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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Min Zhu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Songxiang Wei, San Jose, CA (US);
Alfred Lian Fui Pong, Millbrae, CA (US);
Min Zhu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Songxiang Wei, San Jose, CA (US);
Alfred Lian Fui Pong, Millbrae, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and article of manufacture that allow a document containing custom objects to be shared in a distributed collaborative computer system. This is accomplished by allowing custom objects to be embedded in a document. When the document is to be shared, the document with custom objects is converted to a Rich Multi-Media (RMM) format. Furthermore, the converted document may be shared during a collaborative session among multiple computers. Alternatively, the converted document may be viewed by a user independent of a collaborative session.