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20140201275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A CONVERSATION FOR A MEETING SESSION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method is provided and includes receiving conversation precondition information associated with a meeting session in a network environment, determining, after a beginning of the meeting session, conversation precondition status information of at least one collaboration criteria indicated by the conversation precondition information, and causing a meeting client program to provide a representation of the conversation precondition status information. | 07-17-2014 |
20140351327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MEETING RESOURCES IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - In one example embodiment, a method is provided and includes monitoring a display status associated with a client device that is participating in a meeting being conducted over a network (wired, wireless, etc.). The method also includes reporting the display status to a server associated with the meeting. For example, the server could be responsible for controlling at least a portion of meeting resources for the client device (or the client device itself could include software to perform these management functions). The method also includes receiving reduced meeting resources based, at least in part, on the display status. | 11-27-2014 |
20140365568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESKTOP CONTENT SHARING - An example method is provided and includes determining, during a desktop sharing session of a meeting session, a content identity of a content item that is being shared, storing information indicative of the content identity in desktop sharing historical information, determining that the meeting session has ended, determining a post-meeting representation of the desktop sharing historical information, and causing display of the post meeting representation of the desktop sharing historical information. | 12-11-2014 |
20150026265 | Techniques for Auto-Detecting Positions in a Multi-Resource Login Control of Instant Messaging - Techniques are provided for delivering messages to users of client devices in a network. At a server device in a network, location information of each of a plurality of client devices is obtained. Each of the client devices runs a presence application for a user in the network and is configured to log-in with one or more resources. A message is received from a sender device in the network. The message is intended to be presented to the user via the presence application and one or more of the resources. Based on the location information of the client devices, one or more designated client devices are selected to which the message is to be sent such that the message is presented to the user via the presence application running on the one or more designated client devices and via one or more of the resources. | 01-22-2015 |
20150039688 | Self-Adaptive Sample Period for Content Sharing in Communication Sessions - According to one embodiment, a technique is presented to dynamically adjust a sample period used at a presenter device for a screen content capture sharing function during a communication session. In another embodiment, a technique is provided to control how frames of screen capture content, e.g., in a desktop sharing function, are sent to attendee devices during an online conference session. According to a still another embodiment, a technique is provided to enable on-demand designation of frames as key-frames during a desktop sharing function of an online conference session. | 02-05-2015 |
20150058748 | Viewing Shared Documents in a Sharing Session - In a sharing session between a presenter and several attendees, the presenter can share any type of document quickly and without substantial prior preparation. The presenter's device identifies an active document-sharing window within the desktop sharing environment, and detects if there is a shared document in the active window. The presenter's device creates a framework for any detected shared document that is transmitted to each of the attendee devices. The framework contains information about the pages in the shared document, such that an attendee device can request a specific page in the shared document. At least the first page of the shared document is rendered to a page image and transmitted to the attendee devices. Upon request from an attendee device, page images of any of the remaining pages may be sent to the attendee device, allowing each attendee to view a different page than the presenter. | 02-26-2015 |
20150095802 | MECHANISM FOR COMPACTING SHARED CONTENT IN COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING SESSIONS - In an example embodiment disclosed herein, there is described methods and a system for sharing of content in collaborative computing sessions. The methods and the system are operable to initiate a collaborative computing session between a plurality of participant devices, wherein at least one participant device operates as a presenter device to share data with at least one other participant viewer device. The methods and system are further operable to designate data to be shared with at least one viewer device. The methods and system are also operable to transmit the designated shared data to the at least one viewer device, render the shared data for display on at least one viewer device, wherein the shared data is rendered in accordance with display capabilities of the at least one viewer device, and display the rendered shared data on the at least one viewer device. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100635 | FILE TRANSFERS FOR VIRTUAL CONFERENCES - In an example embodiment, a virtual conference is established with a server and a plurality of endpoint devices. One endpoint device, acting as a sender, may transfer a file to N other endpoint devices, acting as receivers. The sender divides the file in at least N segments and delivers one segment to each receiver. Receivers then request the next desired segment from one or more devices containing that segment. If | 04-09-2015 |
20150163259 | DETECTING ACTIVE REGION IN COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING SESSIONS USING VOICE INFORMATION - In an example embodiment disclosed herein, there is described methods and a system for sharing of content in collaborative computing sessions. The methods and the system are operable to maintain a collaborative computing session between a plurality of participant devices, wherein at least one participant device operates as a presenter device to share data with at least one other participant viewer device. The methods and system are further operable to designate data to be shared with at least one viewer device and to identify at least one active region contained within the shared data. The methods and system are also operable to transmit the designated shared data to the at least one viewer device, render the shared data for display on at least one viewer device to maximize the display of the at least one active region, and display the rendered shared data on the at least one viewer device. | 06-11-2015 |
20150200979 | VIEWING DIFFERENT WINDOW CONTENT WITH DIFFERENT ATTENDEES IN DESKTOP SHARING - A presenter device transmits, to an attendee device participating in an online desktop sharing session, image data of a plurality of windows. The plurality of windows comprises a foreground window obscuring at least a portion of at least one background window. The presenter device captures image data of at least one background window including the obscured portion of the background window without altering the display of the presenter device. A request is received from the attendee device for image data of at least one background window to display the background window over the foreground window on a display of the attendee device. In response to receiving the request, the presenter device transmits the captured image data of the background window, including any obscured portion, to the attendee device. | 07-16-2015 |
20150309766 | Displaying Regions of User Interest in Sharing Sessions - A meeting server facilitates an online conference session among a presenter device and a plurality of attendee devices, including a display of shared image data from the presenter device. The meeting server receives more than indication, with each indication associated with a corresponding portion of the shared image data displayed on each of the attendee devices. The indications are combined into a message representing user interest in areas of the shared image data, and the message representing interest is transmitted to the presenter device. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317123 | Techniques to Handle Multimedia Questions from Attendees in an Online Meeting - An attendee device in an online meeting displays content from a presenter device in a shared area of an attendee device display. The attendee device detects that the shared area is pressed continuously at a press point therein for a predetermined time and, in response, records a location of the press point in the shared area, records an image snapshot of the shared area, and records audio sensed by a local microphone. The attendee device also detects when the press point is released and, in response, ends the audio recording. The attendee device displays a dialog box that presents user selectable options to store locally, upload to the meeting server, and not retain any of the recorded snapshot and the recorded audio. | 11-05-2015 |
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20130121601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PROJECTION AREA OF IMAGE - A method and an apparatus for determining a projection area of an image are provided. The method for determining a projection area of an image, comprises: an input step of inputting an image sequence having a plurality of images; a detecting step of detecting locations of projection areas of the respective images in the image sequence; a relationship classification judging step of judging a relationship classification between the image and a previous image before the image being projected based on a relationship between the location of the projection area of the image and the location of the projection area of the previous image; and a determining step of determining the locations of the projection areas of the respective images based on the relationship classification judged in the relationship classification judging step. | 05-16-2013 |
20130336484 | TRANSMITTING DEVICE, RECEIVING DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A transmitting device, a receiving device, a wireless communication system and a method for controlling the wireless communication system are used for creating a secure wireless communication network of a limited area. The transmitting device comprises: one or more transmitters configured to transmit wireless signals, and create the limited area by a coverage scope of the wireless signals; a cryptography key generating unit configured to generate a cryptography key for the wireless signals; a cryptography key encoding unit configured to encode the cryptography key to a cryptography key frame; and a cryptography key scheduling unit configured to schedule the cryptography key frame so as to control the transmitter to transmit the wireless signals including the cryptography key frame. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336485 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING STATES OF MOBILE NODE AND VERIFIER THEREIN FOR RECEIVING SECRET KEY - Disclosed are a verifier used in a mobile node and a method of controlling plural states of the mobile node. The verifier comprises a secret key receiving part configured to listen and receive at least one secret key from at least one secret key transmitter in an area limited Ad-hoc network; a secret key stamp generating part configured to perform calculation on the at least one secret key according to a predetermined verification rule so as to generate a secret key stamp; and a secret key stamp verifying part configured to compare the secret key stamp and a predetermined standard value, wherein, if the secret key stamp is equal to the predetermined standard value, then the secret key is determined as valid, otherwise, the secret key is determined as invalid. | 12-19-2013 |
20140126416 | AREA-LIMITED SELF-ORGANIZED NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - Disclosed are an area-limited self-organized wireless network management method, a communication apparatus, and a system. The method comprises a step of, when a communications apparatus which is entering the limited area receives area signals for indicating a specific area in which network nodes are located, determining by the communications apparatus whether the master node exists in the limited area; a step of, if it is determined that the master node exists, performing identity authentication with regard to the master node and letting the communications apparatus itself be a sub node by the communications apparatus; and a step of, if it is determined that the master node does not exist, letting the communications apparatus itself be the master node by the communications apparatus, wherein, the master node is in charge of entering of a new sub node and synchronization of shared secret keys between the network nodes. | 05-08-2014 |
20140219262 | WIRELESS NETWORK AREA LIMITING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - Disclosed are a wireless network area limiting method and a wireless network area limiting system based on NFC. The wireless network area limiting method includes a step of adopting a plurality of first NFC hot spot sensors to seamlessly define a limited area having any shape; a step of periodically generating and transmitting an area secret key by a first central control part respectively connected to the plurality of first NFC hot spot sensors; and a step of conducting handshake with the first central control part by a WLAN user equipment, which has a NFC function and is located in the limited area, based on the area secret key received by the WLAN user equipment, so that the first central control part establishes area-limited network communications in the limited area. | 08-07-2014 |
20140241207 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERING NETWORK NODE - A method and an apparatus for discovering a node in a wireless self-organized network are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining, by nodes in the network, a unified node discovery channel based on unified information provided by a trusted third party; and finding the node based on the unified node discovery channel. According to the node discovering method, a node can be discovered rapidly, and the time for discovering a node can be reduced. | 08-28-2014 |
20150029959 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING RADIO CHANNEL - A method and a system for allocating a radio channel are disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining one or more priority radio channels exclusively for transmitting priority data; determining whether there is a condition of allocating the one or more priority radio channels in an organized wireless group (OWG); and allocating one of the one or more priority radio channels, when the one or more priority radio channels are empty. | 01-29-2015 |
20150089606 | AREA RESTRICTED NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE AS WELL AS AREA KEY RECEIPT METHOD AND DEVICE - Disclosed is an area restricted network management method including a step of detecting, in a first area restricted network, one or more second area keys sent from one or more second area restricted networks; a step of generating a first hierarchical area key which is related to a first area key generated by the first area restricted network as well as at least one of the detected one or more second area keys; and a step of transmitting the first hierarchical area key to inside of the first area restricted network. | 03-26-2015 |