System and method for enabling electronic presentations

摘要

A system and method is provided for enabling collaborative electronic presentations and annotation of graphic information. The method includes the operation of taking a snapshot of an active application. A snapshot can be initiated by a user accessible snapshot control. The snapshot of the active application can be transferred to the electronic whiteboard in response to activation of the snapshot control. A further operation is storing the snapshot in a whiteboard sheet of the electronic whiteboard. Each loaded snapshot may be stored in a separate whiteboard sheet in order to provide a plurality of whiteboard sheets. Another operation can be enabling graphical annotation of the plurality of whiteboard sheets in the whiteboard annotation area by the user.

主权项

1. A method for enabling collaborative electronic presentations and annotation of graphic information on a first client computer connected to a computer network, comprising:
in response to an action by a user through a user accessible snapshot control on said first client computer running a collaborative sharing environment, performing a series of actions without additional user input, the series of actions comprising:
taking a snapshot of an active application;transferring the snapshot of the active application to an electronic whiteboard;storing the snapshot in a new whiteboard sheet of the electronic whiteboard;displaying the new whiteboard sheet of the electronic whiteboard on the first client computer;enabling graphical annotation of the new whiteboard sheet by the user;providing the electronic whiteboard to a second client computer for display; anddisplaying a resume control, wherein the resume control is not visible when the active application is being displayed.