Collaboration Management System
First Claim
1. A collaboration management system comprising:
- a session module for initiating a collaboration session between a plurality of computing systems and for managing interactions between the plurality of computing systems and an application, each of the plurality of computing system having a user-interface (UI) in signal communication therewith; and
a discovery module for cooperating with the plurality of computing systems to discover, for each of the plurality of computing systems, device data being descriptive of the UI and user interactions identifiable by the UI in signal communication therewith, the discovery module assigning one of a plurality of configuration data associated with at least one of the device data and identifier data providable by a user of the UI for each of the plurality of computing system;
wherein the configuration data assigned to each of the plurality of computing system defines interaction of the UI in signal communication therewith the application during the collaboration session.
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Abstract
Known computer peripheral devices are typically interchangeable and can be used with different computers systems and platforms. Most computer operating systems are able to automatically configure the coupled computer peripheral device for use with the computer operating system without the need for installation of a specific driver. However, when these peripheral devices are detected by the computer system, a generic UI control configuration is often assigned to them and whatever customised settings previously configured by the user will be lost and replaced with a new set of unfamiliar settings. Described according to an embodiment of the invention is a collaboration management system initiating a collaboration session for a plurality of computing systems having user-interfaces (UIs) coupled thereto. The collaboration management system discovers the device profiles corresponding to the UIs for extracting corresponding configuration specific to each of the UIs for configuring interactions between the UIs and an application operating during the collaboration session.
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1. A collaboration management system comprising:
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a session module for initiating a collaboration session between a plurality of computing systems and for managing interactions between the plurality of computing systems and an application, each of the plurality of computing system having a user-interface (UI) in signal communication therewith; and a discovery module for cooperating with the plurality of computing systems to discover, for each of the plurality of computing systems, device data being descriptive of the UI and user interactions identifiable by the UI in signal communication therewith, the discovery module assigning one of a plurality of configuration data associated with at least one of the device data and identifier data providable by a user of the UI for each of the plurality of computing system; wherein the configuration data assigned to each of the plurality of computing system defines interaction of the UI in signal communication therewith the application during the collaboration session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A collaboration management method comprising:
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initiating a collaboration session between a plurality of computing systems, the collaboration being initiated by a session module for managing interactions between the plurality of computing systems and an application, each of the plurality of computing system having a user-interface (UI) in signal communication therewith; and discovering, by a discovery module for each of the plurality of computing systems, device data being descriptive of the UI and user interactions identifiable by the UI in signal communication therewith, the discovery module assigning one of a plurality of configuration data associated with at least one of the device data identifier data providable by a user of the UI for each of the plurality of computing system; wherein the configuration data assigned to each of the plurality of computing system defines interaction of the UI in signal communication therewith the application during the collaborative session. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A machine readable medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed, cause the machine to:
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initiate a collaboration session between a plurality of computing systems, the collaboration being initiated by a session module for managing interactions between the plurality of computing systems and an application, each of the plurality of computing system having a user-interface (UI) in signal communication therewith; and discover, by a discovery module for each of the plurality of computing systems, device data being descriptive of the UI and user interactions identifiable by the UI in signal communication therewith, the discovery module assigning one of a plurality of configuration data associated with at least one of the device data and identifier data providable by a user of the UI for each of the plurality of computing system; wherein the configuration data assigned to each of the plurality of computing system defines interaction of the UI in signal communication therewith the application during the collaborative session. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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