Desktop sharing method and system
US8887063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1827
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a distributed computer network where displayed information is shared between at least two computers, a method of enabling remote control of a host computer having a display region that is to be shared with at least one client computer. The method includes tracking time lapsed since a local user input event has occurred while the host computer is under local control and in the event that the time lapsed exceeds a threshold, enabling remote control of the host computer by a client computer.
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