Multi-user and multi-device collaboration
First Claim
1. A method for providing a collaborative work session, comprising:
- associating a plurality of work session participants with a collaborative work session;
displaying, on a computer-generated display, information for identifying each of the plurality of work session participants;
reporting, on a computer-generated display, information concerning each of the plurality of work session participants for review by each other of the plurality of work session participants;
receiving tracking information that identifies, for each work session participant, a proportion of a duration of the collaborative work session in which the work session participant actively participated in the collaborative work session;
reporting the tracking information for review by one or more of the plurality of work session participants;
receiving one or more content items from one or more of the one or more work session participants; and
displaying the received one or more content items on the computer-generated display.
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Abstract
Multi-user, multi-computing device collaborative work experience is provided. One or more computing devices, including wired and wireless personal computers, laptop computers, servers, handheld mobile computing devices, for example, mobile telephones, tablet type computers, slate type computers and the like, may be linked together to allow users of such devices to engage in a collaborative work session. Information for each user engaged in the collaborative work session may be displayed on the one or more devices along with any content such as agenda items, documents, data, images, and the like. User participation may be tracked, and information on user participation, work session communications and content may be stored for subsequent use.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing a collaborative work session, comprising:
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associating a plurality of work session participants with a collaborative work session; displaying, on a computer-generated display, information for identifying each of the plurality of work session participants; reporting, on a computer-generated display, information concerning each of the plurality of work session participants for review by each other of the plurality of work session participants; receiving tracking information that identifies, for each work session participant, a proportion of a duration of the collaborative work session in which the work session participant actively participated in the collaborative work session; reporting the tracking information for review by one or more of the plurality of work session participants; receiving one or more content items from one or more of the one or more work session participants; and displaying the received one or more content items on the computer-generated display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage device containing computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for providing a collaborative work session, comprising:
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joining a collaborative work session having a plurality of work session participants; displaying information for identifying each of the plurality of work session participants; receiving tracking information that identifies, for each work session participant, a proportion of a duration of the collaborative work session in which the work session participant actively participated in the collaborative work session of the plurality of work; reporting the tracking information on the computer-generated display for review; and receiving one or more content items from one or more of the one or more work session participants, and displaying the received one or more content items on the computer-generated display.
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19. A system for providing a collaborative work session, comprising:
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a processor; a memory including computer-executable instructions which when executed by the processor provide; a collaborative work session application operative to;
associate a plurality of work session participants with a collaborative work session;
display on a computer-generated display information for identifying each of the plurality of work session participants;determine, for each work session participant, a proportion of a duration of the collaborative work session in which the work session participant actively participated in the collaborative work session; display on the computer-generated display an indication of the proportion determined;
display one or more content items received from one or more of the plurality of work session participants on the computer-generated display, the one or more content items including one or more of messages or one or more types of data; anddisplay a navigation pane on a computer-generated display to allow one or more of the plurality of work session participants to navigate through the one or more content items on the computer-generated display. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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