METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACTIVITIES IN A WEB CONFERENCE
A computer implemented method and apparatus for managing activities in a web conference. The method and apparatus segment participants of a web conference into a plurality of groups and presents to each group in the plurality of groups one or more conference activities. The one or more conference activities for a first group in the plurality of groups are different from the one or more conference activities for a second group in the plurality of groups.
1 . A computer implemented method comprising:
segmenting participants of a web conference into a plurality of groups; and
presenting to each group in the plurality of groups one or more conference activities, wherein the one or more conference activities for a first group in the plurality of groups is different from the one or more conference activities for a second group in the plurality of groups.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein segmenting is based on a participant response to a conference activity.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein segmenting is based on static information, wherein static information is identifying information regarding a participant.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a conference activity is at least one of a plurality of presentation slides, a poll, or a text chat message.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein conference activities are at least one of a pre-defined conference activity or a conference activity created during the web conference.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the created conference activity comprises a time to display the conference activity and one or more groups to whom the conference activity is to be displayed.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting a host of the web conference a display comprising a view of what is presented to each group in the plurality of groups.
8 . An apparatus for managing activities in a web conference comprising:
a computer having one or more processors and further comprising:
a conference management module for segmenting participants of a web conference into a plurality of groups, and presenting to each group in the plurality of groups one or more conference activities, wherein the one or more conference activities for a first group in the plurality of groups is different from the one or more conference activities for a second group in the plurality of groups.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the conference management module segments based on a participant response to a conference activity.
10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the conference management module segments based on static information, wherein static information is identifying information regarding a participant.
11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more conference activities is at least one of a plurality of presentation slides, a poll, or a text chat message.
12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more conference activities are at least one of a pre-defined conference activity or a conference activity created during the web conference, and wherein the created conference activity comprises a time to display the conference activity and one or more groups to whom the conference activity is to be displayed.
13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the conference management module presents a host of the web conference a display comprising a view of what is presented to each group in the plurality of groups.
14 . A non-transient computer readable medium for storing computer instructions that, when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method for managing activities in a web conference comprising:
segmenting participants of a web conference into a plurality of groups; and
presenting to each group in the plurality of groups one or more conference activities, wherein the one or more conference activities for a first group in the plurality of groups is different from the one or more conference activities for a second group in the plurality of groups.
15 . The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein segmenting is based on a participant response to a conference activity.
16 . The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein segmenting is based on static information, wherein static information is identifying information regarding a participant.
17 . The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein a conference activity is at least one of a plurality of presentation slides, a poll, or a text chat message.
18 . The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein conference activities are at least one of a pre-defined conference activity or a conference activity created during the web conference.
19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the created conference activity comprises a time to display the conference activity and one or more groups to whom the conference activity is to be displayed.
20 . The computer readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising presenting a host of the web conference a display comprising a view of what is presented to each group in the plurality of groups.