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System and method for providing one class of users of an application a view of what another class of users of the application is visually experiencing

  • US 20060195520A1
  • Filed: 02/25/2005
  • Published: 08/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing a user belonging to a first class of application users a PIP view of what a typical user in another class of users of the same application is visually experiencing, the system comprising:

  • a first component on a client computing device being operable to establish a first connection to an application, and also being operable to display on the client computing device'"'"'s display screen a first desktop provided by the application, wherein the first connection allows a user of the client computing device to interact with the application as a member of the first class of users supported by the application, and wherein further the first desktop is provided for use by members of the first class of users; and

    a second component on the client computing device being operable to automatically establish a second connection to the application in response to a request to display on the client computing device'"'"'s display screen a PIP view of what a typical user in a second class of users supported by the application is visually experiencing, being operable to receive metadata from the application, and being operable to render the metadata in a PIP view window on the client computing device'"'"'s display screen, wherein the second connection allows the second component on the client computing device to interact with the application as a member of the second class of users supported by the application, wherein also the metadata is metadata that is sent by the application to users who are members of the second class of users, and wherein further the PIP view window is a representation of a typical desktop provided by the application for use by members of the second class of users.

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