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Method and system for switching between users in a conference enabled application

  • US 5,557,725 A
  • Filed: 02/13/1995
  • Issued: 09/17/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of switching input control between conferencing participants operating in a collaborative computer-based system having a plurality of display devices for the display of a public conference view of data object amongst said participants and using an event handler for controlling the input of shared data objects amongst said participants, the method comprising the steps performed by a computer of:

  • defining a set of participant control transition triggers that indicate when a participant desires input control of said system within said event handler;

    defining a set of participant control transition rules that establish which participant has control, which participant can obtain control as an active participant, and which participant cannot gain control as a non-active participant, amongst said conferencing participants;

    integrating both sets of said participant control transition triggers and rules to form an enhanced conferencing level event handler for switching input control from a first active participant to a second active participant based on an input event from said second active participant while disregarding input events from nonactive participants.

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