Method for Initiating and Launching Collaboration Sessions
First Claim
1. A method of initiating a collaboration session, wherein the collaboration session is to be hosted on a first server computer, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a web page hosted on a second server computer;
receiving inputs that specifies an object displayed on the web page as the subject of the collaboration session and e-mail addresses of users who are to participate in the collaboration session; and
causing an e-mail communication that includes a hyperlink for launching the collaboration session for said object to be prepared and transmitted to each of said e-mail addresses.
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Abstract
A document collaboration process is centered around a digital media object that is the subject of the collaboration, and makes the role of the server computer that is hosting the collaboration session more transparent to the user. As a result, a user can initiate a collaboration session without logging into the server computer and uploading the digital media object into the server computer. A user can also join a collaboration session without logging into the server computer. The process for initiating a collaboration session may be performed directly from the browser while viewing a web page, directly from an e-mail interface while viewing an e-mail, directly from an Instant Messaging Interface while participating in an IM session or directly from a file browser while viewing a list of files stored in the user computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a collaboration session, wherein the collaboration session is to be hosted on a first server computer, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a web page hosted on a second server computer;
receiving inputs that specifies an object displayed on the web page as the subject of the collaboration session and e-mail addresses of users who are to participate in the collaboration session; and
causing an e-mail communication that includes a hyperlink for launching the collaboration session for said object to be prepared and transmitted to each of said e-mail addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of initiating a collaboration session, wherein the collaboration session is to be hosted on a server computer, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an object on a client computer that is connected to the server computer over the Internet;
detecting an actuation of an input device while a cursor associated with said input device is positioned over said object;
in response to said detecting, displaying a contextual menu that includes a selectable item for initiating the collaboration session; and
if said item for initiating the collaboration session is selected, causing an e-mail communication that includes a hyperlink for launching the collaboration session to be prepared and transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing a request for a collaboration session by a server computer that is to host the collaboration session, comprising the steps of:
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receiving e-mail addresses of users who are to participate in the collaboration session;
receiving an object that is the subject of the collaboration session;
preparing an e-mail communication that includes a hyperlink for launching the collaboration session for said object; and
transmitting the e-mail communication to each of said e-mail addresses. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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