Utilizing group statistics for groups of participants in a human-to-human collaborative tool
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRuthie Lyle, Arthur Francis
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for utilizing statistics in a human-to-human collaborative tool. A method for utilizing group statistics for a group participating in a collaborative session can include collecting group statistics for a grouped set of participants designated to participate in a collaborative session and rendering the group statistics in a user interface in association with a hierarchical listing of participants in the collaborative session. The group statistics can include, for example, a distribution of status data for the participants in the group, a distribution of time zones for the participants in the group, and a distribution of geographical locations for the participants in the group.
Claims15
A method for utilizing group statistics for a group participating in a collaborative session, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting group statistics for a grouped set of participants designated to participate in a collaborative session;
- and,
- rendering said group statistics in a user interface in association with a hierarchical listing of participants in said collaborative session.
A system for utilizing group statistics for a group participating in a collaborative session, the system comprising:
- a collaborative tool;
- presence detection logic coupled to said collaborative tool;
- and,
- statistics processing logic coupled to said presence detection logic.
A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for utilizing group statistics for a group participating in a collaborative session, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:
- collecting group statistics for a grouped set of participants designated to participate in a collaborative session;
- and,
- rendering said group statistics in a user interface in association with a hierarchical listing of participants in said collaborative session.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.