Cloud-based conferencing on a mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016294887-A1
Application number	US-201514674247-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

One or more examples provide a method of attending a scheduled web conference that includes: receiving a notification at a recipient client device authorized by a management server to attend the scheduled web conference; joining the scheduled web conference through a conferencing client application on the recipient client device in response to the notification; receiving a content stream provisioned by the management server at the recipient client device; displaying a live portion of the content stream in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the conferencing client application; and displaying a prior portion of the content stream in the GUI of the conferencing client application in response to user input received through the GUI. Further embodiments include a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a computer system to carry out the above method above, as well as a computer system configured to carry out the above method.

First claim

We claim :

1 . A method of joining a scheduled web conference, comprising:
receiving a notification at a recipient client device authorized by a management server to attend the scheduled web conference; joining the scheduled web conference through a conferencing client application on the recipient client device in response to the notification; receiving a content stream provisioned by the management server at the recipient client device; displaying a live portion of the content stream in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the conferencing client application; and displaying a prior portion of the content stream in the GUI of the conferencing client application in response to user input received through the GUI.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the GUI displays the live portion of the content stream concurrently with the prior portion of the content stream.

3 . The method of claim 2 , Wherein the GUI displays the live portion of the content stream in a first window and the prior portion of the content stream in a second window within the first window.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the content stream comprises:
buffering at least a portion of the content stream in a memory of the recipient client device.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the buffering comprises:
receiving progress information from the management server indicating the live portion of the content stream and the prior portion of the content stream a of a current time.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content stream originates from a host client device managed by the management server.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the content stream comprises at least a portion of content displayed by a screen of the host client device.

8 . A system, comprising:
a memory device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory device to:
receive a notification from a management server to attend the scheduled web conference;
join the scheduled web conference through a conferencing client application in response to the notification;
receive a content stream provisioned by the management server;
display a live portion of the content stream in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the conferencing client application; and
display a prior portion of the content stream in the GUI of the conferencing client application, in response to user input received through the GUI.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the GUI is configured to display the live portion of the content stream concurrently with the prior portion of the content stream.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the GUI is configured to display the live portion of the content stream in a first window and the prior portion of the content stream in a second window within the first window.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
buffer at least a portion of the content stream in the memory device.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
receive progress information, from the management server indicating the live portion of the content stream and the prior portion of the content stream as of a current time.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the content stream originates from a host client device managed by the management server.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content stream comprises at least a portion of a screen of the host client device.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed in a computer system, causes the computer system to carry out a method of joining a scheduled web conference, comprising:
receiving a notification at a recipient client device authorized by a management server to attend the scheduled we conference; joining the scheduled web conference through a conferencing client application on the recipient client device in response to the notification; receiving a content stream provisioned by the management server at the recipient client device; displaying a live portion of the content stream in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the conferencing client application; and displaying a prior portion of the content stream in the GUI of the conferencing client application in response to user input received through the GUI.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the Gut displays the live portion of the content stream concurrently with the prior portion of the content stream.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the GUI displays the live portion of the content stream in a first window and the prior portion of the content stream in a second window within the first window.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein receiving the content stream comprises:
buffering at least a portion of the content stream in a memory of the recipient client device.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the buffering comprises:
receiving progress information from the management server indicating the live portion of the content stream and the prior portion of the content stream as of a current time.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the content stream originates from a host client device managed by the management server.

Assignees

• Vmware Inc

Inventors

• George Moses

Classifications

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• H04L65/403 Primary

  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

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• H04L65/61

  for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio · CPC title