DESC: CLOUD BASED PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH CONFERENCING AND MESSAGING APPLICATIONS
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001]The present invention generally relates to the field of data processing systems and methods. The present invention also relates to conferencing (video) and messaging tools for corporate and educational organizations. The present invention further relates to a cloud based unified collaboration system and methods. The present invention more particularly related to an improved cloud based projection system with conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training applications.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]With the advent of globalization and virtual reality, video conferencing and messaging tools/applications play a vital role in corporate communication systems. Video conferencing and messaging applications can be effective in conducting meetings between multiple remotely located users of the organization by substantial saving of time and travel expenses. Most of the modern businesses have offices/operations across the globe where employees from different office locations have to work together on a common project.
[0003]It is therefore there is high need of constant interaction between the employees to interact, share and communicate information with their team players across diverse geographical areas. Using tools such as video conferencing and messaging tools, multiple employees can collaborate on a single task as if they were in the same room, regardless of their geographic location. While commonly referred to as conferencing, it is to be understood that collaborationsystems that allow video conferencing messaging such as a chat rooms and audio, such as a phone conference.
[0004]Conventional video conferencing systems used in corporate and training applications utilize a wide range of conferencing applications for making presentations and telecommunications in a seminar or a meeting. Such conventional video conferencing systems having a configuration in which have a main terminal device, one or more sub terminal devices, an image display unit displaying images or pictures for all participants (hereinafter referred to as a projector), and a server are connected to one another through a network. The conference system may include a function of allowing a participant to access data held by a projector or a server using a PC, or to capture a snapshot of an image or a picture being projected by a projector, or the like.
[0005]In such conventional video conference systems, it is very difficult to achieve seamless information exchange between the participants and several disparate hardware components are used to enable video conferencing. Also, the conventional video conferencing systems require all the participants to be assembled at a common conference room to interact with others at various locations. Such systems could be highly disadvantageous in a corporate or education system/setup where continuity of information exchange and communication is important. Also, the conventional conferencing systems are unable to provide a universal information exchange such as a cloud based application where the users of the system can seamlessly interact and communicate within the network environment.
[0006]Based on the foregoing a need therefore exists for an improved system and method for video conferencing and messaging applications in corporate and education organizations. A need also exists for an improved cloud based projection system (unified collaboration system) to seamlessly share content/information in conference and meetings to ensure continuity of discussions within the network. Also, an improved cloud based projection system with conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training applications, as described in greater detail herein.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007]The following summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the disclosed embodiment and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of the embodiments disclosed herein can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims, drawings, and abstract as a whole.
[0008]Therefore, one aspect of the disclosed embodiment is to provide for an improved system and method for conferencing and messaging applications in corporate and education organizations.
[0009]It is another aspect of the disclosed embodiment to provide for an improved cloud based projection system (unified collaboration system) for seamless communication and interaction between the users in the network environment across geographic locations.
[0010]It is furthermore aspect of the disclosed embodiment to provide for an improved video conferencing and messaging software applications for corporate and education/training.
[0011]The aforementioned aspects and other objectives and advantages can now be achieved as described herein:
- A cloud based projection system (unified collaboration system) with video conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training organizations, is disclosed herein. A projection unit (e.g., an optical engine) configured with a computing unit capable of connecting to a cloud based server to seamlessly share content with respect to a conference/meeting to ensure continuity in discussions between the users.
- A projection enabler application interacts with the cloud based server for storing, retrieving, and sharing content that results in information sharing in the conference/meeting wherein the projection enabler application can be user friendly and seamlessly interact with cloud for sharing contents.
- A conferencing management application of the projection unit for projection and conferencing with respect to the users in the network wherein the conferencing management application provide seamless conferencing experience to the users in the network.
- A messaging application providing messaging services for team communications and sharing content wherein the instant messaging application can trigger the conferencing solution for seamless discussion within the network environment.
[0012]The present invention relates to a system, software and method that has a projection system and android based computing unit that connects to a back-end cloud service to share the content in conference, meetings and in data streams in a seamless way which also ensures continuity in discussions. The video conferencing system along with a computing unit comprises the projection unit, a computing unit, webcam, microphone and speakers and interactivity module that can make any surface interactive.
[0013]The projection unit also has the communication interfaces such as for example, but not limited to, USB, HDMI, and SIM slot. The system further consists of a wall mounting unit and a holder which helps in placing the system on a surface (e.g., a table).
[0014]The webcam is placed in a rotating swivel that can be adjusted to cover the users in the conference room. During video conference, the system projects the video images on one side and on the other side the webcam captures the audience/users. A microphone is used to capture the conversation of the audience and the speaker outputs the sound from the system.
[0015]Such an advanced cloud based unified collaboration system with conferencing and messaging application provides high quality communication and seamless information exchange between the participants and also optimized quality of the communication with the improved hardware components of the conferencing systems at individual work places. Also, the conferencing system allows participants to engage in the conference/meeting from their respective locations and do not require any additional hardware for interacting with others team members.
[0016]Such a cloud based conferencing system can be advantageous in a corporate or education system where continuity of information exchange and communication is important. Also, the conferencing system is able to provide a universal information exchange where the users of the system can seamlessly interact and communicate within the network environment.
Brief description of drawings
[0017]The drawings shown here are for illustration purpose and the actual system will not be limited by the size, shape, and arrangement of components or number of components represented in the drawings.
[0018]FIG. 1 illustrates a graphical block diagram of a cloud based projection system (unified collaboration system) with conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training organizations, in accordance with the disclosed embodiments;
[0019]FIG. 2 illustrates a high level flow diagram of a cloud based projection system (unified collaboration system) with conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training organizations, in accordance with the disclosed embodiments.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020]The particular values and configurations discussed in these non-limiting examples can be varied and are cited merely to illustrate at least one embodiment and are not intended to limit the scope thereof.
[0021] The embodiments now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which illustrative embodiments of the invention are shown. The embodiments disclosed herein can be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
[0022]The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
[0023]Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
[0024]FIG. 1 illustrates a graphical block diagram of a cloud based projection system (unified collaboration system)100 with conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training organizations. The system 100 includes a projection unit (e.g., an optical engine) configured with a computing unit capable of connecting to a cloud based server to seamlessly share content with respect to a conference/meeting to ensure continuity in discussions with respect to the users in the network.
[0025]A projection enabler application interacts with the cloud based server for storing and retrieving the content created during the conference/meeting wherein the projection enabler application can be user friendly and seamlessly interact with cloud for sharing content. A conferencing management application for conferencing provides seamless conferencing experience to the users in the network.
[0026]A messaging application providing messaging services that can be used internally in corporate/educational organizations for team communication and sharing content wherein the instant messaging application can trigger the conferencing solution for seamless discussion within the network environment in real time.
[0027]The following discussion is intended to provide a brief, general description of suitable computing environments in which the system and method may be implemented. Although not required, the disclosed embodiments will be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program applications, being executed by a single computer. In most instances, an “application” constitutes a software module.
[0028]Generally, applications include, but are not limited to routines, subroutines, software applications, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types and instructions. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the disclosed method and system may be used with other computer system configurations, such as, for example, hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, data networks, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, networked PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, servers, and the like.
[0029]Note that the term application as utilized herein may refer to a collection of routines and data structures that perform a particular task or implements a particular abstract data type. Applications may be composed of two parts: an interface, which lists the constants, data types, variable, and routines that can be accessed by other modules or routines, and an implementation, which is typically private (accessible only to that module) and which includes source code that actually implements the routines in the module. The term module may also simply refer to an application, such as a computer program designed to assist in the performance of a specific task, such as word processing, accounting, inventory management, etc.
[0030]Also, note that the cloud network described herein may include hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The hardware includes processors and memories configured to execute instructions stored in the memories. In one embodiment, the memories include computer-readable media that store a computer-program product having computer-useable instructions for a computer-implemented method. Computer-readable media include both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media, and media readable by a database, a switch, and various other network devices.
[0031]In the depicted example, the cloud based server provides data, such as boot files, operating system images, and applications to the users. The users in the network are clients to cloud based server in this example, cloud network may include additional servers, clients, and other devices not shown.
[0032]In the depicted example, cloud network also represents a worldwide collection of networks and gateways that use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite of protocols to communicate with one another. At the heart of the Internet is a backbone of high-speed data communication lines between major nodes or host computers, consisting of thousands of commercial, government, educational and other computer systems that route data and messages. Of course, cloud network also may be implemented as a number of different types of networks, such as for example, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), or a wide area network (WAN).
[0033]FIG. 2 illustrates a high level flow diagram 200 of a cloud based projection system 100 with conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training organizations, in accordance with the disclosed embodiments. The present invention relates to a system, software and method that have a projection system and android based computing unit that connects to a back-end cloud service to share the content in conference, meetings and in data streams in a seamless way which also ensures continuity in discussions. The projection unit along with a computing unit comprises a webcam, microphone, speakers and interactivity module that can make any surface interactive.
[0034]The projection unit also has the communication interfaces such as for example, but not limited to, USB, HDMI, and SIM slot. The system further consists of a wall mounting unit and a holder which helps in placing the system on a surface (e.g., a table).
[0035]The webcam is placed in a rotating swivel that can be adjusted to cover the users in the conference room. During video conference, the system projects the video images on one side and on the other side the webcam captures the audience/users. A microphone is used to capture the conversation of the audience and the speaker outputs the sound from the system.
[0036]Such an advanced cloud based unified collaboration system with conferencing and messaging application provides high quality communication and seamless information exchange between the participants and also optimized quality of the communication with the improved hardware components of the conferencing systems at individual work places. Also, the conferencing system allows participants to engage in the conference/meeting from their respective locations and do not require any additional hardware for interacting with others team members.
[0037]Such a cloud based conferencing system can be advantageous in a corporate or education system where continuity of information exchange and communication is important. Also, the conferencing system is able to provide a universal information exchange where the users of the system can seamlessly interact and communicate within the network environment.
[0038]Once a user registers into the system, the details are verified and stored in the cloud based server. The team can start communicating using the conferencing management application that can be viewed through the system. The content to be projected can be shared using the projection enable application that has a cloud sharing module where the shared file is uploaded in the cloud server from where it is accessible to the system. The conference can start with a single click that takes the user to the virtual conference room for the scheduled meeting.
It will be appreciated that variations of the above-disclosed and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be desirably combined into many other different systems or applications. Also various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations or improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in the art which are intended to be encompassed by the following claims. ,CLAIMS:I/We Claim:
1. A cloud based projection system (unified collaboration system) with conferencing and messaging applications for corporate and education/training organizations, said system comprising:
a projection unit configured with a computing unit capable of connecting to a cloud based server to seamlessly share content with respect to a conference/meeting to ensure continuity in discussions with respect to the users in the network;
a projection enabler application interacts with the cloud based server for storing and retrieving the content shared in the conference/meeting wherein the projection enabler application is user friendly and seamlessly interact with cloud for sharing contents; and
a conferencing management application for projection and conferencing with respect to the users in the network wherein the conferencing management application provide seamless conferencing experience to the users in the network.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprises an instant messaging application providing messaging services that can be used internally in corporate/educational organizations for team communications and sharing content.
3. The system of claim 1 projection unit comprises an optical engine which makes any surface interactive.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the projection unit comprises at least one of the following communication interfaces: USB, HDMI, and SIM slot.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the projection unit comprises a webcam that is placed in a 3600 rotating swivel which can be adjusted to cover the users.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the projection unit projects the content on any surface and the webcam of the projection unit capture the audience/users.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the projection unit comprises a microphone which captures sound to broadcast and a speaker to output the sound.
8. The system of claim 1 provides high quality, seamless information exchange between the users.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the cloud based conferencing system provides a universal information exchange where the users of the system can seamlessly interact and communicate within the network environment.
10. The system of claim 2 wherein the instant messaging application can trigger the conferencing solution for seamless discussion within the network environment.