Patent ID: 7057635

Claim:
A communications and data display system for a multi-user meeting comprising: a projection system for displaying a shared image upon a shared screen, the projection system including a projector wireless transceiver and a controller; and at least first and second data appliances each operable independent of the shared screen to display at least a portion of the shared image thereat, the first and second data appliances respectively including first and second wireless transceivers, wherein: the first and second wireless transceivers are independently operable to transfer and receive graphical image data of the shared image to and from the projector wireless transceiver; the projection system displays the shared image responsive to the graphical image data; and the transfer of the graphical image data and display of the shared image are controlled by the controller using first control data; whereby the first and second data appliances provide a capability to simultaneously modify the same shared image and transfer the modified image.