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Screen display sharing system

  • US 5,654,726 A
  • Filed: 05/26/1994
  • Issued: 08/05/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A screen display sharing apparatus for use with a plurality of computer systems connected through a communication network, each of said plurality of computer systems having a display screen and a pointing object, said screen display sharing system comprising:

  • means within a first computer system for displaying a cursor object moveable on a display screen of said first computer system in accordance with movement of said pointing object;

    means within said first computer system for transmitting movement data associated with said cursor object to a second computer system through said communication network;

    means within said second computer system for displaying a counterpart cursor object on a display screen of said second computer system in accordance with said movement data associated with said cursor object;

    means within said second computer system for transmitting movement data associated with said counterpart cursor object to said first computer system through said communication network; and

    means within said first computer system for displaying a first auxiliary cursor object on said display screen of said first computer system at a current predicted location of said counterpart cursor object and for displaying a second auxiliary cursor object on said display screen of said first computer system in accordance with said transmitted movement data associated with said counterpart cursor object, said first and second auxiliary cursor objects each comprising an outline display of said cursor object.

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