Patent ID: 7203755
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for application sharing in collaborative setting comprising: a web zone for allowing a plurality of client computers to access the system via a global-area network, the web zone having at least one web server, wherein each of the plurality of client computers are enabled to access the web zone via a web browser; a meeting zone for supporting an on-line conference among the plurality of client computers, the meeting zone having a meeting manager, a plurality of collaboration servers, and a plurality of application servers, wherein: the meeting manager is operable to manage the on-line conference in the meeting zone; each collaboration server is operable to host at least a portion of the on-line conference; and each application server is operable to support at least one service for the on-line conference; wherein the meeting zone allows an application program executing on one of the client computers in the on-line conference to be shared with one or more of the other client computers in the on-line conference via the web browser of each of the one or more of the other client computers; wherein, upon receiving a request to join the on-line conference from a client computer, the meeting zone connects the requesting client computer to an available one of the collaboration servers, wherein the available collaboration server queries other collaboration servers to determine which one of the other collaboration servers is hosting the on-line conference, and upon locating the hosting collaboration server, connects to the hosting collaboration server.