METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING SHARED FILE FOR DATA COLLABORATION

• US 20040158586A1
• Filed: 04/08/2003
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ADV Communications Limited (Dickerman Overseas Contracting Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ADV Communications Limited (Dickerman Overseas Contracting Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Tsai, Mingtar
• Application Number:
  US10/249,419
• Publication Number:
  US 20040158586A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method of using at least one shared data file for data collaboration for a plurality attendees in a meeting. The method includes first determining a web server for the meeting. Local files are opened by attendees, respectively. A computer program is invoked by the attendees to send a shared file of the local files to the web server through a network with a security level. Wherein, the web server puts the shared file at a specific directory, responds an URL path, and displays the shared file to the attendees. A command is sent to the web server to handle or modify the shared file. Attendee'"'"'s browser or custom program can update and display shared file in real-time.

Claims

1. A method of using at least one shared data file for data collaboration for a plurality attendees in a meeting, comprising:

determining a web server for the meeting;

opening local files by attendees, respectively;

invoking a computer program by the attendees to send a shared file of the local files to the web server through a network with a security level, wherein the web server puts the shared file at a specific directory, responds an URL path, and displays the shared file to the attendees; and

sending a command to the web server to handle or modify the shared file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the security level is achieved by using an encryption manner.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is used in collaborative sessions through the network such as in e-conference, e-training or e-learning.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the shared file is displayed by a web browser or a custom program.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the web browser comprises Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator or like Web Browsers.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the custom program has a function to perform like browsers of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator or like Web Browsers.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the command comprises scroll up, scroll down, scroll right, scroll left, page up, page down, keyboard strokes or mouse movements

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the command comprises processing the share file.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising using an Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) program to control and synchronize contents of the shared file.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the web server using a secure socket layer (SSL) for security.

11. A method of using at least one shared data file for data collaboration for a plurality attendees in a meeting, comprising:

determining a web server for the meeting, wherein one of the attendees serves as the meeting host, having a sole control to the web server;

opening local files by attendees or meeting host, respectively;

invoking a computer program by the attendees or meeting host to send a shared file of the local files to the web server through a network with a security level, wherein the web server puts the shared file at a specific directory, responds an URL path, and displays the shared file on the meeting host and attendees; and

handling or modifying the shared file solely by the meeting host, wherein the attendees can see a change of the shared file;

sending a command to the web server to handle or modify the shared file by the meeting host.

12. The method claim 11, wherein the meeting host can be changed to any one of the attendees by taking the control to the web server.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the security is achieved by using an encryption manner.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the web server using a secure socket layer (SSL) for security.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the method is used in collaborative sessions through the network in e-conference, e-training or e-learning.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the shared file is displayed by a web browser or a custom program.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein only can the meeting host share the shared file with the attendees.

18. The method claim 11, further comprising changing the host by another one of the attendees to control and modify the shared file.

19. A system of using at least one shared data file for data collaboration for a plurality attendees in a meeting, the system comprising:

a web server;

a plurality local displaying devices respectively used by the attendees, for displaying any possible file;

a network, wherein the attendees can send a shared file to the web server through the network, wherein the shared file can be displayed at the local displaying devices for the attendees,

wherein the shared file is shared by the attendees for handling and modification.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein an encryption is used for transferring the shared file to the web server.

21. A system of using at least one shared data file for data collaboration for a plurality attendees in a meeting, the system comprising:

a web server, solely controlled by one of the attendees, serving as a meeting host;

a plurality local displaying devices respectively used by the attendees, for displaying any possible local file;

a network, wherein the attendees can send the local file as a shared file to the web server through the network, wherein the shared file is displayed at the meeting host and the attendees,

wherein the shared file is solely shared by the meeting host for handling and modifying and the attendee can see a change of the shared file.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the meeting host can be changed to another one of the attendees by taking a control to the web server.