International Business Machines Corporation

Kenya Ishimoto

Nobuyuki Yoshifuji

Masashi Doi

Takehiko Amano

Atsushi Yokoi

Mayumi Goto

Hideo Takeda

Daisuke Maruyama

Ken Kumagai

Susumu Fukuda

Harumi Itoh

Miki Azeyanagi

Masao Nishimoto

Koichi Omae

Keisuke Washida

Atsushi Naruse

Yoshio Horiuchi

Roger E Hough

Stephen J Schmandt

Mayumi Takahashi

Fumiaki Abe

Kozo Sawada

Akio Saitoh

Kazuo Iimura

Goroh Sasaki

Provided are embodiments for a method for managing a multi-group virtual conference. Embodiments can include providing user access to at least one cluster of a plurality of clusters in a virtual conference and determining at least one feature word representing a topic for each of the plurality of clusters. Embodiments can also include displaying in each of the plurality of clusters the at least one feature word and receiving a user input to modify user participation in the at least one cluster. Also provided are embodiments for a system and computer program product for managing the multigroup virtual conference.

Mechanism for the management of topic-based multi-group virtual conferences

An embodiment for resolving visibility discrepancies of virtual objects in extended reality devices is provided. The embodiment may include receiving one or more virtual objects and a setting for each virtual object from one or more users during an extended reality meeting. The embodiment may also include identifying an owner of each virtual object. The embodiment may further include identifying a referenced virtual object. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the referenced virtual object is only visible to the owner, displaying a warning notification to the owner prior to sharing. The embodiment may further include querying the owner as to whether to share the referenced virtual object with the one or more users other than the owner. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the owner wants to share the referenced virtual object, sharing the referenced virtual object.

Resolving visibility discrepencies of virtual objects in extended reality devices

Aspects of the invention include overlaying a graphical representation of a first user onto a real-world image of a first location, wherein the first user is physically located at a second location different than the first location. Detecting an interaction between the first user and a second user, wherein the second user is physically located at the first location. Determining a current position of the second user within the first location. Causing the graphical representation of the first user to face in a direction of the current position of the second user.

Mixed-reality teleconferencing across multiple locations

A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for securely sharing confidential information in a document. A first computer sets one or more confidential attributes of the confidential information in the document and creates metadata of the confidential information. The first computer creates a first file including the confidential information and the metadata. The first computer creates a second file including non-confidential information in the document and the metadata; the metadata in the second file is as a reference to the confidential information. The confidential information in the first file is displayed by a second computer at a confidential information visibility level in accordance with an authorization level of an authorized user of the second computer. The second file is displayed at a visibility level without showing the confidential information and is accessible by all users.

Securely sharing confidential information in a document

The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product of displaying computer graphics according to arrangement and orientation attributes. In an embodiment, the invention includes receiving computer graphics attribute data of computer graphics, receiving arrangement attribute data, calculating an arrangement order for the computer graphics with respect to the computer graphics attribute data and the arrangement attribute data, receiving orientation attribute data indicating an orientation attribute, receiving an orientation attribute value indicating a value of the orientation attribute, calculating orientation values for the computer graphics with respect to the computer graphics attribute values and the orientation attribute value, and displaying on the computer display the computer graphics in the arrangement order and in orientations corresponding to the orientation values, resulting in displayed computer graphics. In an embodiment, the computer graphics include at least one of computer icons and digital images.

Displaying computer graphics according to arrangement and orientation attributes

The embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for remotely operating a target device. A camera image is obtained, including a target screen image (which is an image of a screen of the target device). The camera image is transmitted to and displayed in a second device. Operational information is obtained on the screen of the second device, which displays the camera image. The operational information is transmitted to a first device. Human device data, which derives from the operational information, is inputted from the first device to the target device.

Remotely operating target device

A computer program product and a computer system for securely sharing confidential information in a document. A first computer sets one or more confidential attributes of the confidential information in the document and creates metadata of the confidential information. The first computer creates a first file including the confidential information and the metadata. The first computer creates a second file including non-confidential information in the document and the metadata; the metadata in the second file is as a reference to the confidential information. The confidential information in the first file is displayed by a second computer at a confidential information visibility level in accordance with an authorization level of an authorized user of the second computer. The second file is displayed at a visibility level without showing the confidential information and is accessible by all users.

Flexibly controlling the movement, direction or speed of a pointer in a multi-monitor or extended monitor environment is provided. This may include defining a control area in which the pointer is made to operate in a desired manner at a desired position, recording definition data that includes an identification name uniquely identifying the control area, reading the definition data, and controlling the pointer in response to the pointer entering the control area. The pointer controlled in accordance with the control setting corresponding to the control item in the definition data defined for the control area.

Graphic user interface pointer control

Embodiments relate to selecting an object displayed on a display device of a computer. Aspects include moving a movable pointer in the display device in response to a user input, determining whether the pointer is in a predetermined temporary selection state, and based on a determination that the pointer is in the temporary selection state, acquiring an object pointed to by the pointer and storing the object in the storage device as a temporarily selected object. Aspects further include acquiring an second object pointed by the pointer in response to the user performing a predetermined object selection operation, comparing the second object with the temporarily selected object, and based on a determination that the second object is identical to the temporarily selected object, determining that the second object is selected.

Methods and devices for object selection in a computer

A method for adjusting a filtering mechanism within a trace logging system. The method may include receiving a plurality of messages from a software program, whereby each of the plurality of messages includes a message logging level. The method may also include storing the plurality of received messages in a buffer. The method may further include determining an error has occurred within the software program. The method may also include identifying each of the plurality of stored messages that aid in debugging the determined error. The method may further include updating an alert status configuration based on the message logging level associated with each of the plurality of identified messages.

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Kenya Ishimoto