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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Michele Covell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nina Bhatti, Mountain View, CA (US);
Henry Harlyn Baker, Los Altos, CA (US);
W. Bruce Culbertson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Harville, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Malzbender, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Susie Wee, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michele Covell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nina Bhatti, Mountain View, CA (US);
Henry Harlyn Baker, Los Altos, CA (US);
W. Bruce Culbertson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Harville, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Malzbender, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Susie Wee, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for utilizing a parallel conversational thread during a remote collaboration are described. In one embodiment, a managing entity is utilized to establish a first communications path for a remote collaboration of at least two parties. Then, a request for a parallel conversation is received from at least one of the at least two parties during the remote collaboration. The managing entity then establishes a second communications path for the parallel conversation between the at least two parties. Wherein, the enabling of the parallel conversation on the second communications path is performed without inhibiting the first communications path, such that a portion of a first party can have a parallel conversation with a portion of a second party on the second communications path while the first communications path for the remote collaboration remains active.