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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Ed Hardebeck, Brookline, MA (US);
Richard L. Baker, Belmont, MA (US);
Debby Mendez, Arlington, MA (US);
Ed Hardebeck, Brookline, MA (US);
Richard L. Baker, Belmont, MA (US);
Debby Mendez, Arlington, MA (US);
Glance Networks, Inc., Arlington, MA (US);
Abstract
Control of the display computer that is the source of display information on a remote viewing session may be passed between the display participant and one or more of the viewer participants using simplified and intuitive controls rather than a more complicated menu-driven system. In one embodiment, the display participant may elect to provide control to a particular viewer participant or to any viewer participant on the session. When a viewer participant has the ability to control the display computer, the pointer shown to the display participant will be changed to notify the display participant. Likewise, color of the mouse pointer shown to the viewer participant will be changed to allow the viewer participant to know that he has the ability to assume control. Tooltips may be used as well to instruct the participants how to assume control. The color of the mouse pointer is thus determined for each participant individually according to the state of that participant relative to the remote control option of the remote viewing software.