IP Library Granted Patent US 11,776,581
Granted Patent B1
US 11,776,581 · App. 17/731,798 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Smart communications within prerecorded content

Inventors: Nathan Peterson (Oxford, NC); Russell Speight VanBlon (Raleigh, NC); Arnold Weksler (Raleigh, NC); Mark Delaney (Raleigh, NC); John C. Mese (Cary, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G11B27/34H04L65/403
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Patent No.
US 11,776,581
App. No.
17/731,798
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for enabling smart communications within prerecorded communication. An apparatus includes a processor, and coupled to the processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor to playback a prerecorded communication from at least one participant, enable at least one non-participant to mark a position within the prerecorded communication, capture a contextual portion of the prerecorded communication preceding the marked position, and convey at least one communicative input from the non-participant and the contextual portion to at least one invitee.

Claims (34)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, coupled to the processor, that stores code executable by the processor to:

playback a prerecorded communication from at least one participant;

enable at least one non-participant to mark a position within the prerecorded communication;

capture a contextual portion of the prerecorded communication preceding the marked position, the contextual portion having a start point that is a predetermined value before the position that the at least one non-participant marked; and

convey at least one communicative input from the non-participant and the contextual portion to at least one invitee.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-participant selects the at least one invitee or the predetermined value.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code is executable by the processor to embed the non-participant communicative input into the prerecorded communication.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the code is executable by the processor to embed into the prerecorded communication a responsive input from the participant in response to the non-participant communicative input.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the code is executable by the processor to embed multiple non-participant communicative inputs into the prerecorded communication and to store the multiple non-participant communicative inputs in a queue.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the code is executable by the processor to allow the at least one non-participant to review the queue before one or more of the multiple non-participant communicative inputs are conveyed to the at least one participant.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code is executable by the processor to detect, within the prerecorded communication, content potentially related to the at least one non-participant communicative input.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the code is executable by the processor to refer the at least one non-participant to the content potentially related to the at least one non-participant communicative input.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code is executable by the processor to identify at least one previously tagged item within the prerecorded communication.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one previously tagged item pertains to a specific invitee.

11. A method comprising:

Playing back a prerecorded communication from at least one participant;

Enabling at least one non-participant to mark a position within the prerecorded communication;

Capturing a contextual portion of the prerecorded communication preceding the marked position, the contextual portion having a start point that is a predetermined value before the position that the at least one non-participant marked; and

Conveying at least one communicative input from the non-participant and the contextual portion to at least one invitee.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the non-participant selects the at least one invitee or the predetermined value.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising embedding the non-participant communicative input into the prerecorded communication.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising embedding into the prerecorded communication a responsive input from the participant in response to the non-participant communicative input.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising embedding multiple non-participant communicative inputs into the prerecorded communication and storing the multiple non-participant communicative inputs in a queue.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising allowing the at least one non-participant to review the queue before conveying one or more of the multiple non-participant communicative inputs to the at least one participant.

17. The method of claim 11 further comprising detecting, within the prerecorded communication, content potentially related to the at least one non-participant communicative input.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising referring the at least one non-participant to the content potentially related to the at least one non-participant communicative input.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprising identifying at least one previously tagged item within the prerecorded communication and notifying a specific invitee of the at least one previously tagged item.

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

playback a prerecorded communication from at least one participant;

enable at least one non-participant to mark a position within the prerecorded communication;

capture a contextual portion of the prerecorded communication preceding the marked position, the contextual portion having a start point that is a predetermined value before the position that the at least one non-participant marked; and

convey at least one communicative input from the non-participant and the contextual portion to at least one invitee.

Assignments (4)
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 070266/0952 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
Reel/Frame 062078/0718 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: PETERSON, NATHAN; VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; WEKSLER, ARNOLD; DELANEY, MARK; MESE, JOHN C
To: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
Reel/Frame 060566/0341 →