Conference Application Manager for Screen Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network conferencing systems lack the ability to provide attendees with enhanced functionality beyond basic audio and video transmission, limiting productivity and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A conference system with application support (CSAS) that allows attendees to install and run various conference applications before, during, and after a network conference, enabling features like screen sharing, application content transmission, and recording of application usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a typical conferencing system is used, then audio and video transmission is provided, but functionality is limited and productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The conferencing system is enhanced by integrating multiple conference applications (screen sharing, whiteboarding, file transfer, recording) into a single unified platform. The system allows attendees to access and use various applications during conferences, transforming a basic audio-video system into a multi-functional collaboration environment that improves both versatility and productivity
2Ease of operation
If basic conferencing functionality is provided, then system complexity is kept low, but user experience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
A conference application manager is introduced as an intermediary component that handles the complexity of managing multiple conference applications. This manager automatically handles application installation, execution, and coordination, allowing users to access enhanced functionality without directly interacting with the underlying system complexity. The manager acts as a mediator between the user and the complex application ecosystem
3Productivity
If conference applications are integrated, then productivity is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct functional modules: the conference application manager, individual conference applications (screen sharing, whiteboarding, file transfer, recording), and the underlying conferencing infrastructure. Each application operates as an independent module that can be managed, installed, and executed separately, allowing productivity enhancement through multiple applications while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture
Data Source
AI summary
System and methods for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. The method includes participating in a network conference using a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, running the conference application from the client application during the network conference, capturing a screen shot of a display window generated by the conference application during the network conference, and transmitting the screen shot to attendees of the network conference.