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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Kulvir Singh Bhogal, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Robert Ross Peterson, Austin, TX (US);
Lisa Anne Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kulvir Singh Bhogal, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Robert Ross Peterson, Austin, TX (US);
Lisa Anne Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for synchronizing a media presentation. A locally stored electronic copy of the media presentation is displayed on a presenter's presentation device and a locally stored copy of the media presentation is displayed on each of one or more participants' presentation devices. The presenter's presentation device and each participant's presentation device is operable to communicate with each other through a communications network. In response to the presenter performing an action on the electronic copy of the media presentation on the presenter's presentation device during the media presentation, data pertaining to the action is transmitted through the communications network to each participant's presentation device. The appearance of the media presentation on each participant's presentation device is changed in accordance with the data transmitted from the presenter.