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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Robert W. Schmieder, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ido M. Ben-shachar, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ivan J. Leichtling, Redmond, WA (US);
Deana Rae Fuller, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert W. Schmieder, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ido M. Ben-Shachar, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ivan J. Leichtling, Redmond, WA (US);
Deana Rae Fuller, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An improved application sharing system and method are described wherein a display of shared information is constructed such that application artifacts that are of no use to the viewer are not displayed to the viewer. In this way, a greatest possible portion of a viewing area can be used to display document content rather than such artifacts. In an embodiment, the functionality of reducing the display in this manner is engageable and disengageble by a viewing user. In a further embodiment of the invention, the functionality of reducing the display is automatically engaged and disengaged based on actions of a sharing user with respect to the shared information.