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System for dynamically updating information in panels within an attendee bar corresponding to a conference session when selected information regarding to conferencing participants changes
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1995-12-27
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Granted: 1999-03-30
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Expires: 2015-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for associating user information with conference participants in a conferencing environment generates one or more attendee bars corresponding to the conferencing environment. Each attendee bar includes a plurality of panels corresponding to the conferencing participants, and each of the panels includes information regarding a conferencing participant. The attendee bar is then updated whenever the information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel R. Porter
- 👤 Frederick J. Cooper
- 👤 Karen J. Rafnel
- 👤 Anthony C. Salvador
- 👤 Rune A. Skarbo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:09
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/15; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including: generating an attendee bar corresponding to a conference; creating a plurality of panels within the attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes while the participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including: generating an attendee bar corresponding to a conference; creating a plurality of panels within the attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes while the participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the plurality of panels when one or more of the plurality of conferencing participants joins the conference.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein one or more panels of the plurality of panels includes a command identifier corresponding to an executable program.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising: executing the executable program responsive to the command identifier being activated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the selected information from a first panel of the plurality of panels responsive to the first panel being selected.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing a first subset of the selected information in a menu; and providing a second subset of the selected information as indicators.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the creating comprises creating the plurality of panels with a one-to-one correspondence of conferencing participants to panels.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including: generating an attendee bar database; registering a plurality of panels with the attendee bar database, the panels corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating one or more of the plurality of panels when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including: generating an attendee bar database; registering a plurality of panels with the attendee bar database, the panels corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating one or more of the plurality of panels when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 8, further comprising: associating a first set of the selected information with a plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of panels; and associating a second set of the selected information with a plurality of menu items corresponding to the plurality of panels.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 8, further comprising providing a subset of the selected information regarding a conferencing participant when a panel of the plurality of panels corresponding to the conferencing participant is selected.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 8, wherein the registering comprises registering the plurality of panels with a one-to-one correspondence of conferencing participants to panels.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the apparatus comprising: a memory device to store a plurality of panels corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; and a processor to generate the plurality of panels, to register the plurality of panels with an attendee bar database, to select information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels, to associate at least a subset of the plurality of panels with an attendee bar, and to dynamically update the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the apparatus comprising: a memory device to store a plurality of panels corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; and a processor to generate the plurality of panels, to register the plurality of panels with an attendee bar database, to select information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels, to associate at least a subset of the plurality of panels with an attendee bar, and to dynamically update the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the memory device is also to store the attendee bar database.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the apparatus comprising: means for generating an attendee bar corresponding to a conference; means for creating a plurality of panels within the attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; means for selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and means for dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the conferencing participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the apparatus comprising: means for generating an attendee bar corresponding to a conference; means for creating a plurality of panels within the attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; means for selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and means for dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the conferencing participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising means for modifying the plurality of panels when one or more of the plurality of conferencing participants joins the conference.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein one or more panels of the plurality of panels includes a command identifier corresponding to an executable program.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising means for displaying the selected information from a first panel of the plurality of panels responsive to the first panel being selected.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: means for providing a first subset of the selected information in a menu; and means for providing a second subset of the selected information as indicators.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including: generating a plurality of attendee bars, each attendee bar corresponding to a conference; creating a plurality of panels within each attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for dynamically associating information with a plurality of conferencing participants, the method including: generating a plurality of attendee bars, each attendee bar corresponding to a conference; creating a plurality of panels within each attendee bar corresponding to the plurality of conferencing participants; selecting information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants to include in each panel of the plurality of panels; and dynamically updating the attendee bar when the selected information regarding one of the plurality of conferencing participants changes, while the participant is participating in the conference.
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