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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Pavan Kumar Singh Thakur, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Robert William Grubbs, Salem, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for sharing a user interface element based on user gestures. In one embodiment, a method can include selecting, based on a user gesture, a user interface element being displayed on an output device of the source computer. The method can further include identifying a location on the output device of the source computer to move the user interface element. The method can further include updating the output device of the source computer to display the user interface element at the identified location on the output device. The method can also include generating, in response to updating the output device, a notification indicating that the source computer is sharing the user interface element. The method can also include transmitting the notification to one or more target computers in communication with the source computer.