Handheld wireless conferencing technology

Abstract

A system, method, and software architecture/program (10) for handheld PDA (110) applications and users of handheld applications to implement real time wireless collaboration conferencing with a physically remote communication device. Advantageously, the program (10) provides for wireless collaboration conferencing without significant changes to the handheld applications. The handheld application updates its internal state to mirror that of the other participant's devices. The wireless collaboration software implements wireless collaboration conferencing methods which are optimized for the data communication bandwidth, uses native handheld applications fitted to their performance and metrics of a handheld device, communicates using small packets of information, provides a common programmable and user interface for peer-to-peer, peer-to-multi-peer, and peer-to-machine application conferencing, and which software enables end users to schedule, share, manage, and be billed for such conference activity.

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