System for tracking an active region on a small screen during a share session

An apparatus comprising:

• means for establishing a communications session between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, the first endpoint being arranged to display a shared desktop, the second endpoint having a display screen, wherein the shared desktop is arranged to be shared during the communications session;
• means for identifying an active region on the shared desktop, wherein the active region is part of the shared desktop;
• means for providing an interface on the second endpoint arranged to obtain an input, wherein the input is arranged to indicate whether a representation of the active region is to be automatically displayed on the display screen in response to the input;
• means for obtaining the input through the interface;
• means for determining when the input indicates that the representation of the active region is to be automatically displayed on the display screen in response to the input;
• and
• means for causing the representation of the active region to be displayed on the display screen when it is determined that the input indicates that the representation of the active region is to be automatically displayed on the display screen in response to the input, wherein the representation of the active region is automatically displayed on the display screen such that substantially only the representation of the active region is displayed on the display screen.

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code, the computer program code, when executed, configured to:

• establish a communications session between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, the first endpoint being arranged to display a shared desktop, the second endpoint having a display screen, wherein the shared desktop is arranged to be shared during the communications session;
• identify an active region on the shared desktop, wherein the active region is part of the shared desktop;
• provide an interface on the second endpoint arranged to obtain an input, wherein the input is arranged to indicate whether a representation of the active region is to be automatically displayed on the display screen in response to the input;
• obtain the input through the interface;
• determine when the input indicates that the representation of the active region is to be automatically displayed on the display screen in response to the input;
• and
• cause the representation of the active region to be displayed on the display screen when it is determined that the input indicates that the representation of the active region is to be automatically displayed on the display screen in response to the input, wherein the representation of the active region is automatically displayed on the display screen such that substantially only the representation of the active region is displayed on the display screen.