Systems and methods for improved interactive content sharing in video communication systems

摘要

Systems and methods for interactively sharing and annotating visual information over a communication network between at least a first and a second endpoint are disclosed. The system includes a display coupled to the first endpoint and a user interaction device coupled to the first endpoint and associated with the display, wherein the first endpoint is configured to: receive visual information from, and transmit visual information to, at least the second endpoint over the communication network; show visual information received from at least the second endpoint on the display; obtain a copy of the visual information shown on the display when instructed by the user interaction device; add an annotation, if any, as indicated by the user interaction device; and transmit the annotated copy to the second endpoint.

主权项

1. A system for interactively sharing and annotating visual information over a communication network between at least a first and a second endpoint, the system comprising:
a display coupled to the first endpoint; and a user interaction device coupled to the first endpoint and associated with the display; wherein the first endpoint is configured to:
receive visual information from, and transmit visual information to, at least the second endpoint over the communication network;show visual information received from at least the second endpoint on the display;obtain a picture copy of the visual information received from at least the second endpoint as shown on the display when instructed by the user interaction device;add an annotation as indicated by the user interaction device to the picture copy of the visual information to form an annotated picture copy of the visual information; andtransmit the annotated picture copy of the visual information to at least the second endpoint.