Window control with side conversation and main conference layers
First Claim
1. An image sharing apparatus for sharing an image by a plurality of members participating in a conference, comprising:
- window selecting means for selecting a window from a first window which is shared by the plurality of members and a second window which is shared by a part of the plurality of members sharing the first window;
displaying means for displaying the window selected by said window selecting means; and
drawing means for selectively drawing in a desired window, which is either the first window or the second window.
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Abstract
During an electronic conference, an operator is able to have an independent meeting with a number of the participants of the electronic conference. A conference layer and a side conversation layer are provided. When side conversation is to be started, a member to participate in side conversation is selected from members participating in the conference in the conference layer, and the selected member is moved to a member panel. Upon pressing a start button, a side conversation layer is generated and displayed. Side conversation enables selected members to share information independent of the main conference. A layer select button enables to select either of the conference layer or side conversation layer. A layer copy button enables the copying of an image from the conference layer to the side conversation layer.
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33 Claims
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1. An image sharing apparatus for sharing an image by a plurality of members participating in a conference, comprising:
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window selecting means for selecting a window from a first window which is shared by the plurality of members and a second window which is shared by a part of the plurality of members sharing the first window; displaying means for displaying the window selected by said window selecting means; and drawing means for selectively drawing in a desired window, which is either the first window or the second window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21)
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11. A window control method of controlling a window shared by a plurality of members participating in a conference who use respective terminals, comprising:
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a determining step of determining which window is selected;
a first window shared by the plurality of members or a second window shared by a part of the plurality of members sharing the first window;a displaying step of displaying the selected window in accordance with the determination result in said determining step; and a drawing step of selectively drawing in a desired window, which is either the first window or the second window. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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23. A computer readable storage medium having a computer program to be executed by a computer for sharing an image by a plurality of members using respective computers, said program comprising:
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a window selecting process step of selecting a window from a first window which is shared by a plurality of members and a second window which is shared by a part of the plurality of members sharing the first window; a displaying process step of displaying the window selected in said window selecting process step; and a drawing process step of selectively drawing in a desired window, which is either the first window or the second window. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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