Window sharing system
US5838300A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A window sharing system of a server client method in which a client application communicates with a plurality of servers by distributing a message and an operation is executed by switching an operation right for the client application. The system includes a window ID obtainer for obtaining a window ID of a common window formed by the client application and storing the window ID into a first memory; an operation right information obtainer for obtaining information of the operation right for the client application and storing the information into a second memory; an operation pointer display controller for displaying an operation pointer to operate the client application to the common window on the basis of the window ID stored in the first memory; an operation right information display controller for adding the operation right information stored in the second memory to the operation pointer and displaying the information; and an operation right information switching unit for storing information regarding the user who performed a click operation by a mouse-cursor on the operation pointer into the second memory and switching the operation right.
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