IP Library Granted Patent US 12684035
Granted Patent B2
US 12684035 · App. 18/359,476 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Document-sharing conferencing system

Inventor: Alisa R. Brodkowitz (Carefree, AZ)
Assignee: LIGHTNING DEP INC.
H04L67/06G06F40/103H04L65/403H04N7/15
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12684035
App. No.
18/359,476
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In various examples, a computerized method for document-sharing conferencing is described. The method may include steps such as acquiring and saving an electronic document. The method may include receiving an active event indication and instructing the electronic document to be displayed on one or more displays during an active event. The method may further include receiving an active layer for the electronic document and instructing the active layer to be displayed on the electronic document during the active event. The method may also include saving the active layer with the electronic document.

Claims (48)

1 . A computerized method comprising:

acquiring, by an application server, an electronic document;

receiving, by the application server, an indication of an active event corresponding to a legal proceeding;

instructing the electronic document corresponding to the legal proceeding to be displayed on one or more displays during the active event, the one or more displays corresponding to one or more interfaces of one or more user devices;

identifying, by the application server, a role associated with each of the one or more user devices participating in the active event;

providing, by the application server, an interface to each of the one or more user devices, wherein interface elements are determined based on roles of respective user devices, wherein the interface comprises an active layer that provides access or display of particular information within the active layer during the active event;

applying, by the application server, a rule associated with a jurisdiction or type of legal proceeding corresponding to content presented during the active event;

detecting, by the application server, a condition occurring during the active event based on the content and the rule; and

providing, by the application server, a prompt on at least one interface of the one or more user devices during the active event, the prompt comprising a recommendation or warning generated based on the condition and the rule.

2 . The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the active event is a virtual court hearing.

3 . The computerized method of claim 1 , the active layer being created via the one or more user devices during the active event.

4 . The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the active layer is displayed with the electronic document by overlaying the active layer onto the electronic document, and wherein the active layer enhances the particular information within the electronic document.

5 . The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the active layer is displayed with the electronic document on a first display, of the one or more displays, of a first user device, and wherein the active layer is hidden from a second display of a second user device.

6 . The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the prompt recommends an objection, the prompt is generated based on:

receiving a question during the active event, the question being received from a client device that is unassociated with the one or more displays associated with providing the prompt recommending the objection; and

one or more stored electronic documents including a set of rules specific to the jurisdiction.

7 . The computerized method of claim 6 , further comprising providing a basis for the objection on a first display of the one or more displays of a first user device, wherein the active event is a video conference, wherein the question is received during the video conference, and wherein the basis for the objection is hidden from a second display, of the one or more displays, of a second user device.

8 . One or more non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving, from an application server, an electronic document for presentation during an active event corresponding to a legal proceeding;

causing to display the electronic document corresponding tithe legal proceeding, during the active event, on a first display of a first user device, the first display corresponding to an interface of the first user device;

identifying, by the application server, a role associated with the first user device participating in the active event;

providing, by the application server, the interface of the first user device, wherein interface elements are determined based on roles of respective user devices, wherein the interface comprises an active layer that provides access or display of particular information within the active layer during the active event;

causing to display the active layer with the electronic document on the first display of the first user device during the active event;

applying, by the application server, a rule associated with a jurisdiction or type of legal proceeding corresponding to content presented during the active event;

detecting, by the application server, a condition occurring during the active event based on the content and the rule;

providing, by the application server, a prompt on the interface of the first user device during the active event, the prompt comprising a recommendation or warning generated based on the condition and the rule.

9 . The one or more non-transitory computer storage media of claim 8 , wherein the active layer provides access to the particular information including notes taken during a deposition.

10 . The one or more non-transitory computer storage media of claim 8 , wherein the prompt is provided based on applying a machine learning algorithm to analyze stored electronic documents including case law and one or more legal transcripts corresponding to the active event, the stored electronic documents being analyzed based on the type of legal proceeding corresponding to the active event.

11 . The one or more non-transitory computer storage media of claim 10 , wherein the type of legal proceeding corresponds to input provided by the first user device.

12 . The one or more non-transitory computer storage media of claim 11 , wherein the stored electronic documents are analyzed based on applying optical character recognition to at least a portion of case law.

13 . The one or more non-transitory computer storage media of claim 11 , wherein the stored electronic documents are analyzed based on applying optical character recognition to at least a portion of the one or more legal transcripts.

14 . A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory memory storing instructions that configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from an application server, an electronic document for presentation during an active event corresponding to a legal proceeding;

displaying the electronic document corresponding to the legal proceeding, during the active event, on a first display of a first user device, the first display corresponding to an interface of the first user device;

identifying, by the application server, a role associated with the first user device participating in the active event;

providing, by the application server, the interface of the first user device, wherein interface elements are determined based on roles of respective user devices, wherein the interface comprises an active layer that provides access or display of particular information within the active layer during the active event;

displaying the active layer with the electronic document on the first display of the first user device during the active event;

applying, by the application server, a rule associated with a jurisdiction or type of legal proceeding corresponding to content presented during the active event;

detecting, by the application server, a condition occurring during the active event based on the content and the rule; and

providing, by the application server, a prompt on the interface of the first user device the active event, the prompt comprising a recommendation or warning generated based on the condition and the rule.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the prompt is provided based on applying a machine learning algorithm to analyze stored legal transcripts and stored electronic documents including case law.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the case law is analyzed based on applying optical character recognition to at least a portion of the case law.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein stored legal transcripts are analyzed based on applying optical character recognition to at least a portion of the stored legal transcripts.

18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the active layer provides the display of the particular information on the first display by highlighting a text portion of the electronic document.

19 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the prompt comprises a recommended question that corresponds to impeaching a user of a second user device.

20 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the prompt is being recommended based on a communication provided by a user of a second user device during the active event.