Patent ID: 7003728
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting, the system comprising: a plurality of participant workstations, each adapted to provide a participant work area having a plurality of panels, each participant workstation having at least one corresponding participant input-device and participant display, and each of the participant input-devices being adapted to define participant images that are then included on the corresponding participant work area; and a moderator workstation comprising at least one moderator input-device and adapted to provide a moderator work area having a plurality of panels, the at least one moderator input-device being adapted to define moderator images that are then included on the moderator work area and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of the participant work areas; wherein the moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area; wherein the moderator workstation is adapted to identify a panel not currently displayed in a selected participant work area and to transmit a request message to the corresponding participant workstation for the identified panel; and wherein the corresponding participant workstation is adapted to transmit the identified panel to the moderator workstation in response to the request message.