Methods and apparatuses for selectively removing sensitive information during a collaboration session

• US 8,117,560 B1
• Filed: 05/23/2007
• Issued: 02/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lu, Defeng, Luo, Zhonghui, Matt, Steffen, Yuan, Zheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Pesin, Boris
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abdul-Ali, Omar
• Application Number:
  US11/805,764
• Time in Patent Office: 1,728 Days
• Field of Search: 715/781, 715/803, 715/804
• US Class Current: 715/789
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include: selectively sharing desktop content with an attendee device wherein the desktop content includes a shared window and a sliding type of window; displaying the desktop content including the sliding type of window on the presenter device; detecting a modification to the desktop content that is beneath the sliding type of window wherein the modification is performed by the attendee device; and excluding the sliding type of window from the desktop content for display on the attendee device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sharing a desktop having content with an attendee device, wherein the desktop having content corresponds with a presenter device, and wherein the desktop having content includes a sliding type of window, the sliding type of window being a type of window used to alert a user of the presenter device that a new message is received on the presenter device;

detecting a profile associated with the presenter device, wherein the profile comprises a default setting that indicates types of windows that are to be excluded from being shared with the attendee device;

determining that the sliding type of window is indicated in the default setting of the profile and therefore should be excluded from being shared with the attendee device;

in response to determining that the sliding type of window is indicated in the default setting of the profile, preventing the attendee device from displaying the sliding type of window;

displaying the desktop having content including the sliding type of window on a display of the presenter device; and

providing the desktop having content and excluding the sliding type of window to the attendee device for display on a display of the attendee device.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sliding type of window is an alert that corresponds to an electronic mail message.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the desktop having content includes a shared window.

4. The method according to claim 3 further comprising simultaneously displaying the shared window and the sliding type of window on the presenter device.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sliding type of window is an alert that corresponds to a chat message.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising highlighting the sliding type of window within the presenter device.

7. The method according to claim 1 further comprising annotating the content of the desktop from the attendee device.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the sliding type of window is semi-transparent.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store a plurality of software modules executable by the processor, the software modules including

a window detection module configured to detect a desktop having content and a sliding type of window on the desktop, wherein the sliding type of window is a type of window used to alert a user of the system that a new message is received,

a profile that includes a default setting that indicates types of windows that are to be excluded from being shared with an attendee device,

an internal render module configured to display the desktop having content and the sliding type of window on a display of the system after initiation of the collaboration session, and

an external render module configure to display the desktop having content, but not the sliding type of window, to a display of the attendee device after initiation of the collaboration session, based on the profile that includes the default setting that indicates the sliding type of window is a type of window that is to be excluded from being shared with the attendee device.

10. The system according to claim 9 further comprising a window selection module configured to identify the sliding type of window.

11. The system according to claim 9 wherein the sliding type of window is semi-transparent.

12. The system according to claim 9 wherein the sliding type of window is opaque.

13. The system according to claim 9 further comprising an interface module configured to allow the attendee device to modify the desktop having content.

14. A method comprising:

selectively sharing a desktop having content, of a presenter device, with an attendee device, wherein the desktop having content includes a shared window and a sliding type of window, wherein the sliding type of window is a type of window used to indicate that a new message is received;

detecting a profile associated with the presenter device, wherein the profile comprises a default setting that indicates types of windows that are to be excluded from being shared with the attendee device;

determining that the sliding type of window is indicated in the default setting of the profile and therefore should be excluded from being shared with the attendee device;

displaying the desktop having content including the sliding type of window on a display of the presenter device;

detecting a modification to the desktop having content that is beneath the sliding is type of window wherein the modification is performed by the attendee device; and

excluding the sliding type of window from the desktop having content that is displayed on the attendee device based on the sliding type of window being indicated in the default setting of the profile associated with the presenter device.

15. The method according to claim 14 wherein the sliding type of window is semi-transparent.

16. The method according to claim 14 further comprising simultaneously displaying the shared window and the sliding type of window on the presenter device.

17. The method according to claim 14 further comprising simultaneously displaying the modification, the shared window, and the sliding type of window on the presenter device.

18. The method according to claim 14 wherein the sliding type of window includes animated content.

19. The method according to claim 14 wherein the sliding type of window is distinguished from the shared window.

20. The method according to claim 14 wherein the sliding type of window is an alert that a new message is received.