Reporting participant attention level to presenter during a web-based rich-media conference
US8392503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1822
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises establishing, by an IP-based meeting server via an IP network, a web-based media conference between an identified meeting presenter having a web-enabled presenter client device and identified meeting participants each having at least one corresponding participating client device; receiving, by the IP-based meeting server, monitoring data for each of the identified meeting participants, the monitoring data including, for each identified meeting participant, a detected interaction by the corresponding identified meeting participant with the corresponding participant client device; generating, by the IP-based meeting server, an aggregate attention metric identifying an aggregate focus of attention by the identified meeting participants, based on the received monitoring data; and outputting, by the IP-based meeting server, the aggregate attention metric for display by the web-enabled presenter client device of the identified meeting presenter.
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