of another embodiment of the conference user interface for customizing the arrangement of the participant objects.
  • FIG. 8a illustrates an embodiment of a participant object for launching a customization component.
  • FIG. 8b illustrates the customization component of FIG. 9a in which a drag- and-drop feature is used to configure one of the display regions.
  • FIG. 8c illustrates the customization component of FIG. 9b with a settings menu for configuring the selected display region.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment of a participant object for enabling a participant to configure the display regions.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the architecture, operation, and/or functionality of another embodiment of the participant customization module of FIG. 1.
  • the online conference may be used for conferences, meetings, groupings or other types gatherings (collectively, a "conference" with a system that provides the conference user interfaces for the conference being referred to herein as a "conferencing system") for any variety of purposes of one or more people, groups or organizations (including combinations thereof and collectively referred to as "participants") with or without an audio component, including, without limitation, enabling simulcast audio with such conference for the participants.
  • the online conference and the conference user interface may be configured to provide any desirable content and/or functionality and may support various user interface and/or conferencing features, including any features described in the above -referenced related patent application.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a computer system 100 for an online conference (e.g., an audio conference 108).
  • the computer system 100 enables participants 1 12 to customize various types of information and related functionality that is presented to other participants via a conference user interface 1 14.
  • the computer system 100 comprises a conferencing system 102 and a plurality of client devices 104 connected via one or more communication networks 106.
  • the network(s) 106 may support wired and/or wireless communication via any suitable protocols, including, for example, the Internet, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), cellular or mobile network(s), local area network(s), wide area network(s), or any other suitable communication infrastructure.
  • PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
  • cellular or mobile network(s) local area network(s)
  • wide area network(s) or any other suitable communication infrastructure.
  • Client devices 104a, 104b, and 104c may be associated with participants 1 12a, 1 12b, and 1 12c, respectively, participating in the the audio conference 108.
  • a participant 1 12 may comprise a "host” or “participant” and such terms merely refer to different user roles or permissions associated with the audio conference 108.
  • the "host” may be the originator of the audio conference 108 and, consequently, may have user privileges that are not offered to the participants. Nonetheless, it should be appreciated that the terms "host,” “participant,” and “user” may be used interchangeably depending on the context in which it is being used.
  • the client devices 104 may comprise any desirable computing device, which is configured to communicate with the conferencing system 102 and server(s) 1 16 via the networks 106.
  • the client device 104 may comprise, for example, a personal computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a mobile computing device, a portable computing device, a smart phone, a cellular telephone, a landline telephone, a soft phone, a web- enabled electronic book reader, a tablet computer, or any other computing device capable of communicating with the conferencing system 102 and/or the server(s) 1 16 via one or more networks 106.
  • the client device 104 may include client software (e.g., a browser, plug-in, or other functionality) configured to facilitate communication with the conferencing system 102 and the server 1 16. It should be appreciated that the hardware, software, and any other performance specifications of the client device 104 are not critical and may be configured according to the particular context in which the client device 104 is to be used.
  • the conferencing system 102 generally comprises a communication system for establishing an online conference (e.g., an audio conference 108) between the client devices 104.
  • the conferencing system 102 may support audio via a voice network and/or a data network.
  • the conferencing system 102 may be configured to support, among other platforms, a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) conferencing platform such as described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 1 1/637,291 entitled "VoIP Conferencing," filed on December 12, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • VoIP Voice Over Internet Protocol
  • the conferencing system 102 may support various alternative platforms, technologies, protocols, standards, features, etc.
  • the conferencing system 102 may be configured to establish an audio connection with the client devices 104, although in some embodiments the audio portion may be removed.
  • the conferencing system 102 may establish the audio conference 108 by combining audio streams 118a - 118c associated with client devices 104a - 104c and corresponding participants 112a - 112c.
  • the conferencing system 102 may maintain a database
  • Database 120 stored in a memory.
  • Database 120 may comprise a list of participant identifiers 122 identifying each of the participants.
  • Each participant identifier 122 is logically associated with a corresponding audio stream 118 that identifies the participant, a particular connection to the appropriate client device 104, and a user identifier 124 from user profiles database 126.
  • User profiles database 126 may store any suitable account information for participants 112, as described in the above -referenced patent application.
  • Conferencing system 102 may comprise one or more server(s) 116 that are configured to establish the audio conference 108. Conferencing system 102 may further comprise a participant customization module 130 configured to enable participants 112 to customize their virtual presence in the conference user interface 114.
  • the conference user interface 114 may be presented via a client application ⁇ e.g., a browser, one or more browser plug-ins, and/or a special-purpose client). It should be appreciated that the conference user interface 114 may include logic located and/or executed at the client device 104, the conferencing system 102, or any combination thereof, and may be presented to and displayed via a graphical user interface and an associated display ⁇ e.g., touchscreen display device or other display device).
  • the participant customization module 130 (and any other associated control and presentation modules) may be embodied in memory and executed by one or more processors. It should be appreciated that any aspects of the participant customization module 130 may be stored and/or executed by the client devices 104, the conferencing system 102, the servers 116, or other related server(s) or web services.
  • the participant customization module 130 comprises the logic and/or functionality for enabling participants 112 to configure or customize various aspects of the conference user interface 114.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of a method for enabling participants 1 12 to customize a virtual presence in the online conference.
  • the conferencing system 102 establishes an audio conference 108 with the client devices 104a, 104b, and 104c via network(s) 106.
  • the conferencing system 102 determines a user profile 126 for at least one of the participants 1 12.
  • the conferencing system 102 reads the user profile 126 and determines one or more associated participant profile parameters 132.
  • participant profile parameters 132 may comprise any suitable parameters for defining, configuring, and presenting participant-related information in the conference user interface 1 14 (e.g., name, job title, contact information, photographs, social networking profiles, social networking feeds, personal greetings, or any other user-specific information or presentation effects).
  • the conferencing system 102 presents the conference user interface
  • FIG. 3a illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the conference user interface 1 14 in which each participant 1 12 is identified with an interactive participant object 302. Participant 1 12a is identified with participant object 302a, participant 1 12b with participant object 302b, and participant 1 12c with participant object 302c.
  • the participant objects 302 may comprise a default display 304 for displaying a graphic, icon, avatar, or photograph of the participant 1 12, as well as the participant's name, title, or any other customizable information.
  • a participant 1 12 may customize various aspects of their corresponding interactive participant object 302.
  • the interactive participant object 302 may display similar information as described in the above- referenced patent application and may implement similar or other user interface or other functions and features.
  • the interactive participant object 302 may comprise one or more user-selectable display portions for presenting participant information or related features.
  • the interactive participant objects 302 may comprise a cube or other shape having a plurality of display faces. When a participant selects a user interface component, the cube may be expanded to display one or more faces.
  • FIG. 3b illustrates the conference user interface 1 14 in which a participant object
  • the user selection may trigger the display of cube faces 306a, 308a, and 310a.
  • Each face may display additional information about the associated participant.
  • the cube faces may be configurable by the participant and may display, for example, a social networking profile, updates to a social networking communication feed, video, graphics, images, or any other content.
  • the cube faces may be further selected to return to the original collapsed cube.
  • the participant object 302 may be rotated (either automatically or via user selection) to display the respective cube faces 306a, 308a, and 310a. It should be appreciated that the participant objects 302 may be configured with various visual effects and/or interactive functionality.
  • the conference user interface 1 14 may comprise one or more selectable components for accessing various conferencing features.
  • a my connection component 312 may launch a display for enabling a participant 1 12 to configure the existing connection between the client device 104 and the conferencing system 102.
  • the participant 1 12 may disconnect a connection to the audio conference 108, establish a new connection to the audio conference 108 (e.g., by dial-out), or reconfigure the existing connection to the audio conference 108.
  • An invite component 314 may launch a menu for enabling a participant 1 12 to invite additional participants to the online conference. Additional participants may be invited by, for example, dialing out to a telephone number, sending an email including information for accessing the conferencing system 102, or sending a message to a web service, such as, for example, a social networking system.
  • a share component 316 may launch a menu (not shown) for enabling a participant 1 12 to insert and share media with other participants in the online conference.
  • a my room component 318 may launch a display for enabling a participant 1 12 to configure the appearance of the conference user interface 1 14.
  • the participant 1 12 may configure the arrangement of the participant objects 302, specify a location view (as described in the above -reference international patent application), or configure any other presentation parameter.
  • My room component 318 may be configured to launch the participant identification customization module 130 (FIG. 1).
  • An apps component 320 may launch a menu for enabling a participant 112 to launch, view, or purchase various conference applications provided by the conferencing system 102.
  • FIGS. 4a - 4d illustrate another embodiment of a customizable participant object
  • Participant object 400 may comprise a graphical representation 402, profile information 404, an audio indicator 406, and a business card component 408.
  • the graphical representation 402 may comprise a picture, photograph, icon, avatar, etc. for identifying the corresponding participant 112.
  • the graphical representation 402 may comprise an image that is uploaded to the server 116, imported from a social networking profile, or selected and/or customized from predefined images.
  • Graphical representation 402 may also comprise a default image (FIG. 4c) if one has not been defined by a participant 112.
  • the profile information 404 may comprise information provided by the participant 112 and stored in user profiles database 126 (FIG. 1).
  • the audio indicator 406 visually identifies when the associated participant 112 is speaking during the audio conference 108 by monitoring the audio streams 118.
  • the audio stream 118 may be logically associated with the corresponding audio indicator 406 according to the participant identifier 122 or user identifier 124.
  • the audio indicator 406 may be displayed in a first visual state (FIG. 4a), such as, by graying out the audio indicator 406.
  • the audio indicator 406 may be displayed in a second visual state (FIG. 4b), such as, by blacking out the audio indicator 406. It should be appreciated that any visual and/or audio distinctions may be employed to identify a speaking participant in the conference user interface 114.
  • selecting a user interface component 408 may launch a business card component that, when selected, displays further information about the participant 112.
  • the business card component may trigger the display of any additional participant profile or identification information.
  • the participant object 400 "flips" to the business card component 410, which displays additional parameters 412 ⁇ e.g., name, title, organization, location, contact information, interests, or other biographical information).
  • the business card component 410 may further comprise a participant profile control 414, which comprises a user interface control for enabling the participants 1 12 to edit their own, or another participant's, information during the audio conference 108.
  • An "exit" button 416 may be selected to "flip" the object to the default display.
  • FIGS. 5a - 5d illustrate another embodiment of a participant object 500 that may be customized by a participant 1 12.
  • Participant object 500 comprises a plurality of user- selectable display portions (e.g., cube faces 304, 306, 308, and 310).
  • Cube faces 304 and 306 may display object 400 (FIG. 4a) and business card component 410 (FIG. 4d), respectively.
  • Cube face 308 may be customized to display a personal greeting 502 comprising content 510 (e.g., text, graphics, video).
  • Cube face 310 may comprise a menu 504 for listing available social networking accounts (buttons 506) associated with the participant 1 12.
  • the conferencing system 102 may be configured to communicate with social networking systems via an API.
  • other participants 1 12 may select one of the buttons 506 and view the participant's social networking profile 512 (FIG. 5b) displayed in the cube face 310.
  • One or more links may also be displayed for viewing the participant's full profile, as well as sending a request to join the participant's social network.
  • FIG. 5c illustrates another embodiment in which cube face 310 displays a social networking feed 516 and a button 518 to subscribe to or follow the social networking feed 516.
  • FIG. 5d illustrates a further embodiment in which cube face 308 comprises an image application 520 for scrolling through images.
  • a participant 1 12 may also customize various aspects of the participant objects 302 presented in the conference user interface 1 14 during the online conference.
  • any of the participants 1 12 may resize a particular participant object 302 by selecting an area 604 with, for example, a cursor 602 (FIG. 6a), and then performing a drag-and-drop operation to another area 606 (FIG. 6b).
  • the participant object 302 may be either reduced or increased in size.
  • participant objects 302 may be rearranged with a similar drag-and-drop operation by selecting an area 702 and then dragging the participant object 302 to another area 704.
  • the participant objects 302 may be automatically rearranged. It should be appreciated that the resize and rearrange customizations may also be implemented with appropriate touch gestures when the client device 104 includes a touchscreen display device.
  • a participant 112 may customize their own participant object 302 directly from the user interface object during the online conference.
  • a participant object 800 may comprise a configuration button 802 that launches a cube configuration window 804.
  • Window 804 comprises an upper panel 808 and a lower panel 806.
  • the lower panel 806 may display a simulated participant object 810 having corresponding cube faces 304, 306, 308, and 310.
  • the upper panel 808 may comprise a plurality of buttons 812 corresponding to the various types of information and features that may be displayed in cube faces 304, 306, 308, and 310.
  • a participant 112 may configure one or more of the cube faces 304, 306, 308, and 310 by selecting a button 812 and dragging the user interface object to the desired cube face.
  • a videos button 812 has been dragged and dropped onto the cube face 306.
  • a menu 814 may be displayed for enabling the participant 112 to configure and link the cube face 306 to the participant's video sharing account (FIG. 8c).
  • Menu 814 may include text boxes 816 and 818 for inputting a username and password, respectively, for the video sharing account.
  • the participant 112 may select an "add account" button 820, which initiates the configuration of the cube face 306 to display the participant's videos.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment of participant object 900.
  • Participant object 900 may comprise a default configuration for the cube faces 304, 306, 308, and 310.
  • the conference user interface 112 may initially display the default configuration.
  • Cube face 306 may be preconfigured with settings based on a user profile 126 (FIG. 1), although business card component 410 may be edited by selecting an edit button 906.
  • Cube face 308 may be preconfigured to prompt the participant 112 to enter a personal greeting in text box 908 and add the message (add button 910) to the cube face 308.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates another embodiment of a method for enabling participants 1 12 to customize their virtual presence during the online conference.
  • the conferencing system 102 establishes an audio conference 108 with the client devices 104a, 104b, and 104c via network(s) 106.
  • the conferencing system 102 presents the conference user interface 1 14 to the client devices 104 with corresponding participant objects 302.
  • the conferencing system 102 determines that a participant object 302 is to be customized.
  • the participant 1 12 may initiate the customization process directly from the participant object 302.
  • the conferencing system 102 may prompt the participant 1 12, via the conference user interface 1 14, to specify one or more configuration parameters. It should be appreciated that the participant 1 12 may specify the configuration parameter(s) in any of the ways described above.
  • the conferencing system 102 receives the configuration parameters and may store the data in the participant's user profile 126.
  • the conferencing system 102 configures the participant object 302 according to the specified configuration parameters and presents the customized participant object 302 in the conference user interface 1 14.
  • one or more of the process or method descriptions associated with the flow charts or block diagrams above may represent modules, segments, logic or portions of code that include one or more executable instructions for implementing logical functions or steps in the process.
  • the logical functions may be implemented in software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof.
  • the logical functions may be implemented in software or firmware that is stored in memory or non-volatile memory and that is executed by hardware (e.g., microcontroller) or any other processor(s) or suitable instruction execution system associated with the computer system 100.
  • the logical functions may be embodied in any computer readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer-based system, processor-containing system, or other system associated with the computer system 100 that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions.
  • an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device such as a computer-based system, processor-containing system, or other system associated with the computer system 100 that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions.

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L'invention concerne divers modes de réalisation de systèmes, de procédés et de programmes informatiques pour personnaliser des informations sur les participants dans une conférence en ligne. Un mode de réalisation concerne un procédé pour personnaliser l'affichage d'informations sur les participants dans une conférence en ligne. Le procédé comprend: un système de conférence établissant une conférence en ligne avec une pluralité de dispositifs clients via un réseau de communication, chaque dispositif client étant associé à un participant à la conférence en ligne; le système de conférence présentant une interface utilisateur de conférence aux dispositifs clients, l'interface utilisateur de conférence affichant un objet de participant interactif identifiant chacun des participants; et pendant la conférence en ligne, un des participants personnalisant la présentation d'au moins un des objets de participants interactifs via l'interface utilisateur de conférence.
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