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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
May. 20, 2003
David F. Bantz, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Ponani Gopalakrishnan, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Daniel M. Gruen, Newton, MA (US);
Lorraine M. Herger, Port Chester, NY (US);
Nathan Junsup Lee, New City, NY (US);
Dennis Gerard Shea, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Marisa S. Viveros, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
David F. Bantz, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Ponani Gopalakrishnan, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Daniel M. Gruen, Newton, MA (US);
Lorraine M. Herger, Port Chester, NY (US);
Nathan Junsup Lee, New City, NY (US);
Dennis Gerard Shea, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Marisa S. Viveros, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A virtual workspace is provided for a user with a number of electronic devices, in which information can be exchanged among the electronic devices through a number of connections between the electronic devices. The virtual workspace is provided by determining where services are located and the type of the services, determining one or more data formats associated with data accessible by one or more of the electronic devices. A portion of the data has a given one of one or more data formats. An electronic device is selected based at least in part on predetermined criteria and the given data format. A route through the connections to the selected electronic device is determined, where the route may comprise a given one or more of the connections. At least the portion of the data associated with the given data format is routed to the selected electronic device. The portion of the data is utilizable for presentation by the selected electronic device when received by the selected electronic device.