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Providing conferencing data in a network communications system based on client capabilities
Assignee: Pixion Inc USA
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Filing: 2008-02-04
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Granted: 2010-10-12
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Expires: 2028-02-04
Abstract
Abstract An improved networked computer communications system handles arbitrary streams of data, and transports at varying speeds those streams where intermediate updates can be dropped if they are made obsolete by later arriving data updates, optimizing the utilization of network and node resources. Complex buffering by system server software allows distributed, parallel, or redundant processing, transmission, and storage for performance, reliability, and robustness. Various parameters of the system can be monitored, and the system can be reconfigured automatically based on the observations. Varied techniques reduce the perceived end-to-end latency and take advantage of software and hardware capabilities that assets connected to the system may possess. One conferencing system allows conference participants to share all or a portion of the display seen on their computer screens. The conferees may be at sites removed from each other, or may view a recorded presentation or archived conference at different times. Conference participants are either “presenters” who can modify the display or “attendees” who cannot modify the display. A pointer icon, which can be labeled to identify the conferee, is displayed on the shared image area Each conferee can modify the position of his or her own pointer, even when not presenting, so that every participant can see what each conferee is pointing to, should a conferee choose to point to an element of the display. These and other features apply to other data streams shared in the conference or in meetings where there is no shared-image data stream.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Salesky
- 👤 Peter Madams
- 👤 John Flower
- 👤 Clint Kaul
- 👤 Benjamin Wells
- 👤 Edward Arthur Ho-Ming Janne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/24; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04842; G06F3/14; G06F3/1415; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/1813; H04L12/1822; H04L12/1827; H04L65/00; H04L65/40; H04L65/403; H04L65/60; H04L65/75; H04L65/765; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/10; H04L67/50; H04L67/60; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04L12/1831; H04L12/1836
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A conferencing system comprising: a conference server; and at least one client coupled to the conference server by way of at least one network connection, the at least one client including a web browser, wherein the conference server provides conferencing data to the at least one client via the at least one network connection after a client-server connection is established in response to the web browser at the at least one client having been navigated to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with a conference, and one or more characteristics of the provided conferencing data are based on current capabilities of the at least one client, the current capabilities validated in real time after establishing the client-server connection but prior to the at least one client joining the conference.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A conferencing system comprising: a conference server; and at least one client coupled to the conference server by way of at least one network connection, the at least one client including a web browser, wherein the conference server provides conferencing data to the at least one client via the at least one network connection after a client-server connection is established in response to the web browser at the at least one client having been navigated to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with a conference, and one or more characteristics of the provided conferencing data are based on current capabilities of the at least one client, the current capabilities validated in real time after establishing the client-server connection but prior to the at least one client joining the conference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is the size of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is the source of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is the rate of reception of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is the hardware involved in processing at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is at least one modification to a conference environment originated by the server.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is a quantity of reception of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one client is configured to negotiate with the conference server as to the current capabilities of the at least one client after establishing the client-server connection but prior to the at least one client joining the conference.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is contents of the conferencing data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is information about at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is a destination of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is a rate of transmission of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is software involved in processing at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is a protocol used in processing at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is a modification to a conference environment originated by at least one client.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conferencing data is a quantity of transmission of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for conferencing between a server and at least one client in a conferencing system, the method comprising: establishing a network connection between the server and the at least one client, the network connection established via a web browser at the at least one client having been navigated to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with a conference; determining one or more characteristics of conferencing data for delivery during the conference, the determination based on current capabilities of the at least one client validated in real time after establishing the client-server connection but prior to the at least one client joining the conference; and providing the conferencing data from the server to the at least one client after establishing the network connection between the server and the at least one client and validating the current capabilities of the at least one client, the provided conference data based on the current capabilities of the at least one client.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for conferencing between a server and at least one client in a conferencing system, the method comprising: establishing a network connection between the server and the at least one client, the network connection established via a web browser at the at least one client having been navigated to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with a conference; determining one or more characteristics of conferencing data for delivery during the conference, the determination based on current capabilities of the at least one client validated in real time after establishing the client-server connection but prior to the at least one client joining the conference; and providing the conferencing data from the server to the at least one client after establishing the network connection between the server and the at least one client and validating the current capabilities of the at least one client, the provided conference data based on the current capabilities of the at least one client.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conference data is the size of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic of the provided conference data is the source of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is a rate of reception of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is hardware involved in processing at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is at least one modification to a conference environment originated by the server.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is a quantity of reception of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
44 words
The conferencing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one client is configured to provide the conference server with a key prior to joining the conference, the key identifying one or more privileges of the at least one client during the conference.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
The conferencing system of claim 24 , wherein the one or more privileges includes entering the conference.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is contents within the conferencing data.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is information about at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is a destination of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is a rate of transmission of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is software involved in processing at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is a protocol used in processing at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is a modification to a conference environment originated by at least one client.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein one characteristic is a quantity of transmission of at least part of the conferencing data.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein the one or more privileges includes being a presenter during the conference.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein the one or more privileges includes access to information about another attendee in the conference.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein the one or more privileges includes changing a conference setting.
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