Method and system for conducting a collaboration session over the internet
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Abstract
A method of conducting an interactive design conference over the Internet, comprises: selectively admitting clients communicating through web browsers over the Internet to an interactive design conference; receiving a graphics file indicative of a design from one of the clients; and transmitting the graphics file to the other clients so as to be viewable as a graphics image through graphics file readers in the client web browsers. The graphics file is generated by a snapshot program previously transmitted to a client initiating the design conference and controlling the design database. Java applets are transmitted to each of the design conference participants to facilitate communicating annotations of the graphics image and messages between clients through their web browsers.
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42 Claims
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23. A method of conducting a collaboration session over the Internet, comprising:
- generating a snapshot of a display screen of one of a plurality of clients participating in a collaboration session over the Internet, and transmitting said snapshot to others of said plurality of clients so as to display said snapshot on display screens of said others of said plurality of clients through web browsers residing on said others of said plurality of clients.
- View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for conducting a collaboration session over the Internet, comprising:
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a plurality of clients participating in a collaboration session over the Internet; and
a server for managing said collaboration session;
wherein at least one of said plurality of clients is configured to generate a snapshot of its display screen, convert said snapshot into a graphics file, and transmit said graphics file to said server; and
wherein said server is configured to receive said graphics file from said at least one of said plurality of clients, and transmit said graphics file to others of said plurality of clients so as to display said snapshot on display screens of said others of said plurality of clients through web browsers residing on said others of said plurality of clients. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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