AUTOMATICALLY RETURNING TO AN ACTIVE WINDOW DURING A MEETING

• US 20160147432A1
• Filed: 11/21/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zhou, Guoxin, Shi, Qi, Yin, Huahua, Ouyang, Hua
• Application Number:
  US14/550,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20160147432A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4025 where none of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

According to one aspect, a method includes identifying a shared window, the shared window being at least partially rendered on a screen of a device and having a first border that defines an edge of the shared window. The method also includes determining if scrolling beyond the first border is detected and, if it is determined that scrolling beyond the first border is detected, determining whether bounding back to the shared window is indicated. Finally, the method includes bounding back to the shared window if it is determined that bounding back to the shared window is indicated, and allowing the scrolling beyond the first border to continue if it is determined that bounding back to the shared window is not indicated.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a shared window, the shared window being at least partially rendered on a screen of a device, the shared window having a first border, the first border defining an edge of the shared window;

determining if scrolling beyond the first border is detected;

if it is determined that scrolling beyond the first border is detected, determining whether bounding back to the shared window is indicated;

bounding back to the shared window if it is determined that bounding back to the shared window is indicated; and

allowing the scrolling beyond the first border to continue if it is determined that bounding back to the shared window is not indicated.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein a scroll bar is displayed on the screen, and wherein determining if scrolling beyond the first border is detected includes determining if scrolling has moved the scroll bar from scrolling over the shared window to scrolling beyond the first border.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein it is determined that scrolling beyond the first border is detected when the shared window is not rendered such that at least a partial rendering of the shared window fills the screen, and wherein bounding back to the shared window includes causing the scroll bar to move back to approximately the first border.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether bounding back to the shared window is indicated includes determining whether there is an intent to scroll beyond the first border.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the shared window is associated with a collaborative meeting, the shared window being an active window associated with a current presenter in the collaborative meeting.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein allowing the scrolling beyond the first border to continue includes allowing the scrolling to continue to a first window associated with the collaborative meeting.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the device is a mobile device, the mobile device being arranged to participate in the collaborative meeting.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein bounding back to the shared window includes bounding back to the first border.

9. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code, the computer program code, when executed, configured to:

identify a shared window, the shared window being at least partially rendered on a screen of a device, the shared window having a first border, the first border defining an edge of the shared window;

determine if scrolling beyond the first border is detected;

if it is determined that scrolling beyond the first border is detected, determine whether bounding back to the shared window is indicated;

bound back to the shared window if it is determined that bounding back to the shared window is indicated; and

allow the scrolling beyond the first border to continue if it is determined that bounding back to the shared window is not indicated.

10. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 9 wherein a scroll bar is displayed on the screen, and wherein the computer program code configured to determine if scrolling beyond the first border is detected is configured to determine if scrolling has moved the scroll bar from scrolling over the shared window to scrolling beyond the first border.

11. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 10 wherein it is determined that scrolling beyond the first border is detected when the shared window is not rendered such that at least a partial rendering of the shared window fills the screen, and wherein the computer program code configured to bound back to the shared window is configured to cause the scroll bar to move back to approximately the first border.

12. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 9 wherein the computer program code configured to determine whether bounding back to the shared window is indicated is configured to determine whether there is an intent to scroll beyond the first border.

13. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 9 wherein the shared window is associated with a collaborative meeting, the shared window being an active window associated with a current presenter in the collaborative meeting.

14. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 13 wherein the computer program code configured to allow the scrolling beyond the first border to continue is configured to allow the scrolling to continue to a first window associated with the collaborative meeting.

15. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 13 wherein the device is a mobile device, the mobile device being arranged to participate in the collaborative meeting.

16. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code of claim 9 wherein the computer code configured to bound back to the shared window is configured to bound back to the first border.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a display screen; and

logic configured to be executed by the processor, the logic including a first module and a second module, the first module being arranged to allow the apparatus to join a collaborative session in which a window associated with the collaborative session is shared, the window having a border, the first module further being arranged to allow at least a portion of the window to be rendered on the display screen, the second module being arranged to allow scrolling to occur with respect to the display screen, the second module further being arranged to determine if scrolling past the border has occurred, wherein the second module is still further arranged to cause a bound back to the border if it is determined that scrolling past the border has occurred.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the second module is further arranged to identify an intent to scroll past the border, wherein the second module is arranged to cause the bound back to the border if the intent to scroll past the border is not identified and arranged to allow the scrolling to continue if it is determined that the intent to scroll past the border is identified.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the second module is arranged to cause the bound back to the border by causing at least the portion of the window to be rendered such that the display screen is filled.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the apparatus is a mobile device.