Collaborative work support system and method to facilitate the process of discussion in a meeting using a shared window
First Claim
1. A collaborative work support system that supports collaborative work on a plurality of computers that are connected with each other and each of which is assigned for an operator and displays shared data, and each operator can change the displayed shared data on his own computer while other computers display the shared data, comprising:
- shared data storage means for storing shared data to be displayed on each computer;
individual data storage means for storing individual data, which is individually created by a specific operator and individually displayed on any of the computers;
individual data sending means for sending the individual data to other computers in response to a command from the specific operator who created the individual data so as to display the individual data on other computers as created shared data;
management means for managing so that the individual data is stored in said shared data storage means with other data associated with the individual data as a unit of storage; and
associating means for associating a plurality of units of storage with each other based on attributes regarding an association therebetween.
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Abstract
A collaborative work support system that is performed on plural computers each of which is assigned for an operator, and supports collaborative work in which the plural computers display common data and each operator operates the displayed common data through his own computer. The collaborative work support system includes: a shared data storage for storing shared data to be displayed on each computer; an individual data storage for storing individual data, which is individually created by a specific operator and individually displayed on any of the computers; an individual data sender for sending the individual data to other computers in response to a command from the specific operator who created the individual data so as to display the individual data on other computers as created shared data; and a manager for managing so that the individual data is stored in the shared data storage with other data associated with the individual data as a unit of storage.
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15 Claims
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1. A collaborative work support system that supports collaborative work on a plurality of computers that are connected with each other and each of which is assigned for an operator and displays shared data, and each operator can change the displayed shared data on his own computer while other computers display the shared data, comprising:
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shared data storage means for storing shared data to be displayed on each computer; individual data storage means for storing individual data, which is individually created by a specific operator and individually displayed on any of the computers; individual data sending means for sending the individual data to other computers in response to a command from the specific operator who created the individual data so as to display the individual data on other computers as created shared data; management means for managing so that the individual data is stored in said shared data storage means with other data associated with the individual data as a unit of storage; and associating means for associating a plurality of units of storage with each other based on attributes regarding an association therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing data for collaborative work on a plurality of computers that are connected with each other and each of which is assigned for an operator and displays shared data, and each operator can change the displayed shared data on his own computer while other computers display the shared data, comprising the steps of:
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receiving individual data, which is individually created by a specific operator and individually displayed on any of the computers; sending the individual data to other computers in response to a command from the specific operator who created the individual data so as to display the individual data on other computers as created shared data; managing so that the individual data is stored in said shared data storage means with other data associated with the individual data as a unit of storage; and associating a plurality of units of storage with each other based on attributes regarding an association therebetween.
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