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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Michael Dennis Facemire, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Gerald Laverte Mitchell, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael C. Wanderski, Durham, NC (US);
Gabriel Aaron Cohen, San Mateo, CA (US);
Michael Dennis Facemire, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Gerald Laverte Mitchell, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael C. Wanderski, Durham, NC (US);
Gabriel Aaron Cohen, San Mateo, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An enhanced collaboration system makes it possible for viewers of post-original video presentations to collaborate online with others who are viewing the same video presentation at the same time. A collaborate room controller establishes and maintains sets of online collaboration sessions for the post-original video presentation with each collaboration session being associated with a particular time slot in the presentation. Typically, a viewer is assigned to a collaboration session that is associated with the user's current view point; i.e., the presentation time slot the user is currently viewing. A graphical user interface conveys information about existing collaboration sessions to the user to assist the user in selecting an appropriate collaboration session.