The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Guna Duraisamy Gunasekar, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Mayel Espino, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Richard G. Moore, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael B. Freeman, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Frank A. Mckiel, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Paul A. Roberts, Alexandria, VA (US);
Guna Duraisamy Gunasekar, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Mayel Espino, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Richard G. Moore, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael B. Freeman, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Frank A. McKiel, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Paul A. Roberts, Alexandria, VA (US);
Verizon Business Global LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
An approach is provided for supporting multi-media conferencing. Textual information (e.g., text associated with a presentation) is received for display during a conference session to multiple participants. For a particular participant, configuration information corresponding to the participant specifies language assistance for the textual information. Language assistance involves augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the particular participant. In one embodiment, the augmented textual information includes language translation of the textual information. Additionally, the augmented textual information can encompass definitions of terms, including acronyms. The augmented textual information is forwarded for display to the participant during the conference session.