Application sharing security
First Claim
1. A method for sharing applications with a plurality of users, comprising:
- selecting at least one of a plurality of applications operating on a presenter'"'"'s computer to share with at least a remote user'"'"'s computer;
selecting at least one of a plurality of security measures for preventing a remote user operating the remote user'"'"'s computer from performing at least one of a plurality of unauthorized operations on a selected application; and
initiating application sharing on the presenter'"'"'s computer for the selected applications, wherein an image of data displayed at the presenter'"'"'s computer is transmitted for display at the remote user'"'"'s computer and, wherein the remote user may access or observe an initiated application, but may not perform any unauthorized operations on an application being shared.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for facilitating application sharing. In operation, a user selects at least one of a plurality of applications operating on a first computer to share with at least a second computer. The user then selects at least one of a plurality of security measures for preventing a user operating the second computer from performing at least one of a plurality of unauthorized operations. Next, the user initiates applications sharing on the first computer, wherein the user operating the second computer may access or observe an application running on the first computer, but may not perform any unauthorized operations on the first computer.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for sharing applications with a plurality of users, comprising:
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selecting at least one of a plurality of applications operating on a presenter'"'"'s computer to share with at least a remote user'"'"'s computer; selecting at least one of a plurality of security measures for preventing a remote user operating the remote user'"'"'s computer from performing at least one of a plurality of unauthorized operations on a selected application; and initiating application sharing on the presenter'"'"'s computer for the selected applications, wherein an image of data displayed at the presenter'"'"'s computer is transmitted for display at the remote user'"'"'s computer and, wherein the remote user may access or observe an initiated application, but may not perform any unauthorized operations on an application being shared. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for sharing applications with a plurality of users, comprising:
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means for selecting at least one of a plurality of applications operating on a presenter'"'"'s computer to share with at least a remote user'"'"'s computer; means for selecting at least one of a plurality of security measures for preventing a remote user operating the remote user'"'"'s computer from performing at least one of a plurality of unauthorized operations on a selected application; and means for initiating applications sharing on the presenter'"'"'s computer for the selected applications, wherein an image of data displayed at the presenter'"'"'s computer is transmitted for display at the remote user'"'"'s computer and, wherein the remote user may access or observe an initiated application, but may not perform any unauthorized operations on an application being shared.
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21. A computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by a computer to facilitate sharing of applications with a plurality of users, comprising:
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selecting at least one of a plurality of applications operating on a presenter'"'"'s computer to share with at least a remote user'"'"'s computer; selecting at least one of a plurality of security measures for preventing a remote user operating the remote user'"'"'s computer from performing at least one of a plurality of unauthorized operations on a selected application; and initiating application sharing on the presenter'"'"'s computer for the selected applications, wherein an image of data displayed at the presenter'"'"'s computer is transmitted for display at the remote user'"'"'s computer and, wherein the remote user may access or observe an initiated application, but may not perform any unauthorized operations on an application being shared.
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