Application sharing in a frame
First Claim
1. In a client computer system having a graphical user interface including a display and a pointing device, the computer system being connected to a host computer system, the host computer system sharing an application with the client computer system during data conferencing, and the host computer system controlling an image corresponding to the shared application on the display-device of the client computer system, a method for displaying and manipulating an image corresponding to the shared application on the display-device of the client computer system, the method comprising:
- displaying in a top-level frame on the display device of the client computer system, the image corresponding to the shared application, the application being non-responsive to commands issued from the client computer system until the client computer system obtains control of the shared application from the host computer system;
facilitating a plurality of operations, the operations including moving, restoring, minimizing and closing, on said top-level frame by a user of the client computer system; and
manipulating the top-level frame of the client computer to reflect a degree of interest and designating the frequency of updates to the image corresponding to the shared application in the frame on the display device of the client computer in accordance with the degree of interest.
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Abstract
User interface for displaying and interacting with images corresponding to applications shared over a computer network in a data conference is described. The described interface provides a user with greater control over the use of a desktop by providing controls for moving and sizing images, including fake windows, corresponding to shared applications by displaying such windows in a frame. The frame is the entity that is manipulated by a user with familiar graphical symbols, or even custom designs, thus avoiding potential complexity in managing control over the images of the shared applications. This user interface facilitates frames that may optionally be semi-transparent or transparent in order to allow a user to keep track of icons and windows covered by the frame. Frames are also useful in reducing network traffic by providing a method for detecting the level of interest of a user in a shared application. Thus, they can be used to modulate the frequency of updating images of shared applications to reflect the need for changes determined by whether the frame is in focus or even closed.
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20 Claims
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1. In a client computer system having a graphical user interface including a display and a pointing device, the computer system being connected to a host computer system, the host computer system sharing an application with the client computer system during data conferencing, and the host computer system controlling an image corresponding to the shared application on the display-device of the client computer system, a method for displaying and manipulating an image corresponding to the shared application on the display-device of the client computer system, the method comprising:
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displaying in a top-level frame on the display device of the client computer system, the image corresponding to the shared application, the application being non-responsive to commands issued from the client computer system until the client computer system obtains control of the shared application from the host computer system;
facilitating a plurality of operations, the operations including moving, restoring, minimizing and closing, on said top-level frame by a user of the client computer system; and
manipulating the top-level frame of the client computer to reflect a degree of interest and designating the frequency of updates to the image corresponding to the shared application in the frame on the display device of the client computer in accordance with the degree of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for carrying out the steps of displaying and manipulating, on a display device of a client computer having a graphical user interface, an image corresponding to a shared application, said shared application shared by a host, the host in a data conference with the client computer and controlling the image on the client computer, the steps comprising:
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displaying a frame on the display device of the client computer;
including the image corresponding to the shared application in the frame;
manipulating the frame on the display device of the client computer in order to manipulate the image included in the frame;
displaying the image corresponding to the shared application relative to the frame, the application being non-responsive to commands issued from the client computer until the client computer system obtains control of the shared application from the host computer; and
manipulating the top-level frame of the client computer to reflect a degree of interest and designating the frequency of updates to the image corresponding to the shared application in the frame on the display device of the client computer in accordance with the degree of interest. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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