Contextual Template Synchronization for Web Conference Presenters

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Solution Overview

Problem

In web conferencing systems, it is challenging for participants to identify the current presenter during a presentation, as existing systems lack effective methods to dynamically distinguish and personalize presentation templates based on the presenter's identity, leading to confusion and difficulty in following the presentation.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that dynamically associate contextual presentation templates with the conference presenter by identifying the presenter and applying personalized templates, including background color, texture, font styles, and photo, to visually differentiate the presenter and enhance presentation clarity without requiring manual modification from participants.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If presentation templates are dynamically associated with presenter identity, then presenter identification capability is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepresenter identification capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically identifies the presenter and applies the appropriate template without requiring manual intervention from participants. The conferencing system self-services by detecting presenter identity through camera feeds or user input and dynamically selecting templates based on pre-configured associations between presenter identities and template parameters.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

A single presentation template system serves multiple functions: it identifies the current presenter, retrieves associated visual characteristics, and applies appropriate styling. The template mechanism universally handles different presenters by matching their identities to pre-defined template parameters, eliminating the need for separate manual configuration systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If personalized presentation templates are applied, then presentation clarity is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepresentation clarityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Template parameters including visual characteristics such as background color, texture, font styles, and presenter photos are pre-configured and associated with each presenter identity before the conference begins. When a presenter is identified, the system simply retrieves and applies the pre-prepared template rather than generating个性化 content in real-time, minimizing processing delay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If manual modification of presentation templates is eliminated, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of useVSAvoidtemplate adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adapts presentation templates based on the identified presenter by automatically selecting and applying the appropriate pre-configured template parameters. This dynamic behavior provides adaptability equivalent to manual modification while maintaining ease of operation, as the system automatically adjusts to different presenters without requiring participant intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9992245B2Synchronization of contextual templates in a customized web conference presentation
Publication Date: 2018.06.05 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

In a method for customization of contextual information during a web conference presentation, a computer system executes a presentation program during a conference presentation. The computer system receives a request to access presentation templates based on parameters of a presenter, wherein the presentation templates including parameters identifying one or more of template texture, template font, template name of the presenter or template photo of the presenter of the conference presentation. In addition, the computer system determines an identity of the presenter during the conference presentation and matching the identity of the presenter against the parameter of the presenter. Moreover, the computer system extracts the presentation templates in the repository based on the match. The computer system further applies the extracted presentation template to presentation contents of the presentation program. In one aspect, the extracted presentation template alters visual characteristics of the presentation content based on the applied presentation template.