Patent ID: 9021367
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for metadata capture for screen sharing of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen, the method comprising: determining by a screen share sending module a region of the GUI screen to be shared, wherein the region comprises less than the entire GUI screen; using object recognition to analyze the GUI screen by a metadata capture module to determine metadata relevant to the region to be shared, wherein the determined metadata comprises at least a universal resource locator (URL), a search string, and a link, wherein a first portion of the determined metadata is located inside the region of the GUI screen, and wherein a second portion of the determined metadata is located in a visible portion of the GUI screen outside of the region of the GUI screen; sending a screen share of the region comprising the determined metadata to a receiver by the screen share sending module; and receiving the screen share of the region comprising the determined metadata by a screen share receiving module, wherein the received screen share comprises the first portion of the determined metadata in the same format in which it is presented in the GUI screen, and wherein the first portion and the second portion of the determined metadata comprising the screen share are available to a user at the receiver.