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
First Claim
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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Abstract
A technique for providing one class of users of an application a view of what a typical user in another class of users of the same application is visually experiencing is provided. A client application that is interacting with the application provides a user an option of having a PIP view of what a typical user in one of the other classes of users supported by the application is visually experiencing. When the user requests to display a PIP view that represents what a typical user in a specified one of the other classes of users of the same application is seeing, a PIP view window is automatically rendered on the user'"'"'s display screen. The PIP view window represents what a typical user in the specified one of the other classes of users is seeing, but is not an “active” interface through which the user can interact with the application.
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20 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implement method in a client computing device 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 method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a client computing device and an application, the connection enables a user to interact with the application as a member of a first class of users supported by the application through a first desktop provided for use by members of the first class of users, wherein the first desktop is displayed on the client computing device'"'"'s display device; and
in response to the user requesting to display a PIP view that represents what a typical user in a second class of users of the same application is seeing, within the client computing device;
listening for events going over the connection from the client computing device to the application;
copying the events going from the client computing device to the application; and
processing the events as if the processing is occurring on the second class of users'"'"' console; and
rendering a PIP view window on the client computing device'"'"'s display screen, wherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a client application to provide a PIP view of what a typical user in another class of users of an application is visually experiencing by:
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establishing a connection between the client application and the application, the connection allows a user of the client application to interact with the application as a member of a first class of users supported by the application;
providing the user an option of having a PIP view of what a typical user in one of a plurality of classes of users supported by the application is visually experiencing; and
upon the user requesting to display a PIP view that represents what a typical user in a specified one of the plurality of classes of users of the same application is seeing, automatically rendering on the user'"'"'s display screen a PIP view window that represents what a typical user in the specified one of the plurality of users of the same application is seeing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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