IP Library Granted Patent US 11,238,177
Granted Patent B2
US 11,238,177 · App. 16/575,130 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Multiuser information exchange management

Inventors: Song Wang (Cary, NC); Jian Li (Durham, NC); Ming Qian (Cary, NC); Yang Wang (Cary, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
G06F21/6245G06F3/167G06F21/602G06F21/6272
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,238,177
App. No.
16/575,130
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

For multiuser information exchange management, a processor receives information permissions for a plurality of participants in an electronic forum. The information permissions include an audio permission, a video permission, a file share permission, a drawing permission, and/or a presentation permission for each participant. The processor provides forum information to each participant based on the information permissions. The audio permission is required to receive audio from the electronic forum. The video permission is required to receive video from the electronic forum. The file share permission is required to receive a file from the electronic forum. The drawing permission is required to receive a drawing from the electronic forum. The presentation permission is required to receive a presentation from the electronic forum.

Claims (28)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:

receive information permissions for a plurality of participants in an electronic forum, the information permissions comprising each of an audio permission, a video permission, a file share permission, and a presentation permission for each participant and wherein the information permissions are one of unique for each participant and assigned to a group; and

provide information to each participant based on the information permissions, wherein the audio permission is required to receive audio from the electronic forum, the video permission is required to receive video from the electronic forum, the file share permission is required to receive a file from the electronic forum, and the presentation permission is required to receive a presentation from the electronic forum.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio permission, the video permission, the file share permission, a drawing permission, and the presentation permission each comprise a timestamp, and wherein a server communicates the audio, the video, the file, the drawing, and/or the presentation in response to the timestamp preceding a current time.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a single set of information permissions for each of the plurality of participants is received from an administrator.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of sets of information permissions for each of the plurality of participants are received from each participant.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more participants are organized in the group, a first set of information permissions are assigned to the group, and the information permissions for each participant in the group are the information permissions for the group.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information permissions are received as a voice command.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information permissions are received through a user interface.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by use of a processor, information permissions for a plurality of participants in an electronic forum, the information permissions comprising each of an audio permission, a video permission, a file share permission, and a presentation permission for each participant and wherein the information permissions are one of unique for each participant and assigned to a group; and

providing information to each participant based on the information permissions, wherein the audio permission is required to receive audio from the electronic forum, the video permission is required to receive video from the electronic forum, the file share permission is required to receive a file from the electronic forum, and the presentation permission is required to receive a presentation from the electronic forum.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the audio permission, the video permission, the file share permission, a drawing permission, and the presentation permission each comprise a timestamp, and wherein a server communicates the audio, the video, the file, the drawing, and/or the presentation in response to the timestamp preceding a current time.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein a single set of information permissions for each of the plurality of participants is received from an administrator.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein a plurality of sets of information permissions for each of the plurality of participants is received from each participant.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein one or more participants are organized in the group, a first set of information permissions are assigned to the group, and the information permissions for each participant in the group are the information permissions for the group.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information permissions are received as a voice command.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information permissions are received through a user interface.

15. A program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to:

receive information permissions for a plurality of participants in an electronic forum, the information permissions comprising each of an audio permission, a video permission, a file share permission, and/or a presentation permission for each participant and wherein the information permissions are one of unique for each participant and assigned to a group; and

provide information to each participant based on the information permissions, wherein the audio permission is required to receive audio from the electronic forum, the video permission is required to receive video from the electronic forum, the file share permission is required to receive a file from the electronic forum, and the presentation permission is required to receive a presentation from the electronic forum.

16. The program product of claim 15 , wherein the audio permission, the video permission, the file share permission, a drawing permission, and the presentation permission each comprise a timestamp, and wherein a server communicates the audio, the video, the file, the drawing, and/or the presentation in response to the timestamp preceding a current time.

17. The program product of claim 15 , wherein a single set of information permissions for each of the plurality of participants is received from an administrator.

18. The program product of claim 15 , wherein a plurality of sets of information permissions for each of the plurality of participants is received from each participant.

19. The program product of claim 15 , wherein one or more participants are organized in the group, a first set of information permissions are assigned to the group, and the information permissions for each participant in the group are the information permissions for the group.

20. The program product of claim 15 , wherein the information permissions are received as a voice command.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070269/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2019
From: WANG, SONG; LI, JIAN; QIAN, MING; WANG, YANG
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 050425/0042 →
Continuity (1)
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