Patent Abstract:
A method for dynamically updating content in a live presentation. The method includes a computer processor determining a first content of a live presentation. The computer processor monitors a plurality of data sources and determines at least one of the plurality of data sources includes the first content and a second content. The computer processor retrieves information related to the second content. The computer processor then updates the live presentation with the information related to the second content.

Full Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates generally to the field of data processing and management, and more particularly to dynamically updating content in a live presentation based on detection of real-time data. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     During a live presentation of content, such as during an educational or training session presentation, webinar, or other broadcast, a presenter or speaker is limited to the information and content she prepared for the session. Often, the audience feedback or reaction could influence the structure or flow of the presentation, however, this feedback is usually not tapped into by the presenter or speaker. As such, the information and content is not modified after the live presentation has started, and the presenter cannot keep the feedback in mind which could tremendously improve the effectiveness of the presentation of the content. Additionally, there are often comments, questions, and concerns regarding the presented information and content discussed in message boards, chat rooms, social media, and other internet sources that a presenter or speaker can not view until after the presentation is completed. Even if these internet sources are made available to the speaker, they are usually addressed by verbal speaker response, with no update to the prepared content of the presentation. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and computer system for dynamically updating content in a live presentation. In an embodiment, a computer processor determines a first content of a live presentation. The computer processor monitors a plurality of data sources and determines at least one of the plurality of data sources includes the first content and a second content. The computer processor retrieves information related to the second content. The computer processor then updates the live presentation with the information related to the second content. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a functional block diagram illustrating a distributed data processing environment, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a flowchart depicting operational steps of a data analysis program for monitoring multiple real-time data sources for content related to content in a live presentation and analyzing the related content, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a flowchart depicting operational steps of a content update program for retrieving related content information and updating a live presentation with the related content information, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  depicts an exemplary flow based on operation of the data analysis program of  FIG. 2  and the content update program of  FIG. 3 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  depicts a block diagram of components of a data processing system, such as the server computing device of  FIG. 1 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, aspects of the present invention may be embodied as a system, method or computer program product. Accordingly, aspects of the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects that may all generally be referred to herein as a “circuit,” “module” or “system.” Furthermore, aspects of the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied in one or more computer-readable medium(s) having computer readable program code/instructions embodied thereon. 
     Any combination of computer-readable media may be utilized. Computer-readable media may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of a computer-readable storage medium would include the following: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the context of this document, a computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. 
     A computer-readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer-readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer-readable signal medium may be any computer-readable medium that is not a computer-readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. 
     Program code embodied on a computer-readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing. 
     Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java®, Smalltalk, C++ or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on a user&#39;s computer, partly on the user&#39;s computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user&#39;s computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user&#39;s computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider). 
     Aspects of the present invention are described below with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. 
     These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable medium that can direct a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable medium produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. 
     The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer-implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. 
     The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the Figures.  FIG. 1  is a functional block diagram illustrating a distributed data processing environment, generally designated  100 , in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. 
     Distributed data processing environment  100  includes client computing device  120 , server computing device  130 , and data sources  140 , all interconnected via network  110 . Network  110  may be a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet, a cellular data network, any combination thereof, or any combination of connections and protocols that will support communication between client computing device  120 , server computing device  130 , and data sources  140  in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. Network  110  may include wired, wireless, or fiber optic connections. 
     Client computing device  120  may be a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a netbook computer, a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, or any programmable electronic device capable of communicating with server computing device  130  and data sources  140  via network  110 . Client computing device  120  may represent multiple computing devices capable of communicating with each other, and with server computing device  130  and data sources  140 , via network  110 , for example, as in an education or training environment. Client computing device  120  includes user interface (UI)  122  and live presentation program  124 . UI  122  may be, for example, a graphical user interface (GUI) or a web user interface (WUI) and can display documents, web browser windows, user options, instructions for operations, videos, images, and other instruments containing data. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, UI  122  can display data and content delivered during live presentations, webinars, and broadcasts to client computing device  120  using live presentation program  124 . Live presentation program  124  includes any presentation, lecture, webinar, broadcast, demonstration, or program that delivers live content and information displayed through UI  122 . Live presentation program  124  may be operated by a user of client computing device  120 , or by a user operating within distributed data processing environment  100  and accessing live presentation program  124  via network  110 . 
     Server computing device  130  may be a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a netbook computer, a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, or any programmable electronic device capable of communicating with client computing device  120  and data sources  140  via network  110 . Server computing device  130  may be a management server, a web server, or may represent a computing system utilizing clustered computers and components to act as a single pool of seamless resources when accessed through a network, such as network  110 . Server computing device  130  may include internal and external components, as depicted and described in further detail with respect to  FIG. 5 . 
     Server computing device  130  includes data analysis program  132 , content update program  134 , and database  136 . Data analysis program  132  receives an indication that a live presentation started, such as a webinar presented via network  110  to a user of client computing device  120 , and determines content of the live presentation. Data analysis program  132  monitors data sources, including live message boards, discussions, and live and virtual chats, in order to detect when a discussion contains content related to the content of the live presentation. Data analysis program  132  detects various available real-time data, which may not be explicitly solicited from an audience. Data analysis program  132  then analyzes any related content and issues keywords corresponding to the related content to content update program  134 . Content update program  134  receives the keywords from data analysis program  132  and uses the keywords to retrieve associated content from database  136 . Content update program  134  incorporates the associated content from database  136  into the live presentation, for example, by sending the associated content to live presentation program  124  on client computing device  120 . Database  136  stores content for live delivery. Information in database  136  can be indexed and organized by keyword, or indexed based on various attributes of the content. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, data analysis program  132  and content update program  134  may be located each on a separate server computing device  130 . While in  FIG. 1 , database  136  is shown within server computing device  130 , in various embodiments of the present invention, database  136  may be located elsewhere in distributed data processing environment  100  and can communicate with live presentation program  124  and content update program  134  through network  110 . 
     Data sources  140  are any social channel, website, chat room, or live chat containing real-time discussions occurring concurrent with a presentation, including for example a webinar or broadcast, presented via live presentation program  124 . Data sources  140  can include message boards, social network programs, such as Twitter™ or Facebook™, and other online discussion forums where information is available within moments after a user keys in the text or enters text. Data sources  140  can also include live or virtual chats that may or not be private, such as chats taking place within an educational or training session classroom or via an online chat room. In an embodiment, discussions taking place within an educational session classroom may be recorded and transcribed using speech to text technology for access by data analysis program  132 . Data sources  140  may represent a database, or one or more computing devices, such as a web server, located within distributed data processing environment  100  and accessible via network  110 . 
       FIG. 2  is a flowchart depicting operational steps of a data analysis program for monitoring multiple real-time data sources for content related to content in a live presentation and analyzing the related content, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
     Data analysis program  132  determines a live presentation started within distributed data processing environment  100  (step  202 ). In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, data analysis program  132  receives an indication from live presentation program  124  that a presentation, for example, a new product announcement, has started and determines content, or subject matter, of the live presentation. An indication that a live presentation has started, and information regarding the content of the live presentation, may also be sent by an operator or presenter to data analysis program  132 . 
     Data analysis program  132  monitors data sources (step  204 ). Following the above example, during a new product announcement, social media sites and technology message boards often contain discussions about the product announcement, including opinions, questions, and reviews. Data analysis program  132  monitors data sources, such as an internet message board of data sources  140 , during the live presentation for mention of specific content related to the content of the live presentation. 
     Data analysis program  132  determines if any related content is detected (decision block  206 ). If data analysis program  132  does not detect any related content (decision block  206 , “no” branch), data analysis program  132  continues to monitor data sources (step  204 ). If data analysis program  132  detects related content in any of data sources  140  (decision block  206 , “yes” branch), data analysis program  132  analyzes the related content (step  208 ). Data analysis program  132  utilizes known analytics engines to mine and analyze related content in order to determine trends, and relevant information, and to filter out noise, or irrelevant discussions. For example, an announcement is being made during a live presentation about a new smart phone, and an audience chatting in an online discussion forum is curious about USB support. Data analysis program  132  detects that the conversation is about the smart phone announcement, and the related USB support question. Data analysis program  132  determines keywords, attributes, or tags of the detected related content. 
     Data analysis program  132  issues keywords (step  210 ). Based on the determined keywords, attributes, or tags, data analysis program  132  issues keywords that can then be used to retrieve information from database  136 . In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, data analysis program  132  issues keywords to content update program  134 . In an alternate embodiment, data analysis program  132  can use the issued keywords to retrieve updated information directly from database  136 . In the alternate embodiment, data analysis program  132  can then send the updated information to content update program  134  or directly to live presentation program  124 . 
       FIG. 3  is a flowchart depicting operational steps of content update program  134  for retrieving updated information and updating a live presentation with the updated information, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
     Content update program  134  receives keywords (step  302 ) and retrieves updated information (step  304 ). Content update program  134  retrieves updated information from database  136  corresponding to the keywords issued by data analysis program  132 . Updated information may include a new presentation slide, a prepared paragraph or sentence for a speaker, or an answer to a question posed in one or more of data sources  140 . For example, using the smart phone announcement example from above, content update program  134  determines if there is USB related information available in database  136 , and if so, that information is retrieved. 
     In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, content update program  134  can receive keywords corresponding to the detected related content, and determine if the content is currently available in the live presentation. If the detected related content is available, content update program  134  presents the available information to the operator or presenter. 
     Content update program  134  determines if an operator has overridden the content update (decision block  306 ). In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an operator or presenter can determine not to update the live presentation with updated information. If content update program  134  determines an operator has overridden the content update (decision block  306 , “yes” branch), content update program  134  cancels the update of the live presentation and ends. In the alternate embodiment of the present invention, an operator or presenter can determine not to receive or address the presented information corresponding to the detected related content that is currently available. If content update program  134  determines an override request is not received (decision block  306 , “no” branch), content update program  134  updates the live presentation (step  308 ). In various embodiments of the present invention, the updated information might be such that the original content of the live presentation is not presented, but is instead replaced with the updated information. 
       FIG. 4  depicts an exemplary flow based on operation of data analysis program  132  and content update program  134 , in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Presentation display  410  represents an exemplary slide displayed in a live presentation, for example, through UI  122  on client computing device  120 . Presentation display  410  includes “content A.” Discussion board  420  is an exemplary data source  140  containing discussion of “content A” and additionally, a question about a “content B.” Based on the content in the live presentation on presentation display  410 , data analysis program  132  monitors data sources, such as discussion board  420 , for content related to the content in presentation display  410 . Upon detecting related content, data analysis program  132  issues keywords associated with the related content to content update program  134 . Content update program  134  retrieves updated information using the issued keywords from database  136  and updates the live presentation, either with updates to current presentation display  410 , or in a future presentation display, for example, in presentation display  430 . Presentation display  430  depicts an exemplary slide with updated information, shown with the original “content A” from the live presentation, and updated to include “content B,” which was a question posed in discussion board  420 . Presentation display  430  may also include only “content B” when updated. 
       FIG. 5  depicts a block diagram of components of server computing device  130  in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. It should be appreciated that  FIG. 5  provides only an illustration of one implementation and does not imply any limitations with regard to the environments in which different embodiments may be implemented. Many modifications to the depicted environment may be made. 
     Server computing device  130  includes communications fabric  502 , which provides communications between computer processor(s)  504 , memory  506 , persistent storage  508 , communications unit  510 , and input/output (I/O) interface(s)  512 . Communications fabric  502  can be implemented with any architecture designed for passing data and/or control information between processors (such as microprocessors, communications and network processors, etc.), system memory, peripheral devices, and any other hardware components within a system. For example, communications fabric  502  can be implemented with one or more buses. 
     Memory  506  and persistent storage  508  are computer-readable storage media. In this embodiment, memory  506  includes random access memory (RAM)  514  and cache memory  516 . In general, memory  506  can include any suitable volatile or non-volatile computer-readable storage media. 
     Data analysis program  132 , content update program  134 , and database  136  are stored in persistent storage  508  for execution and/or access by one or more of the respective computer processors  504  via one or more memories of memory  506 . In this embodiment, persistent storage  508  includes a magnetic hard disk drive. Alternatively, or in addition to a magnetic hard disk drive, persistent storage  508  can include a solid state hard drive, a semiconductor storage device, read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), flash memory, or any other computer-readable storage media that is capable of storing program instructions or digital information. 
     The media used by persistent storage  508  may also be removable. For example, a removable hard drive may be used for persistent storage  508 . Other examples include optical and magnetic disks, thumb drives, and smart cards that are inserted into a drive for transfer onto another computer-readable storage medium that is also part of persistent storage  508 . 
     Communications unit  510 , in these examples, provides for communications with other data processing systems or devices, including client computing device  120  and data sources  140 . In these examples, communications unit  510  includes one or more network interface cards. Communications unit  510  may provide communications through the use of either or both physical and wireless communications links. Data analysis program  132 , content update program  134 , and database  136  may be downloaded to persistent storage  508  through communications unit  510 . 
     I/O interface(s)  512  allows for input and output of data with other devices that may be connected to server computing device  130 . For example, I/O interface(s)  512  may provide a connection to external device(s)  518  such as a keyboard, keypad, a touch screen, and/or some other suitable input device. External device(s)  518  can also include portable computer-readable storage media such as, for example, thumb drives, portable optical or magnetic disks, and memory cards. Software and data used to practice embodiments of the present invention, e.g., data analysis program  132 , content update program  134 , and database  136 , can be stored on such portable computer-readable storage media and can be loaded onto persistent storage  508  via I/O interface(s)  512 . I/O interface(s)  512  also connect to a display  520 . Display  520  provides a mechanism to display data to a user and may be, for example, a computer monitor or an incorporated display screen, such as is used in tablet computers and smart phones. 
     The programs described herein are identified based upon the application for which they are implemented in a specific embodiment of the invention. However, it should be appreciated that any particular program nomenclature herein is used merely for convenience, and thus the invention should not be limited to use solely in any specific application identified and/or implied by such nomenclature. 
     The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Technology Classification (CPC): 6