Conferencing system with remote object display and cursor shadow
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1. In a computer system, an apparatus for indicating whether a tool is active or inactive, comprising:
- a selection device configured to select a tool, said tool being a computer implemented function represented by an icon;
a display device configured to display said icon as a cursor, wherein said display device displays said cursor icon with an associated shadow only while said tool is selected and inactive; and
an activation mechanism configured to activate said tool to perform said computer implemented function, wherein said display device re-displays said cursor icon without an associated shadow only while said tool is selected and active.
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Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for remotely displaying cursor and tool operation in a conferencing system can be used for manipulating a remote cursor in a computer conferencing system, the computer conferencing system including a first participant coupled to a second participant via a communication medium.
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13 Claims
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1. In a computer system, an apparatus for indicating whether a tool is active or inactive, comprising:
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a selection device configured to select a tool, said tool being a computer implemented function represented by an icon; a display device configured to display said icon as a cursor, wherein said display device displays said cursor icon with an associated shadow only while said tool is selected and inactive; and an activation mechanism configured to activate said tool to perform said computer implemented function, wherein said display device re-displays said cursor icon without an associated shadow only while said tool is selected and active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a computer conferencing system including a first computer system coupled to a second computer system via a communication medium, said first computer system having a first display, a first control device, and a first signal generation device, said second computer system having a second display, an apparatus for manipulating a remote cursor comprising:
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a selection device configured to select a remote cursor tool using said first cursor control device and said first signal generation device, said remote cursor tool being a computer implemented function represented by an icon; a display device configured to display said icon representing said remote cursor tool with an associated shadow only on said first display and only while said tool is selected and inactive; and an activation mechanism configured to activate said remote cursor tool using said first cursor control device and said first signal generation device, wherein said display device re-displays said remote cursor tool without an associated shadow on both said first display and said second display only while said tool is selected and active, said icon being displayed on said second display in a position corresponding to a position of said icon on said first display. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A computer software product including a medium readable by a processor, the medium having stored thereon:
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a first sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to select a tool, wherein the tool is a computer-implemented function represented by an icon; a second sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to display said icon as a cursor, wherein said cursor icon includes an associated shadow only while said tool is selected and inactive; a third sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to activate said tool to perform said function; and a fourth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to re-display said cursor icon without an associated shadow only while said tool is selected and active. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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