Rhub Communications, Inc

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Yanlin Guan

Chengjiang Mao

Xiang Yang Li

Xiaosong Du

Bruce Thomas Maigatter

Lawrence Dorie

Sachin Guatam Kosare

A browser based web conferencing method is disclosed, the method comprising transmitting browser code to a browser of an attendee computer connected to a network. The browser code comprises code segments for receiving image size information from a server, wherein the image size information identifies a size of a presenter display area of a presenter computer. An image is received from the presenter computer through the server, a size of an attendee display area of the attendee computer is determined, and the image is scaled to generate a scaled image that fits in the attendee display area.

Browser based web conferencing employing attendee side image scaling

A multimedia player and method is disclosed for displaying multimedia content on a video screen. A video stream and a markup language segment associated with the video stream are received, wherein the markup language segment comprising a time stamp identifying a target segment of the video stream, and at least one keyword associated with the time stamp. The keyword is transmitted over a network to a search engine, and related content is received from the search engine over the network, wherein the related content is related to the keyword. When the target segment of the video stream is displayed on the video screen, the related content is concurrently displayed on the video screen.

Method and apparatus to provide multimedia service using time-based markup language

A browser based web conferencing method is disclosed, wherein a request to receive a screen update image of a first layer is transmitted over a network, and the screen update image of the first layer is displayed. A request to receive a screen update image of a second layer is transmitted over the network, and the screen update image of the second layer is displayed, wherein the screen update image of the second layer overlaps the screen update image of the first layer. An image-load script is executed in connection with receiving one of the screen update images, wherein the image-load script executes the request-update script after all of the screen update images of the first layer have been displayed.

Browser based web conferencing employing layering to display screen updates

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Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

Yanlin Guan