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Interactive communication system permitting increased collaboration between users
Assignee: NAVY UNITED STATED OF AMERICA, Secretary of
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Filing: 1999-04-23
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Granted: 2002-10-08
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Expires: 2019-04-23
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Adam J. Simonoff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
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.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said server computer and said client computers are electrically coupled to one another via a local area network (LAN).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said server computer runs a Web Server and wherein each of said client computers runs a Web browser client.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said server computer runs a Web Server distributing both a web page including a White Board client applet tag and the White Board client applet and wherein each of said client computers runs a Web browser client which automatically executes said White Board client applet when the White Board client applet has been transferred from said server computer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
114 words
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 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.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
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 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.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 5 , further comprising a secondary server computer, wherein all of said client computers disconnect from said primary server computer and reconnect to said secondary server computer when said primary server computer is unavailable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 5 , wherein each of said client computers has a respective privilege level and a respective group association, and wherein said primary server selectively transmits said user-generated objects to respective ones of said computers responsive to the respective privilege level and the respective group association.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 5 , wherein said primary server computer further comprises memory which stores files one of uploaded from and downloaded to at least one of said client computers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 5 , wherein each of said client computers display a predetermined graphical user interface (GUI).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 5 , wherein said primary server computer is operatively connected to and object source providing a predetermined object and wherein said primary sever computer selectively transmits said predetermined object to said client computers responsive to the respective privilege level.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 10 , wherein said predetermined object varies over time.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 5 , wherein said primary server multicasts said user-generated objects to all of said computers when the respective privilege level of all of said client computers are identical.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
109 words
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 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.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
109 words
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 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.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 13 , wherein each of said first and said second computers includes a display which displays relayed ones of said first and said second objects.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 13 , wherein said memory stores said first and said second objects based on time of receipt of said first and said second objects.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 13 , wherein one of said first and said second objects comprises an active hyperlink.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
The White Board server as recited in claim 13 , wherein said server computer receives a series of objects representing a moving object and relays said series of object to said first and said second client computers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 13 , wherein said series of objects is not stored in said memory and wherein said series of object does not pass through said filter.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
76 words
The White Board system as recited in claim 13 , wherein: 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.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
42 words
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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