Patent ID: 7490133

Claim:
A method in a first computer for sharing one of a plurality of application objects associated with an application between the first computer and a second computer coupled to a communication network, an application object being a region of an image displayed by the application with which it is associated, comprising the steps of: under control of the application, identifying application objects that are capable of being shared with the second computer; and registering the identified application objects upon the occurrence of events with a content manager, the events including initializing of the application and modifying of an application object; under control of the content manager, receiving from a user at the first computer an indication to start sharing registered application objects with the second computer; receiving from the user a selection of one of the registered application objects to be shared with the second computer; and sharing the selected application object with the second computer via the communication network, responsive to a selection of one of the registered application object to be shared with the second computer, so the shared application object can be displayed on the second computer and updated when the application registers a modification to the selected application object, wherein the registered application objects representing regions of the image can be selectively shared rather than sharing only the entire image with all the application objects.