Pointing Device Router for Smooth Collaboration Between Devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorMichelangelo Serpico
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to optimizing collaborative activities between computing devices (e.g., desktop computers, laptop computers, smart TV's, tablets, mobile devices), and more particularly to systems, methods, and computer products for inputting data or commands on a computing device, and for moving, sharing, and controlling files between computing devices through the use of a pointing device with a corresponding pointer that can be shared between “N” computing devices.
Claims14
A computerized system for inputting data or commands on a computing device, and for moving, sharing, and controlling files between different computing devices comprising:
- a pointing device with a corresponding pointer connected to a network;
- a plurality of computing devices comprising at least a first computing device and a second computing device, each of which is connected to said network and paired with and connected to said pointing device via said network;
- wherein said pointing device is programmed and/or configured to:
- send data or commands to one of said at least said first computing device and said second computing device when one of said at least said first computing device and said second computing device is selectively operated in a first status;
- and
- send data or commands to the other of said at least said first computing device and said second computing device when the other of said at least said first computing device and said second computing device is selectively operated in said first status.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing program code comprising:
- program code for connecting a pointing device with a corresponding pointer to a network;
- program code for pairing said pointing device with a plurality of network connected computing devices comprising at least a first computing device and a second computing device;
- and
- program code for sending data or commands from said pointing device to one of said at least said first computing device and said second computing device when one of said at least said first computing device and said second computing device is selectively operated in a first status.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.