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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Michael H Dunn, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Ian G Hutchinson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Peter W Hildebrandt, Duluth, GA (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A distributed digital content collaboration method and system, the method comprising the steps of storing collaboration session data for at least one collaboration session, the collaboration data including data objects displayable on display surfaces, identifying unused display surfaces associated a collaboration system, sending display identifiers to at least a subset of the unused display surfaces, wherein the display identifiers are presented on the display surfaces as display identification codes for associated surfaces, receiving user input via a user interface identifying at least one of the display identifiers associated with a first display surface, determining that the identified display identifier matches the display identifier sent to the first display surface and, in response to the determination, configuring the first display surface with the processor to facilitate content collaboration.