Virtual Meeting Hidden Information Sharing via Server Correlation
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Solution Overview
Problem
During virtual meetings, participants cannot access or view hidden content, such as hyperlinks, on shared screens since they are not visible or usable on remote systems unless explicitly revealed by the sharing participant.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses a web-conference server to detect selections on a target window and correlate them with corresponding areas on a source window, communicating hidden information like hyperlinks to the target system if they link to such content, even if not visible initially.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If screen sharing is implemented in virtual meetings, then participants can view shared content, but hidden information such as hyperlinks remains inaccessible to remote participants
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a web-conference server as an intermediary between the source system and target systems. The server captures hidden information from the source window, stores it, and transmits it to target systems when triggered by user selections, enabling information sharing without direct access to the source system
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates copies of hidden information (hyperlinks, pop-up content) from the source window and transmits these copies to target systems. This allows remote participants to access replicated versions of hidden content without needing access to the original source system
2Ease of operation
If hidden content is revealed through mouse clicks or selections, then the sharing participant can access the content, but other participants remain unable to view or utilize it
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where target systems detect user selections and communicate these back to the web-conference server. The server then retrieves corresponding hidden information from the source system based on these feedback signals, creating a closed-loop system that enables on-demand information retrieval
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-capturing and storing hidden information from the source window on the web-conference server before it is needed by target participants. This preparation enables rapid retrieval and transmission when users make selections, eliminating delays
3Reliability
If the source window is shared with target systems, then visual content is transmitted, but interactive elements like hyperlinks are not functional on remote systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts hidden interactive elements (hyperlinks, pop-up content) from the source window and separates them from the visual display content. This extraction allows the interactive elements to be independently captured, stored, and transmitted to target systems where they can be made functional
Data Source
AI summary
A method for sharing hidden information in a virtual meeting is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes sharing, by way of a web-conference server, a source window presented on a source system with a target window presented on a target system. The method detects selection of a specific area on the target window and correlates the specific area on the target window with a corresponding area on the source window. The method determines whether the corresponding area on the source window links to hidden information, such as a hyperlink, on the source window. If the corresponding area links to hidden information, the method communicates one or more of the hidden information and a link to the hidden information to the target system. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.