Glass pane for collaborative electronic communication

• US 9,998,883 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Issued: 06/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nathan Dhilan Arimilli, Nevin Kumar Arimilli, Shivani Kumar Arimilli
• Original Assignee: Nathan Dhilan Arimilli, Nevin Kumar Arimilli, Shivani Kumar Arimilli
• Inventors: Arimilli, Nathan Dhilan, Arimilli, Nevin Kumar, Arimilli, Shivani Kumar
• Primary Examiner(s): Nowlin, Eric
• Application Number:
  US14/871,502
• Publication Number:
  US 20170094482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 986 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• 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: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An electronic communication device detects initiation of a real-time communication link between the electronic communication device and a communication endpoint via a communication network. In response to the detecting, the electronic communication device automatically presents, within a display associated with the electronic communication device during a duration of the real-time communication link, a communication portal including at least a Glass pane containing a collaborative collection of data elements shared between and updatable by both a user of electronic communication device and a party associated with the communication endpoint. During a duration of the real-time communication link, the electronic communication device synchronizes data elements presented within the Glass pane between electronic communication device and the communication endpoint such that an update to the data collection is presented both within the Glass pane of the display and at the communication endpoint.

Claims

1. A method of data processing in an electronic communication device, the method comprising:

detecting initiation of a real-time communication link between the electronic communication device and a communication endpoint via a communication network;

in response to the detecting, the electronic communication device automatically presenting, within a display associated with the electronic communication device during a duration of the real-time communication link, a communication portal including at least;

a first Glass pane containing a collaborative collection of data elements shared between and updatable by both a user of the electronic communication device and a party associated with the communication endpoint; and

a second Glass pane in which a private data collection of the user is presented, wherein the private data collection is uniquely associated with the party associated with the communication endpoint;

presenting within the display in association with the first Glass pane a messaging pane in which a chronological thread of text messages between the electronic communication device and the communication endpoint is presented;

during the duration of the real-time communication link, the electronic communication device synchronizing the data elements in the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane between the electronic communication device and the communication endpoint, such that any update to the collaborative collection of data elements made at the communication endpoint is presented both within the first Glass pane of the display and at the communication endpoint and any update to the collaborative collection of data elements made at the electronic communication device is presented both within the first Glass pane of the display and at the communication endpoint; and

at conclusion of the real-time communication link, the electronic communication device storing in data storage, in association with the party associated with the communication endpoint, a state of the first Glass pane.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time communication link includes a voice communication link.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the synchronizing includes pushing the update to at least one of the electronic communication device and a network-connected third party platform.

4. The method of claim 1, and further comprising the electronic communication device controlling editing of the data elements presented within the first Glass pane through application of one or more role-based rules.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the user associated with the electronic communication device is a contributor of a data element among the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane;

the party associated with the communication endpoint is a subscriber of the data element; and

said controlling editing includes;

the electronic communication device permitting removal of the data element from the first Glass pane only in response to receipt of authorization from the subscriber.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein controlling editing includes persisting a data element among the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane in response to receipt of an approval of a persistence request.

7. An electronic communication device, comprising:

a processor core;

a network interface;

a display controller coupled to the processor core and to a display; and

audio circuitry coupled to the processor core;

wherein the processor core is configured to;

detect initiation of a real-time communication link between the electronic communication device and a communication endpoint via a communication network;

in response to detecting initiation of the real-time communication link, automatically present, within the display associated with the electronic communication device during a duration of the real-time communication link, a communication portal including at least;

a first Glass pane containing a collaborative collection of data elements shared between and updatable by both a user of electronic communication device and a party associated with the communication endpoint; and

a second Glass pane in which a private data collection of the user is presented, wherein the private data collection is uniquely associated with the party associated with the communication endpoint;

present within the display in association with the first Glass pane a messaging pane in which a chronological thread of text messages between the electronic communication device and the communication endpoint is presented;

during the duration of the real-time communication link, synchronize data elements in the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane between electronic communication device and the communication endpoint, such that any update to the collaborative collection of data elements made at the communication endpoint is presented both within the first Glass pane of the display and at the communication endpoint and any update to the collaborative collection of data elements made at the electronic communication device is presented both within the first Glass pane of the display and at the communication endpoint; and

at conclusion of the real-time communication link, store in data storage, in association with the party associated with the communication endpoint, a state of the first Glass pane.

8. The electronic communication device of claim 7, wherein the real-time communication link includes a voice communication link.

9. The electronic communication device of claim 7, wherein the processor core synchronizes the data elements by pushing the update to at least one of the electronic communication device and a network-connected third party platform.

10. The electronic communication device of claim 7, wherein the processor core is configured to control editing of the data elements presented within the first Glass pane through application of one or more role-based rules.

11. The electronic communication device of claim 10, wherein:

the user associated with the electronic communication device is a contributor of a data element among the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane;

the party associated with the communication endpoint is a subscriber of the data element; and

the processor core is configured to control editing by permitting removal of the data element from the first Glass pane only in response to receipt of authorization from the subscriber.

12. The electronic communication device of claim 10, wherein the processor core is configured to control editing by persisting a data element among the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane in response to receipt of an approval of a persistence request.

13. A program product, comprising:

a computer-readable storage device; and

program code stored within the computer-readable storage device, wherein the program code, when executed by a processor core of an electronic communication device, causes the electronic communication device to perform;

detecting initiation of a real-time communication link between the electronic communication device and a communication endpoint via a communication network;

in response to the detecting, the electronic communication device automatically presenting, within a display associated with the electronic communication device during a duration of the real-time communication link, a communication portal including at least;

a first Glass pane containing a collaborative collection of data elements shared between and updatable by both a user of the electronic communication device and a party associated with the communication endpoint;

a second Glass pane in which a private data collection of the user is presented, wherein the private data collection is uniquely associated with the party associated with the communication endpoint;

presenting within the display in association with the first Glass pane a messaging pane in which a chronological thread of text messages between the electronic communication device and the communication endpoint is presented;

during the duration of the real-time communication link, the electronic communication device synchronizing the data elements in the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane between the electronic communication device and the communication endpoint, such that any update to the collaborative collection of data elements made at the communication endpoint is presented both within the first Glass pane of the display and at the communication endpoint and any update to the collaborative collection of data elements made at the electronic communication device is presented both within the first Glass pane of the display and at the communication endpoint; and

at conclusion of the real-time communication link, the electronic communication device storing in data storage, in association with the party associated with the communication endpoint, a state of the first Glass pane.

14. The program product of claim 13, wherein the real-time communication link includes a voice communication link.

15. The program product of claim 13, wherein the synchronizing includes pushing the update to at least one of the electronic communication device and a network-connected third party platform.

16. The program product of claim 13, wherein the program code further causes the electronic communication device to perform:

controlling editing of the data elements presented within the first Glass pane through application of one or more role-based rules.

17. The program product of claim 16, wherein:

the user associated with the electronic communication device is a contributor of a data element among the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane;

the party associated with the communication endpoint is a subscriber of the data element; and

said controlling editing includes;

the electronic communication device permitting removal of the data element from the first Glass pane only in response to receipt of authorization from the subscriber.

18. The program product of claim 16, wherein controlling editing includes persisting a data element among the collaborative collection of data elements presented within the first Glass pane in response to receipt of an approval of a persistence request.