Patent ID: 8887063
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. In a distributed computer network where displayed information is shared between (i) at least a host computer having a display region that is to be shared and (ii) a client computer, a method of enabling remote control of the host computer by the client computer, the method comprising: while the host computer is under local control, disabling remote control of the host computer by the client computer and tracking time lapsed since a local user input event has occurred at the host computer; in the event that the time lapsed exceeds a threshold, enabling remote control of the host computer by the client computer; and automatically resuming local control of the host computer immediately upon the occurrence of any new local user input event subsequent to the enabling remote control while still sharing the display region with the client computer, wherein remote annotations drawn over the display region at the client computer are displayed at the host computer; and local annotations drawn over the display region at the host computer are displayed simultaneously with the remote annotations.