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Electronic tool and methods for meetings

US9722986B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/1827
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic meeting tool and method for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting. These can include a node configuration device adapted to operate a display node of a communications network, the display node being coupled to a first display. The node configuration device is adapted to receive user selected arbitrary media content and to control display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the first display. At least one peripheral device adapted to communicate the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network is provided, where the peripheral device is a connection unit including: (e) a connector adapted to couple to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system; and (f) a transmitter for communicating with the communications network.

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