US Patent No: 5,649,104

System for allowing user of any computer to draw image over that generated by the host computer and replicating the drawn image to other computers

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Jul 15, 1997
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Mar 19, 1993
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08/035,092
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Abstract

The invention concerns using multiple computers to hold a conference. Under the invention, an application program can run on a single computer, yet remote participants can issue commands to the program. Remote participants can watch the program operate, because the invention replicates the display window of the running program onto the displays of the remote computers. Any participant can make annotations on the participant's own computer display. The invention copies the annotations to the displays of the other participants.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
WEB COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC	FRISCO, TX	5

International Classification(s)

G06F:ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Carleton, Allison A	Lisle, IL	23	1164
FitzPatrick, Catherine M	Winfield, IL	19	985
Pommier, Theresa M	Westmont, IL	21	1004
Schwartz, Krista S	Batavia, IL	21	1155

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Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

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