Systems and methods for improved application sharing in a multimedia collaboration session
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1. A user interface on a display device for application sharing in a multimedia collaboration system, wherein the user interface, comprises:
- a display region;
a taskbar region within the display region;
a desktop region also within the display region;
a control application running within the taskbar region;
a window within the desktop region associated with an application running within the desktop region; and
wherein the taskbar region and desktop region do not overlap within the display region.
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Abstract
A share display in a multimedia collaboration system includes a desktop region and a non-overlapping task bar region. A collaboration program is configured to allow the desktop region to be shared with remote multimedia collaboration devices from the purposes of collaboration, but allows control functionality that the sharer does not which to share to reside in the task bar region. The task bar region is then prevented form being shared with the remote multimedia collaboration device.
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1. A user interface on a display device for application sharing in a multimedia collaboration system, wherein the user interface, comprises:
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a display region;
a taskbar region within the display region;
a desktop region also within the display region;
a control application running within the taskbar region;
a window within the desktop region associated with an application running within the desktop region; and
wherein the taskbar region and desktop region do not overlap within the display region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimedia collaboration system for application sharing between a local multimedia device and a remote multimedia device, wherein the system comprises:
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a local multimedia device including a sharer interface on a sharer display device, wherein the sharer interface comprises;
a sharer display region;
a sharer taskbar region within the sharer display region;
a sharer desktop region also within the sharer display region;
a sharer control application running within the sharer taskbar region;
a sharer window within the sharer desktop region associated with an application running within the sharer desktop region; and
wherein the sharer taskbar region and sharer desktop region do not overlap within the sharer display region;
a remote multimedia device including a viewer interface on a viewer display device, which is coupled to the sharer display device, wherein the viewer interface comprises;
a viewer display region;
a viewer desktop region also within the viewer display region; and
a viewer window within the viewer desktop region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of application sharing between a local multimedia device and a remote multimedia device in a multimedia collaboration system, the method comprising:
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allocating distinct areas on a sharer display interface for a sharer taskbar region and a sharer desktop region, so that the sharer taskbar region and sharer desktop region do not overlap;
allocating distinct areas on a viewer display interface for a viewer desktop region; and
sharing at least a portion of the sharer desktop region with the remote multimedia device, while preventing any portion of the task bar region from being shared. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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