Automatic detection and magnification of focus region for content shared during an online meeting session

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store instructions including one or more applications that support online meetings with other computing devices over a network;
• an icon navigation device to control movements of a display icon within one or more applications displayed by the apparatus;
• a network interface unit configured to enable communications over a network;
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• a processor configured to execute and control operations of the one or more applications so as to:
• when the apparatus is designated at a presenter of an online meeting, provide shared content from the apparatus to at least one other computing device engaged in the online meeting;
• detect whether the display icon located within an entire area of the shared content and controlled via the icon navigation device at the apparatus has moved from a first position to at least one moved position;
• in response to a detection that the display icon has moved to the at least one moved position, determine a focus region of the shared content that corresponds with movements of the display icon, wherein the focus region comprises a defined smaller area of the shared content in relation to the entire area and encompasses the at least one moved position;
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• provide an indication to automatically modify the shared content so as to magnify a view of the focus region at the at least one other computing device engaged in the online meeting.

One or more computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:

• in an online meeting including a plurality of computing devices, wherein one of the computing devices is designated as a presenter, provide shared content from the presenter to at least one other computing device engaged in the online meeting;
• detect whether a display icon located within an entire area of the shared content and controlled via an icon navigation device at the presenter has moved from a first position to at least one moved position;
• in response to a detection that the display icon has moved to the at least one moved position, determine a focus region of the shared content that corresponds with movements of the display icon, wherein the focus region comprises a defined smaller area of the shared content in relation to the entire area and encompasses the at least one moved position;
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• provide an indication to automatically modify the shared content so as to magnify a view of the focus region at one or more computing devices engaged in the online meeting.