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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2007
Lydia M. DO, Raleigh, NC (US);
Pamela A. Nesbitt, Tampa, FL (US);
Lisa A. Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lydia M. Do, Raleigh, NC (US);
Pamela A. Nesbitt, Tampa, FL (US);
Lisa A. Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for displaying documents to a plurality of users of a surface computer, the surface computer comprising a surface, surface computer capable of receiving multi-touch input through the surface and rendering display output on the surface, that include: registering a plurality of users with the surface computer, the plurality of users including a moderator and a plurality of participants; assigning, to each registered user, a portion of the surface for interaction between that registered user and the surface computer; selecting, by the moderator for sharing with the plurality of participants, a document stored in the surface computer; rendering contents of the document on the moderator's assigned portion of the surface; and rendering the contents of the document on each of the participants' portions of the surface.