Techniques for facilitating item sharing
First Claim
1. A method of enabling a first user of a first communications program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communications program executing on a second client system, the method comprising:
- maintaining a list of shared files or folders that are accessible using the second communications program, the shared files or folders being accessible regardless of whether the first user and second user are actively communicating using the first and second communications programs;
providing a share window with which the first user can designate files or folders to be included on the list without changing the location of the files or folders; and
adding a file or folder to the list of shared files or folders when the first user designates the file or folder listing with the share window.
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Abstract
A share window is provided to enable a first user of a first communication program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communication program executing on a second client system. The first user can use a share window to designate files or folders for sharing without changing locations of the files or folders. When a file or folder is designated for sharing using the share window, the file or folder is added to a list of shared files or folders. The shared files or folders are accessible using the second communication program regardless of whether the users of the first and second communication programs are actively communicating using the communications programs.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of enabling a first user of a first communications program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communications program executing on a second client system, the method comprising:
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maintaining a list of shared files or folders that are accessible using the second communications program, the shared files or folders being accessible regardless of whether the first user and second user are actively communicating using the first and second communications programs;
providing a share window with which the first user can designate files or folders to be included on the list without changing the location of the files or folders; and
adding a file or folder to the list of shared files or folders when the first user designates the file or folder listing with the share window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of enabling a first user of a first communications program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communications program executing on a second client system, the method comprising:
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maintaining a list of shared files or folders that are accessible using the second communications program, the shared files or folders being accessible regardless of whether the first user and second user are actively communicating using the first and second communications programs;
providing a share window into which the first user can drag and drop files or folders without changing the location of the files or folders; and
adding a file or folder to the list of shared files or folders in response to the first user dropping the file or folder into the share window. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A user interface for enabling a first user of a first communications program executing on the first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communications program executing on a second client system, the user interface comprising:
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a share window into which the first user can drag and drop files or folders without changing the location of the files or folders in the file system of the first client system;
wherein, in response to the first user dropping a file or folder into the share window, the dropped file or folder is added to a list of shared files or folders that are accessible using the second communications program, the shared files or folders being accessible regardless of whether the first user and second user are actively communicating using the first and second communications programs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-usable medium having a computer program embodied thereon for enabling a first user of a first communications program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communications program executing on a second client system, the computer program comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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maintain a list of shared files or folders that are accessible using the second communications program, the shared files or folders being accessible regardless of whether the first user and second user are actively communicating using the first and second communications programs;
provide a share window into which the first user can drag and drop files or folders without changing the location of the files or folders; and
add a file or folder to the list of shared files or folders in response to the first user dropping the file or folder into the share window. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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