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US9052867B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9052867-B2
Application numberUS-83272810-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 8, 2010
Priority dateJul 8, 2010
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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Abstract

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A feedback application may be executing on a data processing system to transmit a screen update to at least two computers. The feedback application receives an indication of completion from a first computer, in response to transmitting the screen update. The feedback application updates a completion gauge to indicate a partial completion among participants, in response to receiving the indication of completion from the first computer. The feedback application receives a second indication of completion from a second computer, in response to transmitting the screen update. The feedback application updates the completion gauge to indicate a completion among participants, in response to receiving the indication of completion from the second computer.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining and displaying status of a plurality of computers of recipients of a presentation, the method comprising: a computer of a presenter of the presentation receiving a specification of first and second separate groups of the recipients' computers, wherein the presenter's computer receives the specification of the first and second groups from the presenter, and an indication that the first group of the recipients' computers is slower than…

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What does patent US9052867B2 cover?
A feedback application may be executing on a data processing system to transmit a screen update to at least two computers. The feedback application receives an indication of completion from a first computer, in response to transmitting the screen update. The feedback application updates a completion gauge to indicate a partial completion among participants, in response to receiving the indicati…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bansal Ravi P, Hamilton Ii Rick A, Jones Andrew R, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/1454. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).