Robert L Miner

US Patent:

7240094, Jul 3, 2007

Filed:

Aug 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/939931

Inventors:

Michael L. J. Hackney - Groton MA, US
Edward J. Burke - Melrose MA, US
Daniel L. Maxwell - Natick MA, US
Robert H. Miner - Concord MA, US
Ronald Thomson - Sharon MA, US

Assignee:

Centra Software Inc. - Lexington MA

International Classification:

G06F 15/13

US Classification:

709205, 7155001, 715716, 434118

Abstract:

It is an object of the present invention to provide a synchronized program delivery of training and self-paced learning a communication network. It is another object of the invention to create a virtual classroom available to clients over a distributed network, thus decreasing the cost of education by eliminating travel costs. The invention provides a delivery environment simulating a classroom including functions for synchronized viewing of multimedia content and shared multimedia objects. A system and method is provided for synchronizing and serving multimedia content in a distributed network. In one aspect there is a synchronization server, a content server, and at least one client. The synchronization server provides indication of an update to a multimedia resource to the client. The content server provides content information to the client based upon the indication provided by the synchronization server.