Method and system for creating temporary visual indicia

摘要

The present invention relates to new and improved embodiments of systems and methods for using a “pen” input as a temporary pointer to highlight a portion of a document and having the “ink” disappear. In embodiments, a method and system for temporarily marking a portion of a document comprises sending a marking directive that produces a visual indicia on a document being viewed on two or more display devices connected over a network, waiting a period of time, and automatically erasing the visual indicia on the document being viewed on the two or more display devices.

主权项

1. A method for temporarily marking a portion of a document executed by a computer system having at least one memory and at least one processing unit, the method comprising:
sending the document from a first computer to a second computer, wherein the first computer and the second computer are connected via a peer-to-peer application over a network; displaying the document on a first display window of the first computer; generating a first marking directive at the first computer; sending the first marking directive from the first computer to the second computer, wherein the first marking directive comprises information for displaying a first visual indicia on the document in a second display window on the second computer, and wherein the first marking directive sent to the second computer further comprises information for automatically erasing the first visual indicia on the document in the second display window after a first predetermined amount of time without receiving an erase directive; displaying the first visual indicia on the document in the first display window; receiving a second marking directive from the second computer; in response to receiving the second marking directive, displaying a second visual indicia on the document in the first display window; automatically erasing the first visual indicia on the document in the first display window after the first predetermined amount of time, wherein the information in the first marking directive causes the first visual indicia to be automatically erased on the document in the second display window after the first predetermined amount of time, and wherein the document continues to be displayed in the first display window and in the second display window; and automatically erasing the second visual indicia on the document in the first display window after a second predetermined amount of time.