101 results about "Collaboration tool" patented technology

System and method for providing an interactive collaborative display for sharing electronic data in an educational environment. The system and method include a large format collaboration display that is capable of simultaneously displaying multiple documents and simultaneously accepting multiple inputs from multiple students. The system and method support multiple user simultaneous input through stylus input devices and offers a paper-like interface for edit electronic data. The system and method also offers real-time communications and collaboration tools and is also capable of running a variety of curriculum management tools and resources.

A natural language-based information organization and collaboration tool for a computer system is disclosed. The system includes an apparatus and method for processing text expressions in a computer system. The apparatus comprises a user input device for receiving an input text expression; a parser to identify the keyword in the input text expression, the parser including functions for linking the input text expression to the information object based on the keyword identified in the input text expression; and a user output device for displaying to the user the identity of the information object to which the input text expression was linked.

A networking conferencing and collaboration tool utilizing an enhanced T.128 application sharing protocol. This enhanced protocol is based on a per-host model command, control, and communication structure. This per-host model reduces network traffic, allows greater scalability through dynamic system resource allocation, allows a single host to establish and maintain a share session with no other members present. The per-host model allows private communication between the host and a remote with periodic broadcasts of updates by the host to the entire share group. This per-host model also allows the host to allow, revoke, pause, and invite control of the shared applications. Subsequent passing of control is provided, also with the hosts acceptance. The model contains no fixed limit on the number of participants, and dynamically allocates resources when needed to share or control a shared application. These resources are then freed when no longer needed.

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 concerned with measurement/assessment of an organization's compliance with performance targets, for which real-time, near real-time or other metrics are gathered. The metrics can be presented in a role tailored fashion to the portal users in near real-time along with federation of analysis and trend calculation output. Business logic can be applied to the federated data and near real-time metrics to automatically effectuate actions and/or to suggest responses when received metrics exceed previously established boundaries. Collaboration tools and Web 2.0 information sharing technologies can be integrated in the portal to facilitate rapid coordinated responses and to share information across the organization.

The present invention provides a solution to manage and control document transmission and electronic communication. Specifically, the present invention solves the problem of having control over data (documents, image files, and attachments hereafter referenced as “documents”) that are associated with multiple types of data communication. Along these lines, the present invention provides a hub and spoke communication model in order to achieve multiple benefits in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, flexibility, and control. This type of granular control is critical for information sharing within a Cloud computing environment. This approach is also useful for collaboration tools and can be augmented by the creation and management of access control lists (ACL) for the hub-spoke system. To this extent, this present invention solves the problem of being able to automatically update ACL's as documents are being forwarded or otherwise communicated between multiple people. These ACL's are kept up to date through the analysis of to whom (and where) a document has been sent.

A natural language-based information organization and collaboration tool for a computer system is disclosed. The present invention includes an apparatus and method for processing text expressions in a computer system, the apparatus including: 1) an object database defining an information object with an associated keyword; 2) a user input device for receiving an input text expression; 3) a parsing device for identifying the keyword in the input text expression, the parsing device including functions for linking the input text expression to the information object based on the keyword identified in the input text expression; and 4) a user output device for displaying to the user the identity of the information object to which the input text expression was linked. The apparatus of the present invention further includes supplemental information in the object database which is related to the information object, the user output device further including functions for displaying the supplemental information when a corresponding keyword is identified in the input text expression. The apparatus of the present invention further includes a method and apparatus for collaboration between users of a time and project management system.

The shared user interface surface system is a simple and lightweight collaboration tool that is accessible simultaneously by multiple users through multiple sources. The shared user interface surface system provides a way to share a user interface surface and corresponding shared surface object, and coordinates local manipulations of respective local representations of the shared user interface surface and corresponding shared surface object, and updates the respective local representations with a group representation. The system accommodates diverse collaboration requirements including mixed written and spoken languages, utilization of the accessibility layer for physically disabled and disparate computing resources.

The present invention provides a collaborative tool which is a distributed multi-touch cloud-connected desktop tool comprising a client application and/or webtop with an integrated immersive Natural User Interface adapted for any input device having a touch screen. Thanks to the invention users can access their desktops from everywhere, at anytime and from any capable device, as the desktop is multiplatform and can be accessed from mobile devices, web browsers or from desktops as standalone application without the necessity of a desktop computer. Thanks to the invention, users can share digital content, edit it and interact with it in a cooperative and collaborative manner while still able to individually and independently arrange objects and/or applications in each of the clients for the best convenience of each user.

Methods of the present invention provide for collaborating within a shared electronic calendar. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of scheduling an event in an electronic calendar, notifying a plurality of users of the event, and collaborating with the users regarding the event via a collaboration tool on the electronic calendar. The collaborating step may be accomplished by accessing a record (accessible to the plurality of users) of the event stored in the electronic calendar, viewing revisions (if any) to the record made by other users, and further revising the record for further review and comment by the other users.

A system is disclosed for a software-as-a-service platform supporting every level of a national educational system. The system organizes users into subgroups based upon the users' level and function in the educational hierarchy; for example, teachers or parents at school could share a user group. The system provides platforms for email, and collaborative tools, live and on-demand streaming of lessons, recreation, and personal web pages and data spaces. User access is controlled by groups or individual accounts, and any portion of the platform may be private or public. Also disclosed is a method for the implementation of the system.

Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provide a data processing system for extending the business data associated with a collaboration tool engine to include spatial reference information for collaborative visualization. The engine has business data type schemas for generating an information store container associated with a respective business data element. A control specification having an information store type schema identifying a corresponding spatial data type schema is provided to the engine. In response to a request, a new information store is generated based on the business type schemas. A roster identifying the information store type schema is provided to the requester. In response to another request, the data processing system generates, via the collaboration tool engine, a spatial reference point container in the new information store for the information store type schema based on the spatial data type schema identified by the information store type schema.

Systems, methods and computer program products for providing information associated with an attachment (e.g., attachment received through an instant message system, online collaboration tool, electronic message and the like). A sidebar may allow a user to view comprehensive profile and content information associated with the attachment using an attachment information viewer. The sidebar also may allow the user to switch between a message attachment information view (e.g., to facilitate browsing of the document or attachment) and a person profile information view (e.g., to facilitate browsing of personal or public data).

Systems of the present invention provide for collaborating within a shared electronic calendar. An exemplary system may comprise a web-based electronic calendar having a collaboration tool allowing a plurality of users to collaborate regarding an event scheduled in the electronic calendar. The collaboration tool may comprise a wiki-style software application allowing a plurality of users to discuss, edit, comment, and/or peer-review documents regarding the event.

Embodiments herein provide geolocation notifications to increase collaboration between users. Specifically, a collaboration tool is configured to receive, from a social media application, an indication of a geolocation of a first user, as well as information about an availability of the first user. A second user is notified about the geolocation of the first user and the availability of the first user, which is used to generate a collaborative meeting event for the first user and the second user according to the geolocation of the first user, the availability of the first user, an availability of the second user, and a location of the second user. The second user is automatically notified about the collaborative meeting event, which may be automatically scheduled in a calendar application. As such, the collaboration tool unifies user geolocation and availability information in order to connect interested users with one another in a mutually beneficial way.

The invention discloses an MIPS platform integrated development environment based on Eclipse. The MIPS platform integrated development environment based on the Eclipse comprises an Eclipse platform, wherein a teamwork improvement tool module, a visual C++ development environment and component module, a domestic database integration module, a multi-language unified interface module, a database management tool module, a data model designer, a database generation module, a database reverse lead-in module, an automatic code generation module and a domestic application middleware integration module are arranged on the Eclipse platform. The MIPS platform integrated development environment based on the Eclipse has the advantages that due to the fact that a C++ visual development environment and a plurality of C++ development components are integrated in the Eclipse, compiling and debugging of a Qt application are carried out, compiling and debugging of Eclipse plug-ins of Qt are carried out, the C++ visual development environment and the C++ development components are finally deployed in the Eclipse, and a user can conveniently use the Eclipse to develop a C++ program, and can especially use an item developed by mixing the C++ and Java; due to the fact that compiling and debugging are carried out on an Eclipse language pack, the Eclipse supports a multi-language unified interface.

A common collaboration tool for a financial services client and authorized advisors to work together online through the common tool is provided. The tool enables a scope of authorization to be given to advisors and/or other participants for security and confidentiality reasons. The tool enables advisors (and/or other participants) to access information submitted (or authorized) by the client to collaborate as a cohesive team in sharing information, devising a plan, addressing client's concerns, drafting (or modifying) a document and performing other services for the client.

An approach for enabling collaborative development of a database application is provided. Specifically, this approach provides a database development and collaboration tool (DDCT), which can be utilized by multiple developers involved in a particular software project, to enable automated synchronization and database version control by allowing a database development language and data changes to be stored in a metadata form that is general to more than one database management system (DBMS). Each developer is united and able to collaborate through the system, thus ensuring that a change to a database structure and/or data in a static data table created in a particular database language by one developer is automatically incorporated in the overall development process. Furthermore, the DDCT provides the opportunity to maintain a single repository entry for more than one DBMS, which simplifies synchronization.