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AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsLaurent Denoue, Patrick Chiu, Tohru Fuse
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Multiple users access a collaborative data-sharing system during a data-sharing event. Each user can establish the level of sharing to be allowed with each other user and filtering criteria for filtering the data before it is provided to the other users. Data can be extracted from a number of different sources, including data input by other users and/or previously created information sources. For example, slides from a presentation on a similar topic may be identified and included by a user as a potential source of information to be used by other users. Shared data can be displayed on devices used by users to communicate with the collaborative data-sharing system. A user can selected data provided by the collaborative data-sharing system, which was obtained from the data input by other users and/or from the identified additional data sources and added to that user's data as data entered by that user.
A user device usable to communicate with a collaborative data management system, comprising:
A collaborative data management system that manages sharing of data between participants during a collaborative data-sharing event, comprising:
A method for collaboratively sharing data generated by a plurality of participants during a collaborative data-sharing event, comprising:
A graphical user interface usable to display data being collaboratively shared by a plurality of participants during a collaborative data-sharing event, comprising:
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Administration; Management: office automation; Time management
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial
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1. Field of Invention
This invention is directed to systems and methods for real-time filtering and sharing of information.
2. Description of Related Art
Various exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the following figures, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one exemplary embodiment of a collaborative note taking system and network usable with the systems and methods of this invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one exemplary embodiment of the user device for the collaborative note taking system of FIG. 1;
The systems and methods of this invention enable the state of a collaborative note taking session to be advanced by using real-time filtering and dissemination of notes and information. The mechanisms and techniques of the real time collaborative note taking may be implemented using any combination of known or later-developed hardware devices and/or software programs designed to provide a level of compatible communication and exchange of data/information in accordance with the disclosed invention. The text sharing systems and methods according to this invention can also be used in any other known or later-developed multi-user interaction, such as during instant messaging sessions, especially when one or more of the users uses a cell phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) as that user's user device.
In various exemplary embodiments of the systems and methods of this invention, a user operating within a collaborative note taking system,or any other mulit-user interaction system, can effectively exchange information with other users connected to the same collaborative note taking system or other mulit-user interaction system. The users are each connected to a distributed network that is used by each user to communicate with the other participating users. In various exemplary embodiments, communication devices may be used to compile and exchange information. The type of communication devices used may be predicated on the type of distributed network being used.
In various exemplary embodiments, varying levels of filtering may be used by each user using the collaborative note taking system or other mulit-user interaction system. The level and type of filtering used may vary among users and may be predicated on the type of network and/or software being used. In various exemplary embodiments, users may include personal filtering preferences that may include the level of note or text sharing, the other users with whom to share notes or text, and other outside sources of information to be included during a note taking session or other multi-user interaction sesssion.