Scrollable real-time presentation document twin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11934649-B2
Application number	US-202217682260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2022
Priority date	Feb 28, 2022
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

A method includes: hosting, by a computing device, a videoconference among plural users; receiving, by the computing device, input from a sharing user of the plural users, wherein the input initiates a screenshare in the videoconference; creating, by the computing device, document twins of a document shown in the screenshare; and providing, by the computing device and to other users of the plural users, access to respective ones of the document twins in an interface of the videoconference; wherein each of the other users may scroll within a respective one of the document twins independently of other ones of the other users and independently of the screenshare.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
hosting, by a computing device, a videoconference among plural users;
receiving, by the computing device, input from a sharing user of the plural users, wherein the input initiates a screenshare in the videoconference;
creating, by the computing device, document twins of a document shown in the screenshare;
providing, by the computing device and to other users of the plural users, access to respective ones of the document twins in an interface of the videoconference,
wherein each of the other users may scroll within a respective one of the document twins independently of other ones of the other users and independently of the screenshare,
wherein the document twins are only accessible by the other users during a time in the videoconference controlled by the user that shared the document in the screenshare, the document twin being read-only, meaning that the other users cannot save a copy of the document twin and cannot edit the document twin; and
providing, for a respective one of the document twins shown in a respective one of the interfaces of the videoconference, a visual indicator of a portion of current content of the screenshare on a same screen in conjunction with a portion of one of the document twins which has been moved away from the current content, wherein the visual indicator identifies only the portion of the current content that overlaps the portion of one of the document twins which has been moved away from the current content, wherein the visual indicator disappears when the respective one of document twins has no overlap with the content of the screenshare of the videoconference.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the visual indicator based on data obtained using web hooks.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to receiving a snap back input from the sharing user, automatically causing each of the respective ones of the document twins to scroll to a same portion of the document as currently shown in the screenshare.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the sharing user, an input defining a number of pages; and
limiting scrolling within the document twins based on the input defining the number of pages.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the sharing user, an input defining an amount of time; and
limiting scrolling within the document twins based on the input defining the amount of time.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to receiving a first toggle input disabling the document twins:
causing all the document twins to scroll to a same portion of the document as currently shown in the screenshare; and
preventing scrolling within all the document twins until such time as the sharing user provides a second toggle input enabling the document twins.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving input from one of the other users flagging a page in their respective one of the document twins; and
creating a link in the interface of the videoconference of the sharing user, wherein selection of the link by the sharing user causes the screenshare to display the flagged page of the document.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
capturing viewing metrics of the other users relating to time spent viewing portions of the document twins; and
providing the viewing metrics to the sharing user.

9. A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to:
host a videoconference among plural users;
receive input from a sharing user of the plural users, wherein the input initiates a screenshare in the videoconference;
create document twins of a document shown in the screenshare;
provide, to other users of the plural users, access to respective ones of the document twins in an interface of the videoconference,
wherein each of the other users may scroll within a respective one of the document twins independently of other ones of the other users and independently of the screenshare,
wherein the document twins are only accessible by the other users during a time in the videoconference controlled by the user that shared the document in the screenshare, the document twin being read-only, meaning that the other users cannot save a copy of the document twin and cannot edit the document twin; and
provide, for a respective one of the document twins shown in a respective one of the interfaces of the videoconference, a visual indicator of a portion of current content of the screenshare on a same screen in conjunction with a portion of one of the document twins which has been moved away from the current content, wherein the visual indicator identifies only the portion of the current content that overlaps the portion of one of the document twins which has been moved away from the current content, wherein the visual indicator disappears when the respective one of document twins has no overlap with the content of the screenshare of the videoconference.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions are executable to cause, in response to receiving a snap back input from the sharing user, each of the respective ones of the document twins to scroll to a same portion of the document as currently shown in the screenshare.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions are executable to:
receive, from the sharing user, an input defining a number of pages; and
limit scrolling within the document twins based on the input defining the number of pages.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions are executable to:
receive, from the sharing user, an input defining an amount of time; and
limit scrolling within the document twins based on the input defining the amount of time.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions are executable to:
receive a first toggle input disabling the document twins;
cause all the document twins to scroll to a same portion of the document as currently shown in the screenshare; and
prevent scrolling within all the document twins until such time as the sharing user provides a second toggle input enabling the document twins.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions are executable to:
capture viewing metrics of the other users relating to time spent viewing portions of the document twins; and
provide the viewing metrics to the sharing user.

15. A system comprising:
a processor, a computer readable memory, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to:
host a videoconference among plural users;
receive input from a sharing user of the plural users, wherein the input initiates a screenshare in the videoconference;
create document twins of a document shown in the screenshare;
provide, to other users of the plural users, access to respective ones of the document twins in an interface of the videoconference,
wherein each of the other users may scroll within a respective one of the document twins independently of other ones of the other users and independently of the screenshare,
wherein the document twins are only accessible by the other users during a time in the videoconference controlled by the user that shared the document i

Assignees

• Kyndryl Inc

Inventors

• Silverstein Michael Seth
• Miles Caleb
• Silverstein Zachary A
• Fox Jeremy R

Classifications

• G06F3/0485 Primary

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• H04L65/1096

  Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding (systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42) · CPC title

• H04L65/403

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• H04L65/1089

  by adding media; by removing media · CPC title