Techniques to remotely manage a multimedia conference event

Abstract

Techniques to remotely manage a multimedia conference event are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile remote control having a communications component operative to establish a wireless connection between a mobile remote control and a multimedia conference server hosting a multimedia conference event. The mobile remote control may include a mobile remote control component communicatively coupled to the communications component, the mobile remote control component operative to manage the multimedia conference event from the mobile remote control by communicating control information and media information with the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event over the wireless connection. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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         21 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a display;   a communications component, executing on at least one processor, operative to establish a wireless connection between a mobile remote control and a multimedia conference server hosting a multimedia conference event; and   a mobile remote control component, executing on the at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the communications component and the display, the mobile remote control component operative to manage one or more media resources provided by the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event, the mobile remote control component comprising a dynamic grammar generator module to generate a grammar for context related voice commands.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component further operative to communicate control information and media information with the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event over the wireless connection. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component further operative to communicate control information and media information with the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event over the wireless connection using at least one of a push model, a pull model, or a hybrid push-pull model. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component further operative to communicate control information and media information with the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event over the wireless connection using a pull model, wherein the control information or the media information is pulled from the multimedia conference server when the mobile remote control is ready to receive the control information or the media information. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component further operative to communicate control information and media information with the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event over the wireless connection using a push model, wherein the control information or the media information is pushed to the multimedia conference server or the mobile remote control when the control information or the media information is ready for transmission. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component comprising a command generator module operative to generate control directives for the multimedia conference server from operator input commands or operator voice commands. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component comprising a remote user interface module, the remote user interface module including an audio interface module operative to receive operator voice commands, and reproduce narrations for media content received from the multimedia conference server. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component comprising a command parser module operative to parse control directives for the mobile remote control received from the multimedia conference server. 
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component comprising a dynamic toolbar customizer module operative to update a context-sensitive toolbar of a graphical user interface (GUI) view on the display based on a current context for the multimedia conference event 
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , the mobile remote control component comprising a remote user interface module, the remote user interface module including a graphical user interface module operative to receive operator input commands and display media content from the multimedia conference server in the GUI view. 
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 30 , the display comprising a touch screen display, the touch screen display operative to display media content received from the multimedia conference server in a preview pane of the GUI view. 
     
     
         32 . An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
 establish a wireless connection between a mobile remote control and a multimedia conference server hosting a multimedia conference event;   manage, from the mobile remote control, one or more media resources provided by the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event, by communicating control information and media information with the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event over the wireless connection using at least one of a push model or a pull model;   generate grammar for context related voice commands;   update a voice commands shell of an audio interface with the grammar; and   update a context-sensitive toolbar of a graphical user interface (GUI) view on a display of the mobile remote control based on a current context for the multimedia conference event.   
     
     
         33 . The article of manufacture of  claim 32 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to at least one of pull the control information or the media information from the multimedia conference server when the mobile remote control is ready to receive the control information or the media information or push the control information or the media information to the multimedia conference server or the mobile remote control when the control information or the media information is ready for transmission. 
     
     
         34 . The article of manufacture of  claim 32 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to map client control directives from the mobile remote control to server control directives for the multimedia conference server, and server control directives from the multimedia conference server to client control directives for the mobile remote control. 
     
     
         35 . The article of manufacture of  claim 32 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to manage the multimedia conference event from the mobile remote control using operator voice commands. 
     
     
         36 . A method, comprising:
 establishing a wireless connection between a mobile remote control and a multimedia conference server hosting a multimedia conference event; and   managing one or more media resources provided by the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event, by communicating control information and media information with the multimedia conference server for the multimedia conference event over the wireless connection using a hybrid push-pull model.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , comprising updating a context-sensitive toolbar of a graphical user interface (GUI) view on a display of a mobile remote control based on a current context for the multimedia conference event. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 36 , comprising generating control directives for the multimedia conference server from operator input commands received from a GUI module. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 36 , comprising at least one of pulling the control information or the media information from the multimedia conference server when the mobile remote control is ready to receive the control information or the media information or pushing the control information or the media information to the multimedia conference server or the mobile remote control when the control information or the media information is ready for transmission. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 36 , comprising generating grammar for context related voice commands at run time for media content currently being viewed by an operator.