System and method for event-based collaboration

A first collaboration framework on a first computer system may intercept, via an operating system event handling mechanism on the first computer system, local input events for a first application executing on the first computer system. The first collaboration framework may also send messages includi...

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Main Authors Pabla, Kuldipsingh A, Pouyoul, Eric, Cheng, Calvin J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.03.2011
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Summary:A first collaboration framework on a first computer system may intercept, via an operating system event handling mechanism on the first computer system, local input events for a first application executing on the first computer system. The first collaboration framework may also send messages including the intercepted input events to other collaboration frameworks executing on other respective computer systems. In response to receiving a message including an intercepted input event, each of the other collaboration frameworks may deliver the input event, via an operating system event handling mechanism to another application. A collaboration framework may deliver an input event intercepted on another computer system to a local application as if the input event were input locally. Delivered input events may cause applications on other computer systems to perform the same one or more actions as performed by the application for which the input event was originally intended.