IP Library Patent Application 11626997
Patent Application
App. No. 11/626,997

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR RECORDING AN AUDIO CONFERENCE

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
11/626,997
Filed
Jan 25, 2007
Art Unit
2626
USPC
348/629
Abstract

In one embodiment, the systems and methods detect audio content shared during a collaboration session; detect a participant associated with originating the audio content; store or record audio content; and automatically associate the audio content with the participant.

Claims (28)

1 . A method comprising:

detecting audio content shared during a collaboration session;

detecting a participant associated with originating the audio content; and

automatically associating the audio content with the participant.

2 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising recording a representation of the audio content and information identifying the participant.

3 . The method according to claim 2 wherein recording occurs during the collaboration session.

4 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising forming a textual representation of the audio content.

5 . The method according to claim 4 further comprising storing the textual representation and information identifying the participant.

6 . The method according to claim 5 further comprising displaying the textual representation and the information identifying the participant.

7 . The method according to claim 6 further comprising displaying an additional textual representation and information identifying an additional participant wherein the additional textual representation is associated with the additional participant.

8 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising detecting additional audio content associate with an additional participant.

9 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the collaboration session is attended by multiple participants.

10 . A system, comprising:

a content detection module configured to detect content that is shared during a collaboration session and to detect a participant originating the content;

a time stamp module configured to assign a time stamp to the content as the content is shared during the collaboration session; and

a storage module configured to store the content and the time stamp.

11 . The system according to claim 10 further comprising a collaboration session detection module configured to detect the collaboration session.

12 . The system according to claim 10 further comprising a content recording module configured to record the content associated with the collaboration session and to record the participant associated with the content.

13 . The system according to claim 10 further comprising a text archive module configured to detect a text message from the content.

14 . The system according to claim 13 wherein the text archive module is further configured to separate the text message into sub-messages.

15 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the content detection module is configured to identify a content type based on the content.

16 . The system according to claim 15 wherein the content type is an audio transmission.

17 . The system according to claim 15 wherein the content type is a graphical transmission.

18 . The system according to claim 15 wherein the content type is a textual transmission.

19 . A system comprising:

means for detecting audio content shared during a collaboration session;

means for detecting a participant associated with originating the audio content; and

means for automatically associating the audio content with the participant.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 7, 2011
From: WEBEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: CISCO WEBEX LLC
Reel/Frame 027033/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2011
From: CISCO WEBEX LLC
To: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027033/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2007
From: YUAN, ERIC; KNIGHT, DAVID; FARSHCHI, SHAWN; MONTOYA, ERIC
To: WEBEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 019158/0291 →