Patents
US 11797256 B2: Virtual workspace viewport following in collaboration systems
- Granted
- 2023-10-24
- Filed
- 2023-05-31 application 18204336
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A collaboration system is provided and includes memory storing collaboration data including a spatial event map locating events in a virtual workspace and a local display including a screen space. The collaboration system further includes logic to identify a local client viewport in the virtual workspace, logic to render, in the screen space on the local display, graphical objects identified by events in the spatial event map that have locations within the local client viewport, logic to change a location and a dimension of the local client viewport in the virtual workspace in response to input signals, logic to render, in the screen space on the local display, graphical objects identified by events in the spatial event map that have locations within the changed local client viewport, and logic to generate a viewport change event in response to the change of the local client viewport in response to input signals.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231024.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haworth, Inc. 200 patents | US company or organization | Holland, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satish Santhakumar | Fremont, CA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Demian Entrekin | Oakland, CA | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/1454 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L12/1813 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M3/567 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/101 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G09G | Arrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information | G09G2340/0407 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-14 | Assignment Intellectual property assignment agreement | THOUGHT STREAM LLC signed 2024-06-14 HAWORTH, INC. signed 2024-06-14 | BLUESCAPE BUYER, LLC CHICAGO, IL | 69163/654 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-09-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HAWORTH, INC. signed 2024-09-16 | BLUESCAPE BUYER LLC (DBA BLUESCAPE) CHICAGO, IL | 69082/824 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-09-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ENTREKIN, DEMIAN signed 2016-09-16 SANTHAKUMAR, SATISH signed 2016-09-16 | HAWORTH, INC. HOLLAND, MI | 64775/181 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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