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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
J. Christopher Hawley, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Fang LU, Billerica, MA (US);
Corinne M. Ryan, Westford, MA (US);
Weichuan Dong, Lowell, MA (US);
J. Christopher Hawley, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Fang Lu, Billerica, MA (US);
Corinne M. Ryan, Westford, MA (US);
Weichuan Dong, Lowell, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for providing user representations in real-time collaboration application participant lists reflecting external communications, together with user representations in external communication applications indicating current real-time collaboration session participation. A participant list in a collaboration session represents other participants with whom the local user has recently or frequently communicated in a visually separate area. User representations associated with messages, entries, or the like, and contained in applications external to the collaboration application are displayed in a way that visually indicates the user's current participation in a collaboration session.