Patent ID: 6614451
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:a plurality of data input devices, each said data input device being operable by a respective person to facilitate communication with each of the other of the respective persons; at least one computer to which said data input devices are operatively coupled; a control program stored in said at least one computer and operable to permit data entered respectively on each and any of said data input devices to be transferred to said at least one computer; at least one display means coupled to said at least one computer and observable by each of said persons, each said display means simultaneously displaying a common image generated by said at least one computer, said common image including a plurality of mutually exclusive display areas with each said input device having a corresponding display area, wherein said data entered by said input devices is substantially simultaneously displayed in the corresponding display area thereby permitting each of the persons to view simultaneously their own entered data and data entered by the other of the persons as said data is entered; and at least one control device connected to said at least one computer and operable to select specific data displayed in any of said display areas and to facilitate both transfer and display of said specific data to any other display area.