Sharing Graphical User Interface Output In Chat Environment
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing content, the method comprising:
- receiving at a first device a user input requesting that contents of a graphical user interface be shared, the user input being made in a chat environment including the first device;
determining, in response to the user input, at least one chat identity of an entity registered in the chat environment; and
forwarding, using the determined chat identity, an invitation to the entity'"'"'s device regarding sharing the contents of the graphical user interface, the invitation being generated from the user input.
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Abstract
Contents such as a GUI or application output can be shared in a chat environment. The user can choose to share own contents or request that contents be shared by another user (e.g., a chat partner). It can be possible to control the shared GUI or application from the recipient'"'"'s location. The shared content can be integrated in content that is transmitted as part of a chat session.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing content, the method comprising:
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receiving at a first device a user input requesting that contents of a graphical user interface be shared, the user input being made in a chat environment including the first device; determining, in response to the user input, at least one chat identity of an entity registered in the chat environment; and forwarding, using the determined chat identity, an invitation to the entity'"'"'s device regarding sharing the contents of the graphical user interface, the invitation being generated from the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for sharing content, the method comprising:
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receiving at a first device a user input requesting that contents of a graphical user interface be shared, the user input being made in a chat environment including the first device; determining, in response to the user input, at least one chat identity of an entity registered in the chat environment; and forwarding, using the determined chat identity, an invitation to the entity'"'"'s device regarding sharing the contents of the graphical user interface, the invitation being generated from the user input.
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12. A computer-implemented method for sharing content, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a first device associated with a first entity, graphical user interface contents shared from a second device associated with a second entity, the first entity having been identified in a chat environment for receiving the shared graphical user interface contents; presenting the shared graphical user interface contents in the first device after the receipt; and presenting, in the first device, a first input control for selectively alternating the first device between presenting;
A) the shared graphical user interface contents; and
B) graphical user contents not received from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for sharing content, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a first device associated with a first entity, graphical user interface contents shared from a second device associated with a second entity, the first entity having been identified in a chat environment for receiving the shared graphical user interface contents; presenting the shared graphical user interface contents in the first device after the receipt; and presenting, in the first device, a first input control for selectively alternating the first device between presenting;
A) the shared graphical user interface contents; and
B) graphical user contents not received from the second device.
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18. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, generate on a display device a graphical user interface for sharing content, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a content area presenting shared graphical user interface contents, the graphical user interface being generated in a first device associated with a first entity and the graphical user interface contents being shared from a second device associated with a second entity, the first entity having been identified in a chat environment for receiving the shared graphical user interface contents; and a first input control for selectively alternating the first device between presenting in the content area;
A) the shared graphical user interface contents; and
B) graphical user contents not shared from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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