Patent ID: 9575712
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for enabling interactive whiteboard sharing, the method comprising: detecting a request to share content displayed on an interface of a whiteboard with one or more client devices, wherein the request is initiated by the whiteboard as an invitation to collaborate; establishing a connection between the whiteboard and the one or more client devices; sharing the content of the whiteboard with the one or more client devices; detecting input to the whiteboard provided on the one or more client devices; updating the interface of the whiteboard with the input detected on the one or more client devices; detecting another input by two or more users directly on the interface of the whiteboard; distinguishing the other input to the whiteboard to indicate a source of the other input; and providing desktop sharing on the interface of the whiteboard, wherein one or more of: the shared content of the one or more client devices and the interface of the one or more client devices are displayed on the interface of the whiteboard by the desktop sharing.