Patent ID: 7530028
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of preserving materials from an online group interaction session comprising: receiving a user command to create a replayable memory file based on a present state of the online group interaction session, wherein the present state of the online group interaction session includes one or more media files, wherein selection of the command by the user is further operable to cause at least one other user interface to be displayed, wherein the at least one other user interface comprises one or more user-selectable options for defining at least one property of the replayable memory file, wherein the at least one property of the replayable memory file comprises which portion of the online session is included in the saved representation; creating the replayable memory file comprising the one or more media files, wherein the replayable memory file is represented by a geometric form, and wherein the replayable memory file is viewable when the geometric form is opened, and wherein the replayable memory file comprises media data including audio data or video data; while creating the replayable memory file, displaying to the user an animation of an object progressing from an initial state to a final state, wherein the initial state is a flattened representation of the geometric form and the final state is the geometric form; and displaying an icon associated with the geometric form, wherein the icon exhibits one or more motional aspects.