System, Method, and Computer-Readable Medium for Interactive Collaboration

• US 20130218998A1
• Filed: 02/21/2013
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Social Communications Company
• Original Assignee: Anacore, Inc.
• Inventors: Fischer, Brandon, Cuzzort, Adam
• Application Number:
  US13/773,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20130218998A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for facilitating interactions for a computerized collaboration session are disclosed. Such a system includes a distribution network communicatively connected to each of at least two computer stations, wherein, during a collaboration session, the distribution network is configured to synchronize user interactions associated with project data at any of the at least two computer stations such that any user of any of the at least two computer stations is able to observe in real-time or near real-time the user interactions associated with the project data of another user at another one of the at least two computer stations.

Claims

1. A system for interactive collaboration comprising:

a distribution network communicatively connected to each of at least two computer stations, wherein, during a collaboration session, the distribution network is configured to synchronize user interactions associated with project data at any of the at least two computer stations such that any user of any of the at least two computer stations is able to observe in real-time or near real-time the user interactions associated with the project data of another user at another one of the at least two computer stations.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the distribution network is further configured to record at least a portion of the user interactions of any user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein synchronize user interactions comprises distribute input information derived from any of the at least two computer stations to any other computer station of the at least two computer stations.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the input information comprises motion sensor data.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the input information further comprises voice data.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the input information comprises engagement data relating to a touch screen.

7. A method for interactive collaboration, the method comprising:

receiving, using a computer, user interaction information, wherein the user interaction information comprises a user'"'"'s interaction with project data from any of at least two computer stations;

updating, using a processor of the computer, one or more databases with at least a portion of the user interaction information; and

distributing, using the processor of the computer, synchronization information to any of the at least two computer stations to allow any user of any of the at least two computer stations to observe the user'"'"'s interaction with the project data in real-time or near real-time.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving, using the computer, the project data.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising distributing, using the processor of the computer, the project data to any of the at least two computer stations.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein distributing the project data comprises one or more of sending an email message and initiating a file transfer.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising recording, using the processor of the computer, at least a portion of the synchronization information.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the user interaction information comprises the detection of movement from a motion detector.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the user interaction information comprises the detection of engagement with a touch screen device.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium with a computer program for interactive collaboration, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code portions stored therein, the computer-readable medium code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for receiving user interaction information, wherein the user interaction information comprises a user'"'"'s interaction with project data from any of at least two computer stations;

a second executable portion for updating one or more databases with at least a portion of the user interaction information; and

a third executable portion for distributing synchronization information to any of the at least two computer stations to allow any user of any of the at least two computer stations to observe the user'"'"'s interaction with the project data in real-time or near real-time.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising a fourth executable portion for receiving the project data.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the fourth executable portion is further configured to distribute the project data to any of the at least two computer stations.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein distribute the project data comprises one or more of send an email message and initiate a file transfer.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising a fourth executable portion for recording at least a portion of the synchronization information.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the user interaction information comprises the detection of movement from a motion detector.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the user interaction information comprises the detection of engagement with a touch screen device.