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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5515491 | Method and system for managing communications within a collaborative data processing system The method and system of the present invention permits management of communications within a collaborative computer-based system. The collaborative computer-based system includes multiple display devices, a shared data object that is simultaneously access... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5491743 | Virtual conference system and terminal apparatus therefor A terminal apparatus for a virtual conference system comprises: a display means for displaying a virtual conference room used for holding a virtual conference, and for displaying, in the virtual conference room, animated characters representing attendants... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5309555 | Realtime communication of hand drawn images in a multiprogramming window environment An advanced user interface operates in an integrated operating environment which supports realtime handwriting, graphical and image data. The integrated operating environment is capable of running several application programs on a standard stand-alone pro... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5289574 | Multiple virtual screens on an "X windows" terminal A system providing multiple virtual screens that are associated with one or more display elements in a server within an "X Window" system environment. Only the server within this environment has knowledge that the multiple virtual screens are not multiple... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5261045 | Method of exchanging entries from a plurality of different electronic calendars based on interactively entered criteria A method of exchanging date and time slot usage between calendar users. A date and time map structure is configured in a common way to allow the accessing of the map information using an algorithm and then responding to the provided information. The respo... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5245553 | Full-duplex video communication and document generation system Each terminal in a full-duplex communication system comprises a computer-controlled display screen such as a CRT, at least one input device such as a keyboard, a mouse or a light pen and bidirectional communication system through which the terminals are i... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5195086 | Multiple call control method in a multimedia conferencing system A method for use in a multimedia conferencing arrangement to control multiple concurrent calls where each call comprises one or more channels. A first call among a first set of user stations and a second call among a second set of user stations are merged... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5175813 | Window display system and method for creating multiple scrollable and non-scrollable display regions on a non-programmable computer terminal A windowing system provides an interface between application programs and non-programmable terminal drivers. The system presents logical windows to the applications program, each of which are represented internally by at least two separate parts. The firs... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5119319 | Full-duplex video communication system Each terminal in a full-duplex communication system comprises a computer-controlled display screen such as a CRT, at least one input means such as a keyboard, a mouse or a light pen and bidirectional communication means through which the terminals are int... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5107443 | Private regions within a shared workspace In a shared navigable workspace that is presented at more than one workstation, a region is made private in response to a user request. The user can also indicate the region's level of privacy by indicating levels of access of different users. The private... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4903218 | Console emulation for a graphics workstation A method and an apparatus for emulating a console at a graphics workstation terminal uses a second central processing unit to perform the console emulation. A windowing system operating on a first central processing unit interfaces with the operation of t... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4821211 | Method of navigating among program menus using a graphical menu tree The menu hierarchy of one or more computer programs on one or more computer systems is visually displayed in a graphical tree structure to facilitate the navigation by a user from one menu in a hierarchical structure of menus to another. Navigation from o... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4807154 | Method for developing automatic replies in an interactive electronic calendaring system An electronic calendaring method for use in a data processing system that has a plurality of interactive type work stations (terminals or personal computers) connected directly or indirectly to a host processor. The method assists a calendar owner who rec... | 02/21/1989 |
