IP Library Granted Patent US 9,258,339
Granted Patent B2
US 9,258,339 · App. 13/871,362 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Presenting data to electronic meeting participants

Inventors: Paul Roger Bastide (Boxford, MA); Matthew E. Broomhall (Burlington, VT); Robert Edward Loredo (North Miami Beach, FL); Michael L. Taylor (Boca Raton, FL)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04L65/403H04L65/1069H04L65/4038
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Patent No.
US 9,258,339
App. No.
13/871,362
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described is a method for presenting web conference contents to one or more attendees in a shared session. Metadata is aggregated that is related to one or more participant electronic devices and a presenter electronic device that communicate with each other in the web conference. A presentation parameter is determined from the metadata. A selection interface is generated from the presentation parameter. A conference setting is selected from the selection interface. A set of content is presented at the presenter electronic device and shared with the one or more participant devices according to the selected conference setting.

Claims (35)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

for a web conference, aggregating metadata related to data for a visual display at one or more participant electronic devices and a presenter electronic device that communicate with each other in the web conference that includes the visual display;

determining a presentation parameter from the metadata, the presentation parameter determined from an aggregation result of a compilation of the combined metadata, wherein the combined metadata includes additional non-visual metadata different from the metadata related to the data of the visual display, and wherein the combined metadata is provided to the presenter electronic device for selecting display resolution;

generating at a display screen of the presenter electronic device a selection interface from the presentation parameter, wherein the selection interface includes a heatmap presented from the aggregation result, wherein the heatmap includes at least two heatmap sections, including a first heatmap section displayed at a first intensity corresponding to first combined metadata related to a first participant electronic device and a second heatmap section displayed at a second intensity overlaid on the first heatmap section and corresponding to second combined metadata related to a second participant electronic device, wherein the second heatmap section overlaid on the first heatmap section form a common area that shows a combined intensity of the first intensity with the second intensity, and wherein the selection interface permits the area outlined by each heatmap section to be selected;

activating a conference setting responsive to receiving a selection from the selection interface; and

displaying a set of content presented at the presenter electronic device and shared with the one or more participant devices according to the selected conference setting.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

recalculating the presentation parameter in response to a participant of the one or more participant electronic devices leaving or joining the web conference;

modifying, in response to the participant leaving or joining the web conference, the selection interface presented at the presenter electronic device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

generating a prompt at the presenter electronic device;

providing an option at the prompt to perform an action in response to receiving the modified selection interface.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein performing an action includes resetting a resolution of the display screen at the presenter electronic device or resizing the set of content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata relates to at least one of a bandwidth, a screen resolution, and a form factor of a display screen of at least one of the one or more participant electronic devices.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the presentation parameter comprises counting unique entries of the metadata.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the selection interface includes a plurality of sections, each section arranged on the display screen of the presenter electronic device according to a common feature of the one or more participant electronic devices.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the common feature includes a width/height and aspect ratio.

9. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

joining a plurality of participant electronic devices at an electronic meeting;

aggregating metadata for visual displays corresponding to the participant electronic devices and a presenter electronic device at the electronic meeting;

determining a set of presentation parameters from the aggregated metadata that are conducive to a presentation of data at the participant electronic devices at the electronic meeting, wherein the aggregated metadata includes non-visual metadata not related to the metadata of the visual displays and, wherein the aggregated metadata is provided to the presenter electronic device for selecting a display resolution;

generating a selection interface in response to the aggregated metadata for determining the set of presentation parameters, wherein the selection interface includes a heatmap presented from the aggregated metadata that includes a first heatmap section displayed at a first intensity corresponding to first aggregated metadata related to a first participant electronic device and a second heatmap section displayed at a second intensity overlaid on the first heatmap section and corresponding to second aggregated metadata related to a second participant electronic device, wherein the overlaid section shows a combined intensity of the first intensity and the second intensity and wherein the selection interface permits an area outlined by each heatmap section to be selected; and

activating a conference setting responsive to receiving a selection in one of the areas outlined by one of the heatmap sections.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

displaying content at the presenter electronic device;

sharing the content with the participant electronic devices; and

overlaying the selection interface on the displayed content.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising:

selecting a conference setting from the selection interface; and

modifying the content according to the selected conference setting.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

recalculating the presentation parameters in response to a participant computer leaving oar joining the web conference;

modifying, in response to the participant leaving or joining the web conference, the selection interface.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the aggregated metadata includes metadata relating to at least one of a bandwidth, a screen resolution, and a form factor of a display screen of at least one of the participant electronic devices.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the selection interface includes a plurality of sections, each section arranged on a display screen of the presenter electronic device according to a common feature of the plurality participant of electronic devices.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2013
From: BASTIDE, PAUL ROGER; BROOMHALL, MATTHEW E.; LOREDO, ROBERT EDWARD; TAYLOR, MICHAEL L.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030621/0260 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13466293 · May 8, 2012
Related Publication 20130305167A1 · Nov 14, 2013