Method and Apparatus for Real Time Image Transfer Between Two or More Computers
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- A method of connecting a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer and a substantially arbitrary receiving computer, wherein the receiving computer receives images from the transmitting computer, comprising the steps of;
selecting a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer comprising a screen, a keyboard, and a processor;
selecting a substantially arbitrary receiving computer comprising a screen, a keyboard, and a processor;
connecting the transmitting computer and the receiving computer, so as to allow communication between the transmitting computer and the receiving computer;
allowing a user of the transmitting computer to select a user selected area of the screen of the transmitting computer; and
creating a window on the screen of the receiving computer, wherein said user selected area of the screen of the transmitting computer is displayed.
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Abstract
This invention involves a method and computer memory apparatus for transmitting a portion of one computer screen to another remote computer screen in real time. The user of a transmitting computer might initiate a computer program that allows the user of the transmitting computer to select a portion of the screen to transmit to a user of a receiving computer. The user of the receiving computer then receives a window on the receiving computer'"'"'s screen, wherein a possibly resized copy of the image on the transmitting computer'"'"'s screen is displayed. The image might be displayed in real time, and the users of both or one of the transmitting and the receiving computers might be able to modify the content of the image.
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- A method of connecting a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer and a substantially arbitrary receiving computer, wherein the receiving computer receives images from the transmitting computer, comprising the steps of;
selecting a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer comprising a screen, a keyboard, and a processor; selecting a substantially arbitrary receiving computer comprising a screen, a keyboard, and a processor; connecting the transmitting computer and the receiving computer, so as to allow communication between the transmitting computer and the receiving computer; allowing a user of the transmitting computer to select a user selected area of the screen of the transmitting computer; and creating a window on the screen of the receiving computer, wherein said user selected area of the screen of the transmitting computer is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- A method of connecting a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer and a substantially arbitrary receiving computer, wherein the receiving computer receives images from the transmitting computer, comprising the steps of;
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- An apparatus, such as a computer memory or computer-readable medium, for connecting a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer and a substantially arbitrary receiving computer, wherein the receiving computer is able to receive images from the transmitting computer, comprising;
a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer comprising a screen, a keyboard, and a processor; a substantially arbitrary receiving computer comprising a screen, a keyboard, and a processor; a means for connecting the transmitting computer and the receiving computer, so as to allow communication between the transmitting computer and the receiving computer; a means for allowing a user to select an area of the screen of the transmitting computer; and a means for creating a window on the screen of the receiving computer, wherein said user selected area of the screen of the transmitting computer is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- An apparatus, such as a computer memory or computer-readable medium, for connecting a substantially arbitrary transmitting computer and a substantially arbitrary receiving computer, wherein the receiving computer is able to receive images from the transmitting computer, comprising;
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