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System and method for dynamically sharing an application program among a plurality of conference devices while maintaining state

  • US 5,805,846 A
  • Filed: 11/21/1996
  • Issued: 09/08/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a conference system including a plurality of conference devices with at least one requesting conference device executing an application program to be used in a conference, a method for dynamically sharing the application program among the plurality of conference devices while maintaining a same state of the application program at each of the plurality of conference devices, said method comprising the steps of:

  • communicating a request to share the application program from said requesting conference device executing the application program to other ones of said conference devices enrolled in the conference;

    storing a current state of the application program in the requesting conference device;

    loading the application program by said other ones of said conference devices enrolled in the conference;

    communicating the current state from the requesting conference device to said other ones of said conference devices enrolled in said conference; and

    processing the application program by said other ones of said conference devices enrolled in said conference to acquire a state equal to the current state.

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