Patent ID: 9323417
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor, input data describing an input received by a first computing device presenting a collaborative video-conference on a first screen, the input instructing the first computing device to modify the collaborative video-conference presented on the first screen, wherein the first computing device is engaged in a video-conference with a second computing device presenting the collaborative video-conference on a second screen, wherein the input instructs the first computing device to add video content to the collaborative video-conference presented on the first screen; determining, by the processor, an output command based on the received input data, the output command instructing the second computing device to modify the collaborative video-conference presented on the second screen and to determine whether the video content should be presented as either active content that can be modified by the second computing device or inactive content that cannot be modified by the second computing device; and transmitting, by the processor, the output command to the second computing device, wherein the second computing device modifies the collaborative video-conference presented on the second screen according to the output command.