SHOWING INTERACTIONS AS THEY OCCUR ON A WHITEBOARD

摘要

Real-time interactions made by a client on a whiteboard are shown on remote client(s) currently viewing the whiteboard. The real-time interactions that are shown on the remote clients can include a variety of different interactions. For example, the location(s) of where a remote client is touching the whiteboard or interacting with the whiteboard using a stylus may be viewed. A current inking stroke of a remote user may also be viewed as it is occurring. Interactions on the whiteboard may be shown differently depending on the remote user performing the interaction. The whiteboard may also show a location on the whiteboard where each of the remote users are currently viewing. A user may also track the actions of another user. When a change is committed to the whiteboard, the remote clients update the display to reflect the committed state.

主权项

1. A method for showing interactions on a whiteboard, comprising:
providing a display that is shareable on a plurality of remote clients and that is configured to display different types of content; in response to an interaction currently occurring on the display of a first remote client, updating the display on a second remote client to depict an approximation of the interaction currently occurring on the display of the first remote client; in response to updating the display on the second remote client to depict the approximation, displaying the approximation on the display of the second remote client different from the interaction that is depicted on the display of the first remote client while the interaction is occurring; and updating the depiction of the approximation on the display of the second remote client by submitting a change associated with the interaction to a server and committing the change to a database, and in response to committing the change to the database, changing the depiction of the approximation on the display of the second remote client to depict the interaction, wherein the interaction is then displayed the same on both the first remote client and the second remote client.