Interactive communication system permitting increased collaboration between users
First Claim
1. A White Board system permitting a plurality of users to collaborate with one another irrespective of the respective user'"'"'s hardware platform or operating system, comprising:
- a server computer; and
a plurality of client computers coupled to said server computer;
wherein;
each of said client computers logs into said server computer and is thereby assigned a unique identifier;
each of said client computers includes a graphical user interface (GUI) which selectively displays any combination of objects having active content, active hyperlinks, and text;
each of said client computers transmits user-generated objects to said server computer for storage and selective retransmission to said client computers;
said server stores all user-generated objects from all said client computers;
said server selectively controls transmission of all user-generated objects to respective ones of said computers responsive to the respective assigned identifier.
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Abstract
A White Board system permitting a plurality of users to collaborate with one another irrespective of the respective user'"'"'s hardware platform or operating system includes a server computer, and a plurality of client computers electrically coupled to the server computer. Preferably, each of the client computers logs into the server computer and is thereby assigned a unique identifier, each of the client computers includes a graphical user interface (GUI) which selectively displays any combination of objects having active content, active hyperlinks, and text, and each of the client computers transmits user-generated objects to the server computer for storage and selective retransmission to the computers. Additionally, the server stores all user-generated objects from all the client computers and selectively controls transmission of all user-generated objects to respective ones of the computers responsive to the respective assigned identifier.
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20 Claims
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1. A White Board system permitting a plurality of users to collaborate with one another irrespective of the respective user'"'"'s hardware platform or operating system, comprising:
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a server computer; and
a plurality of client computers coupled to said server computer;
wherein;
each of said client computers logs into said server computer and is thereby assigned a unique identifier;
each of said client computers includes a graphical user interface (GUI) which selectively displays any combination of objects having active content, active hyperlinks, and text;
each of said client computers transmits user-generated objects to said server computer for storage and selective retransmission to said client computers;
said server stores all user-generated objects from all said client computers;
said server selectively controls transmission of all user-generated objects to respective ones of said computers responsive to the respective assigned identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A White Board system permitting a plurality of users to collaborate with one another irrespective of the respective user'"'"'s hardware platform or operating system, comprising:
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a primary server computer; and
a plurality of client computers coupled to said primary server computer, each of said client computer having a respective privilege level and each of said client computers being operatively connected to said primary server computer;
wherein;
each of said client computers transmits user-generated objects to said primary server computer;
said primary server stores all of said user-generated objects transmitted from said client computers; and
said primary server selectively transmits said user-generated objects to respective ones of said computers responsive to the respective privilege level. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A White Board system permitting a plurality of users to collaborate with one another irrespective of the respective user'"'"'s hardware platform or operating system, comprising:
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a first client computer which instantiates first objects having a first privilege level;
a second client computer which instantiates second objects having a second privilege level; and
a server computer operatively coupling said first and said second computers, said server computer comprising;
a memory for storing all of said first and said second objects; and
a filter which selectively relays said first and said second objects between said second and said first client computers, respectively, responsive to said first and said second privilege levels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
said first objects have a first privilege level and a first identifier;
said second objects have said second privilege level and a second identifier;
said filter is a first filter; and
said server computer further comprises a second filter which selectively relays said first and said second objects between said second and said first client computers, respectively, responsive to said first and said second identifiers.
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20. The White Board system as recited in claim 13, wherein each of said first and said second client computers further comprises a tool for modifying a user-selected one of said first and said second objects residing on the respective client computer.
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