Patent · US Active

Combining modalities for collaborating while editing and annotating files

US11106862B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stewart Curry · Blackrock, IE
Andrew Henderson · Askeaton, IE
Keith Griffin · Oranmore, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2017
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/046
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system and related methods are described. The communication system includes a communication server computer and multiple user computers. The communication server computer maintains synchronization of multiple copies of a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented by the multiple user computers. The GUI implements a multi-user, digital communication environment and includes a chat area where communications are organized by time and a document editing area where communications are organized by subject. The GUI enables integration of the chat area and the document editing area and allows users to communicate across multiple communication modalities seamlessly and in real time.

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