Meeting Management Engine Missing Content Manifest
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional meeting management systems lack the computing logic to handle attendee device technical disruptions or disconnections, leading to inefficient retrieval and communication of entire meeting content when a device disconnects, causing additional computations and superfluous data access.
Innovation Solution
A missing meeting content manifest is generated and communicated to the attendee device, identifying segments of missing content based on the disconnection period, allowing for efficient retrieval and display of only the relevant missing content, using a meeting management engine that detects disconnections and reconnects, and records meeting content in segments with time codes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If full recordings are retrieved to access content missed during packet loss or network disconnection, then content accessibility is improved, but computational overhead and data transmission volume increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments meeting content into discrete time-based segments with associated timestamps. When disconnection occurs, the system tracks which segments were received and generates a manifest indicating only the missing segments need retrieval. This segmentation allows selective content delivery rather than transmitting entire recordings, reducing computational overhead and energy consumption while maintaining reliable content accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the essential metadata (timestamps and segment identifiers) into a manifest file, separating this structural information from the actual video content. This extraction allows the system to communicate precisely what content is missing without transferring unnecessary data, thereby reducing energy consumption while ensuring reliable retrieval of only the necessary content segments.
2Reliability
If full recordings including superfluous content are retrieved, then content completeness is improved, but data transmission volume and memory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the continuous meeting recording into discrete time segments with associated timestamps. The manifest records which specific segments are missing based on the disconnection period. This segmentation enables the system to retrieve only the necessary segments rather than entire recordings, reducing data transmission volume while maintaining content completeness for the affected time periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and transmits only the manifest containing metadata about missing segments (timestamps and segment identifiers) rather than the full video content. This extraction of essential information allows the system to communicate precisely what content is needed, significantly reducing data transmission volume while ensuring complete retrieval of only the necessary content segments.
3Speed
If continuously streaming video model is used, then real-time meeting access is improved, but handling of disconnections and packet loss becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the continuous video stream into discrete time-based segments with timestamps. This segmentation transforms the complex problem of handling continuous stream disruptions into manageable discrete units. The manifest records which segments are missing, allowing the system to retrieve and replay only those specific segments rather than managing complex reconnection logic for the entire continuous stream, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining real-time access capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-segmenting the video stream into time-based segments with timestamps before disconnection occurs. This preliminary organization of content into structured segments with metadata allows the system to efficiently handle disconnections by simply referencing the pre-established segment structure in the manifest, rather than managing complex reconnection logic during the disconnection event, thereby reducing device complexity while preserving real-time access.
4Device complexity
If no computing logic for handling disruptions is implemented, then system simplicity is maintained, but attendee experience during disconnections deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the disconnection handling logic into a separate manifest generation mechanism that operates independently from the main video streaming system. The manifest is a simple metadata structure that records missing segments, allowing the system to maintain overall simplicity while providing improved attendee experience. The complexity is isolated to only the necessary manifest processing rather than being embedded throughout the entire system.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer storage media for providing a missing meeting content manifest associated with missing meeting content for a meeting (e.g., a meeting session) in a meeting management system. A missing meeting content manifest—a record of data of meeting content—can be a file that identifies segments of data that are associated with the missing meeting content. In operation, the meeting management system detects that an attendee is disconnected from the meeting and later determines that the attendee has reconnected to the meeting. The meeting management system calculates a number of segments of the meeting content associated with a period of time the attendee was so disconnected and generates a missing meeting content manifest corresponding to the number of segments of the meeting content associated with the period of time the attendee was disconnected. The meeting management system communicates the missing meeting content manifest to the attendee device.