公开(公告)号：FR2711260B1

公开(公告)日：1999-02-19

申请号：FR9412219

申请日：1994-10-13

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： THESSIN TYLER R ,  ROTHROCK LEWIS V

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F13/38

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication between agents in an electronic conferencing system is disclosed. In an electronic conferencing system wherein data is shared between a plurality of participants during an electronic conference, a method is disclosed for transferring large object data blocks among the participants during the electronic conference comprising the following steps: a) receiving an asynchronous request for large object data; b) placing the request in a request queue; c) receiving an asynchronous request for reprioritization of the request queue; d) determining a transport medium capability; e) partitioning the large object data into data blocks, a size of the data blocks being variable and corresponding to the capability of the transport medium; f) transferring the requested large object data to each of the participants via the transport medium; and g) removing the request from the request queue upon completion of the step of sending the requested large object data.

公开(公告)号：DE4436677B4

公开(公告)日：2005-05-04

申请号：DE4436677

申请日：1994-10-13

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： THESSIN TYLER R ,  ROTHROCK LEWIS V

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N7/15

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication between agents in an electronic conferencing system is disclosed. In an electronic conferencing system wherein data is shared between a plurality of participants during an electronic conference, a method is disclosed for transferring large object data blocks among the participants during the electronic conference comprising the following steps: a) receiving an asynchronous request for large object data; b) placing the request in a request queue; c) receiving an asynchronous request for reprioritization of the request queue; d) determining a transport medium capability; e) partitioning the large object data into data blocks, a size of the data blocks being variable and corresponding to the capability of the transport medium; f) transferring the requested large object data to each of the participants via the transport medium; and g) removing the request from the request queue upon completion of the step of sending the requested large object data.

公开(公告)号：DE4436677A1

公开(公告)日：1995-05-18

申请号：DE4436677

申请日：1994-10-13

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： THESSIN TYLER R ,  ROTHROCK LEWIS V

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Data blocks of large objects are transmitted between a number of partners in an electronic conference system in which the partners share data during the conference, in which an asynchronous request for data of a large object is received (803, 805), the request is queued in a request queue, an asynchronous request for reprioritising the request queue is received (804, 805) and the transmission capability of a transport medium is determined, the data of the large object are then partitioned into data blocks, the data block size being variable and matching the capability of the transport medium, the requested data of the large object are transmitted via the transport medium (806) to each partner and the request is removed (807) from the request queue when the transmission is concluded. This results in a deferred synchronisation of the remote partner in which the remote partner first only receives the BLOB structure (BLOB = large binary object) (802) and receives the complete BLOB data (808) at a more suitable later time at which the transmission medium is not loaded as much.

公开(公告)号：GB2284969B

公开(公告)日：1998-06-03

申请号：GB9414958

申请日：1994-07-21

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： ROTHROCK LEWIS V ,  THESSIN TYLER R

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04M3/56

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for joining participants in a conferencing system. In a computer conferencing system having a plurality of participants coupled by a communication medium, each participant of the plurality of participants having a meeting manager, a process and apparatus is disclosed for joining participants in the conferencing system. This process comprises the steps of: 1) collecting public meeting information generated by any of the plurality of participants, the public meeting information includes zero or more pages of annotations; 2) receiving a connection indication from a joining participant; 3) receiving joining meeting information from the joining participant; 4) comparing the public meeting information with the joining meeting information and generating a set of differences; and 5) selectively sending the set of differences to the joining participant or the plurality of participants or both the joining participant and the plurality of participants. The process of the present invention further includes the step of collecting private meeting information from a local participant in which the meeting manager is resident. The private meeting information is different from the public meeting information and the private meeting information is not accessible to participants of the plurality of conference participants other than the local participant. In the present invention, one and only one participant of the plurality of participants is assigned an arbitrator status, the arbitrator status being dynamically modifiable. The one participant is denoted as the arbitrator participant.

公开(公告)号：FR2711260A1

公开(公告)日：1995-04-21

申请号：FR9412219

申请日：1994-10-13

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： THESSIN TYLER R ,  ROTHROCK LEWIS V

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F13/38

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication between agents in an electronic conferencing system is disclosed. In an electronic conferencing system wherein data is shared between a plurality of participants during an electronic conference, a method is disclosed for transferring large object data blocks among the participants during the electronic conference comprising the following steps: a) receiving an asynchronous request for large object data; b) placing the request in a request queue; c) receiving an asynchronous request for reprioritization of the request queue; d) determining a transport medium capability; e) partitioning the large object data into data blocks, a size of the data blocks being variable and corresponding to the capability of the transport medium; f) transferring the requested large object data to each of the participants via the transport medium; and g) removing the request from the request queue upon completion of the step of sending the requested large object data.

公开(公告)号：AU7623600A

公开(公告)日：2001-05-30

申请号：AU7623600

申请日：2000-09-29

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： ROTHROCK LEWIS V ,  MALISZEWSKI RICHARD L ,  ROZAS CARLOS V ,  TUNG LIHUI C ,  RANGANATHAN KUMAR ,  PALMER DAVID W ,  HUDED ASHOK V

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F21/12 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F1/00

公开(公告)号：SG52553A1

公开(公告)日：1998-09-28

申请号：SG1996005896

申请日：1994-07-21

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： ROTHROCK LEWIS V ,  THESSIN TYLER R

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04N7/15 ,  G06F15/16

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for joining participants in a conferencing system. In a computer conferencing system having a plurality of participants coupled by a communication medium, each participant of the plurality of participants having a meeting manager, a process and apparatus is disclosed for joining participants in the conferencing system. This process comprises the steps of: 1) collecting public meeting information generated by any of the plurality of participants, the public meeting information includes zero or more pages of annotations; 2) receiving a connection indication from a joining participant; 3) receiving joining meeting information from the joining participant; 4) comparing the public meeting information with the joining meeting information and generating a set of differences; and 5) selectively sending the set of differences to the joining participant or the plurality of participants or both the joining participant and the plurality of participants. The process of the present invention further includes the step of collecting private meeting information from a local participant in which the meeting manager is resident. The private meeting information is different from the public meeting information and the private meeting information is not accessible to participants of the plurality of conference participants other than the local participant. In the present invention, one and only one participant of the plurality of participants is assigned an arbitrator status, the arbitrator status being dynamically modifiable. The one participant is denoted as the arbitrator participant.

公开(公告)号：GB2284969A

公开(公告)日：1995-06-21

申请号：GB9414958

申请日：1994-07-21

Applicant: INTEL CORP

Inventor： ROTHROCK LEWIS V ,  THESSIN TYLER R

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04M3/56

Abstract: In a computer conferencing system having a plurality of participants 310, 312 coupled by a communication medium 315, each participant having a meeting manager 320, 324, a process for joining a participant 314 comprises 1) collecting public meeting information generated by any of the plurality of participants 310, 312, the public meeting information including zero or more pages of annotations; 2) receiving a connection indication from a joining participant 314; 3) receiving joining meeting information from the joining participant; 4) comparing the public meeting information with the joining meeting information and generating a set of differences; and 5) selectively sending the set of differences to the joining participant or the plurality of participants or both the joining participant and the plurality of participants. A further step includes collecting private meeting information from a local participant in which the meeting manager is resident. One participant is assigned an arbitrator status, (state AP).