On-line conference recording system
View Patent ↗The system, method, and article of manufacture of the present invention allow for recording an on-line meeting (also referred to as an “on-line conference”) and saving the recording as a meeting recording file. Additionally, the saved meeting recording file may be played back and/or edited. Moreover, a user may open a meeting recording file during an on-line meeting, and all attendees of the on-line meting can see, as well as hear, the recording content.
1. A computer system for recording an on-line meeting in a distributed collaborative environment, the computer system comprising:
a computer;
one or more computer programs executable by the computer, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for:
capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting;
storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file;
generating one or more key frames from the stored user input and application output; and
broadcasting the generated key frames.
2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and the computer system further comprises:
one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and
one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for:
capturing the broadcast key frames; and
storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.
3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:
sharing an application during the on-line meeting.
4. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:
broadcasting the key frames when sharing an application.
5. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:
terminating sharing of the application; and
ceasing to broadcast key frames.
6. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and the computer system further comprises:
one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and
one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for:
capturing the broadcast key frames while the application is being shared; and
storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.
7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
editing the meeting recording file.
8. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
creating a new segment in the meeting recording file by selecting a set of key frames.
9. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
manipulating one or more channels of the meeting recording file.
10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein a selected channel comprises audio.
11. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein a selected channel comprises video.
12. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
sharing the meeting recording file at another on-line meeting.
13. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the user input comprises user keyboard inputs.
14. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the user input comprises user mouse movements.
15. A method for sharing a document, the method comprising:
capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting;
storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file;
generating one or more key frames from the stored user input and application output; and
broadcasting the generated key frames.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and the method further comprising:
one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer 15 via a computer network; and
at the attendee client computers,
capturing the broadcast key frames; and
storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
sharing an application during the on-line meeting.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
broadcasting the key frames when sharing an application.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
terminating sharing of the application; and
ceasing to broadcast key frames.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and the method further comprising:
one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and
at the attendee client computers,
capturing the broadcast key frames while the application is being shared; and
storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.
21. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
editing the meeting recording file.
22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
creating a new segment in the meeting recording file by selecting a set of key frames.
23. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
manipulating one or more channels of the meeting recording file.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein a selected channel comprises audio.
25. The method of claim 23 , wherein a selected channel comprises video.
26. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
sharing the meeting recording file at another on-line meeting.
27. A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer programs executable by a computer, the computer programs comprising computer instructions for:
capturing user input and application output during an on-line meeting;
storing the captured user input and application output in a meeting recording file;
generating one or more key frames from the stored user input and application output; and
broadcasting the generated key frames.
28. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and further comprising:
one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and
one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for:
capturing the broadcast key frames; and
storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.
29. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28 , wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:
sharing an application during the on-line meeting.
30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:
broadcasting the key frames when sharing an application.
31. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the computer programs executable by the presenter client computer further comprise computer instructions for:
terminating sharing of the application; and
ceasing to broadcast key frames.
32. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the computer is a presenter client computer and further comprising:
one or more attendee client computers connected to the presenter client computer via a computer network; and
one or more computer programs executable by the attendee client computers, wherein the one or more computer programs comprise computer instructions for:
capturing the broadcast key frames while the application is being shared; and
storing the broadcast key frames in a meeting recording file.
33. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
editing the meeting recording file.
34. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 33 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
creating a new segment in the meeting recording file by selecting a set of key frames.
35. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 33 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
manipulating one or more channels of the meeting recording file.
36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein a selected channel comprises audio.
37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein a selected channel comprises video.
38. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the computer programs further comprise computer instructions for:
sharing the meeting recording file at another on-line meeting.