Master Presenter Interface for Online Conference Content Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current online conference systems face challenges in efficiently organizing and transmitting shared content from multiple endpoints, leading to unorganized layouts and computing bottlenecks, as they often lack flexible control over content arrangement and transmission, and may rely on separate data streams that reduce efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The system identifies a master presenter to manage the aggregation and layout of shared content from multiple endpoints, providing a master user interface to control the arrangement and transmission of content, allowing for flexible resizing, relocation, and removal of shared screens, and aggregates content at a server for efficient single-stream transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If shared content from multiple endpoints is transmitted using separate data streams, then each endpoint can share content independently, but data transmission efficiency decreases and computing bottlenecks occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate data streams into a single aggregated data stream by implementing a content aggregation mechanism at the server level. Multiple shared content sources from different endpoints are combined into one unified stream, reducing network overhead and improving transmission efficiency while maintaining the ability to share content independently from multiple endpoints
2Quantity of substance
If shared content from multiple endpoints is displayed simultaneously, then comprehensive content sharing is achieved, but layout organization becomes difficult and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary aggregation mechanism that receives content from multiple endpoints, processes and organizes it into a unified layout, and distributes it to participants. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity of organizing multiple content sources, allowing comprehensive content sharing while simplifying layout management through centralized control
3Ease of operation
If flexible control over content arrangement is provided, then layout customization is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service layout control where the system automatically manages content arrangement based on predefined aggregation rules and participant preferences. The flexibility to customize layouts is provided through automated processes that reduce manual intervention, thereby improving ease of operation while minimizing the increase in system complexity through intelligent automation
Data Source
AI summary
Controlling aggregation of shared content from multiple presenters during an online conference session includes, at a server having network connectivity, at a server having network connectivity, identifying a master presenter at an endpoint among a plurality of endpoints participating in an online conference session in which at least one of the plurality of endpoints is sharing content with other participants among the plurality of participants at their respective endpoints. One or more assistant presenters are determined among the plurality of participants at their respective endpoints. A master user interface is generated to serve as the user interface on the endpoint of the master presenter and a command is received, via the master user interface, to designate a layout. The layout aggregates shared content from the endpoints of one or more of the assistant presenters to make the layout viewable at the plurality of endpoints.