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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190987 | Private views of data and local calculations during real time collaboration Techniques for performing a process during a real time collaboration by multiple users or clients on a spreadsheet file are disclosed herein which may permit calculations to be performed locally by at least one of the clients. By doing so, increases in performance a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185826 | Rendering document views with supplemental information content Methods and computer-readable media are provided for rendering a document view with supplemental information. A view of a document is rendered such that the document fills a canvas. The client receives a request to view a supplemental information area associated wit... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185827 | Role tailored portal solution integrating near real-time metrics, business logic, online collaboration, and web 2.0 content The disclosed solution provides a tailored user experience available through a Web portal that addresses the multiple-view, multiple-data needs of operations, supervisory, policy making, and executive personnel of an organization. These various roles can all be conc... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8166407 | Apparatus for increasing social interaction over an electronic network In one embodiment, a system includes a server that hosts webpages facilitating user interaction between multiple endpoints. The system monitors for a user input requesting initiation of a happy hour, and when the input is detected, modifies the webpages to alert use... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161396 | System and method for facilitating collaboration and communication in a visual mapping system by tracking user presence in individual topics A visual mapping system and method facilitate communication and collaboration among users sharing visual maps or topics in visual maps. The visual mapping system tracks user presence in individual topics in the visual mapping system. User presence is tracked for use... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8140979 | System and method for managing computer operations according to stored user preferences A system and method for managing computer operations according to stored user preferences is disclosed. The system includes a calendar module for scheduling an event and centrally storing the user preferences regarding the computer operations during the event, and a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122362 | Control and visibility for digital calendar sharing A digital calendar sharing control and visibility system and method for providing a user with control and visibility of digital calendar sharing. The system and method enhance and improve the sharing capabilities of current digital calendar applications. The system ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117549 | System and method for capturing user actions within electronic workflow templates The invention provides an electronic workflow method and system that includes a client workstation having a high-resolution image displaying device and an input device, that captures actions that are performed on the image displaying device. The performed actions ma... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108781 | Searching method and apparatus A method of searching for a data item in a stored chronological sequence of communication events relating to a user of a user terminal is provided. The method comprises: querying a communication event database comprising individually accessible records of each of th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108780 | Collaboration widgets with user-modal voting preference Collaborative voting widgets (or controls) provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that is adapted for collaborative effort between groups of individuals. The widgets have a modal selection state that changes the appearance and functionality of the widget depending... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103947 | Collaborative system and method for generating biographical accounts A collaborative system and method are used to capture, organize, share and preserve life stories. Life stories can be expressed in first person or third person. In either case, the process of developing the life stories is carried out with collaboration with and con... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099668 | Predator and abuse identification and prevention in a virtual environment Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for protecting a child user from inappropriate interactions within an immersive virtual environment. The inappropriate interactions may be detected by examining characteristics of the interactions between a child and a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091032 | Automatic generation of content recommendations weighted by social network context Embodiments of the present invention provide users with suggested content that is weighted based on the social network context of the suggestion. In particular, the suggested content is selected based on incorporating the preferences of users having a relationship w... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8091034 | Tiered web conference In a tiered web conference method and system, a presenter is able to add material of the presenter's presentation to the material of another presenter's presentation in real-time and is able to broadcast both presentations to a targeted audience. In one embodiment, ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8091033 | System for displaying search results along a timeline In one embodiment, an apparatus may receive search results from a database. The search results may be from a search request that requests database entries associated with a project. The apparatus may display a timeline, where the timeline includes display regions th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086960 | Inline review tracking in documents Inline review tracking in documents is described, including receiving an input to a document displayed in a browser, generating a comment and an option, the comment being configured to describe the input and the option being configured to perform one or more actions... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082509 | Systems and methods for providing immediate access to virtual collaboration facilities A computer-implemented method includes generating a list of virtual collaboration facilities associated with an authenticated user, and detecting selection of one of the virtual collaboration facilities on the list. An authenticated user can request a key to be issu... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074175 | User interface for an inkable family calendar The subject application relates to a user interface(s), system(s), and/or methodology that facilitate improved management and coordination of activities, events, and occasions using a digital calendar format that can be accessed anywhere, changed or edited with ease... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065175 | System and method for relational scheduling of people and/or resources A system and method for relational scheduling of people and/or resources includes a process for relational scheduling of people and/or resources whereby a user desiring to schedule a meeting is provided the ability to designate participants and/or meeting resources ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051380 | Communicating shared electronic calendar modifications A shared electronic calendar modification notice provides calendar users accessing the calendar with notification that a calendar modification has been made by another calendar user. A shared electronic calendar user accessing the shared calendar is identified. Upon... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046698 | System and method for providing collaboration of a graphics session A visual server system (10) includes a visual server (12) that provides graphics images through execution of a graphics application (20). A local terminal (16) may interact with the graphics application (20) through a server applic... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046699 | Method and software for enabling N-way collaborative work over a network of computers Method, software, and system for efficiently enabling n-way collaborative work using common software over a network of computers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each participant in a collaborative session starts up a common software application, which i... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041725 | Eliminating duplicate and invalid calendar items from end user calendars using a unique entry identifier (UEID) Providing a unique entry identifier, which is an identifier specific to a calendar entry. The calendar entry can be an entry associated with a set of different electronic calendars, each associated with a specific user. Data for each user specific calendar can be st... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8024661 | Collaboration framework A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture enables users to collaborate on an actual stored drawing document across a network. A single document is stored on a server who establishes a collaboration session with multiple users that collaborate in real time and ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024662 | Apparatus for navigation and interaction in a virtual meeting place An apparatus for providing for virtual communication and collaboration comprises a collaborative virtual environment (CVE) application executing within a distributed data processing system, and a shadow module implemented within the CVE application. The CVE applicat... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019632 | System and method of integrating enterprise applications The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to enterprise application integration. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a computer system including a service oriented architecture (SOA), ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015495 | Centrifugal communication and collaboration method A method of facilitating communications and collaboration of a group of plural remote participants comprises steps of receiving information over an information communications network from a first group participant; pushing, over the network to at least one other gro... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8015496 | System and method for facilitating visual social communication through co-browsing A system and method for facilitating visual social communication through co-browsing is provided. A social session is established and includes a plurality of Web browsers. Each Web browser is loaded with social session code, which displays a social viewport. Substan... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010901 | System and method for automated synchronized co-browsing A system and method for automated synchronized co-browsing is provided. A co-browse session is established and includes a plurality of Web browsers. Each Web browser is loaded with social session code, which displays a social viewport. Web content is obtained in res... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010556 | System and method for providing a search feature in a network environment An apparatus for providing a feature in a network environment is provided that includes a central web site operable to interface with one or more end users and to manage information related to one or more of the end users. The central web site is operable to populat... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006189 | System and method for web based collaboration using digital media A system and method configured to allow production team members to view, organize and manage production of a motion picture. The system and method allows the production team members to organize the project script; extract the script into scenes and slates; view, org... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7971146 | Method for visual depiction of audiences for viewing items in blogs and other electronic repositories Audiences for viewing items in one or more electronic repositories including a blog are visually depicted. Input from a user is received for creating different types of items for viewing in the blog. The different types of items include private items, items that are... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966565 | Method and system for sharing images over a communication network between multiple users A system and a method for sharing a compilation of digital images over a communication network among a plurality of users on user display devices using a controlling computer. The controlling computers controls the forwarding of the compilation to the plurality of u... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962853 | Method and system for collaborative editing of a document A method and system for collaborative editing of a document by an author of the document and reviewers. Program code receives from the author an identification of selected portions of the document and receives from the author: comments created by the author and an i... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962847 | Method for providing dynamic process step annotations A system and method for obtaining a process definition; determining the current process; determining the current process step; determining whether a whether a user has requested creation or modification of an annotation of the current process or step; receiving info... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949952 | Method and system for providing user representations in real-time collaboration session participant lists reflecting external communications together with user representations in external communication applications indicating current real-time collaboration session participation A system for providing user representations in real-time collaboration application participant lists reflecting external communications, together with user representations in external communication applications indicating current real-time collaboration session part... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945862 | Social network site including contact-based recommendation functionality Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a social network site with enhanced user interaction functionality. In particular implementations, a method includes accessing a list of contacts that are connected to an owner of a personal page of a so... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945534 | Continuous data backup Handling writing new data includes creating a journal entry that points to a first storage location containing old data to be replaced by the new data, where the journal entry is maintained after writing the new data, allocating new storage space having a second sto... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945861 | Initiating communications with web page visitors and known contacts Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for initiating communication between two users among several users while at least one of the two users is browsing a web page. User information is collected about each user... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941753 | Communicating appointment and/or mapping information among a calendar application and a navigation application According to one general aspect, a method for providing directions to an appointment location appearing in a calendar application includes identifying an appointment in a calendar application, determining a geographic location of the appointment, identifying another... | 05/10/2011 |
