Associating communications in collaboration sessions
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying, via one or more computing devices, a document accessible to one or more collaborators of a first collaboration session, wherein the document is one of;
a word processing document, a spreadsheet, a presentation document, a drawing, and a blueprint, wherein the document is separate from the first collaboration session;
associating, via the one or more computing devices, a first communication session of the first collaboration session with a first portion of the document;
indicating, via the one or more computing devices, the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document, wherein indicating the association includes rendering, on the document, a visual indication of the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document; and
associating, via the one or more computing devices, a second communication session of a second collaboration session with a second portion of the document, wherein the document is accessible to one or more collaborators of a second collaboration session;
wherein at least part of the first communication session of the first collaboration session associated with the first portion of the document and at least part of the second communication session of the second collaboration session associated with the second portion of the document occur at the same time;
wherein different users are included within the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the second communication session of the second collaboration session.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product, and system for associating communications in collaboration sessions is described. A method may comprise displaying, via one or more computing devices, a document accessible to one or more collaborators of a first collaboration session. The method may further comprise associating, via the one or more computing devices, a first communication session of the first collaboration session with a first portion of the document. The method may additionally comprise indicating, via the one or more computing devices, the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying, via one or more computing devices, a document accessible to one or more collaborators of a first collaboration session, wherein the document is one of;
a word processing document, a spreadsheet, a presentation document, a drawing, and a blueprint, wherein the document is separate from the first collaboration session;associating, via the one or more computing devices, a first communication session of the first collaboration session with a first portion of the document; indicating, via the one or more computing devices, the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document, wherein indicating the association includes rendering, on the document, a visual indication of the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document; and associating, via the one or more computing devices, a second communication session of a second collaboration session with a second portion of the document, wherein the document is accessible to one or more collaborators of a second collaboration session; wherein at least part of the first communication session of the first collaboration session associated with the first portion of the document and at least part of the second communication session of the second collaboration session associated with the second portion of the document occur at the same time; wherein different users are included within the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the second communication session of the second collaboration session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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displaying a document accessible to one or more collaborators of a first collaboration session, wherein the document is one of;
a word processing document, a spreadsheet, a presentation document, a drawing, and a blueprint, wherein the document is separate from the first collaboration session;associating a first communication session of the first collaboration session with a first portion of the document; indicating the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document, wherein indicating the association includes rendering, on the document, a visual indication of the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document; and associating a second communication session of a second collaboration session with a second portion of the document, wherein the document is accessible to one or more collaborators of a second collaboration session; wherein at least part of the first communication session of the first collaboration session associated with the first portion of the document and at least part of the second communication session of the second collaboration session associated with the second portion of the document occur at the same time; wherein different users are included within the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the second communication session of the second collaboration session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor; a first software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to display a document accessible to one or more collaborators of a first collaboration session, wherein the document is one of;
a word processing document, a spreadsheet, a presentation document, a drawing, and a blueprint, wherein the document is separate from the first collaboration session;a second software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to associate a first communication session of the first collaboration session with a first portion of the document; a third software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the third software module is configured to indicate the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document, wherein indicating the association includes rendering, on the document, a visual indication of the association between the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the first portion of the document; and a fourth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fourth software module is configured to associate a second communication session of a second collaboration session with a second portion of the document, wherein the document is accessible to one or more collaborators of a second collaboration session; wherein at least part of the first communication session of the first collaboration session associated with the first portion of the document and at least part of the second communication session of the second collaboration session associated with the second portion of the document occur at the same time; wherein different users are included within the first communication session of the first collaboration session and the second communication session of the second collaboration session. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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