Integrating co-browsing with other forms of information sharing
US9736214B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/141
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A co-browse service uses JavaScript to allow a web page shown in a user's browser to be viewed remotely. Updates to the web page are rendered into HTML and forwarded on the co-browse session. Aspects of the web page that should not be visible are specified in a list of masked elements which prevents the JavaScript from transmitting the content of those elements on the co-browse session. A person viewing the web page at the remote location can select objects to have those objects highlighted within the user's browser. Likewise the person viewing the web page may manipulate the objects by selecting objects and entering information into the objects. Updates to the web page are collected and aggregated such that only the most recent updates are forwarded on the co-browse session. Updates that don't affect the DOM, such as hover state, are also transmitted on the session.
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