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Dynamically enabling an interactive element within a non-interactive view of a screen sharing session

US9798944B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2014
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/141
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A non-interactive screen sharing session executing within a computing device can be identified. The device can be communicatively linked to different computing devices of the screen sharing session. The contents of the remote screen buffer can be analyzed to determine a graphical representation of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) within the contents prior to presenting the contents of the buffer within the device. A visible information item can be extracted and a non-visible reference can be established from the representation. An area surrounding the representation including a position and dimensions of the representation within the contents can be determined. The representation of the URL can be replaced with an interactive element in real-time. The element can include the visible and non-visible reference. The contents of the buffer can be presented within an interface associated with the session of the device, responsive to the replacing.

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