Method of indicating user status in groupware and apparatus...

Details Method of indicating user status in groupware and apparatus... Method of indicating user status in groupware and apparatus...

2006-09-12

2006-09-12

Najjar, Saleh (Department: 2155)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

C709S217000, C345S501000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07107307

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method of indicating a user status in groupware for recognizing the user status in the groupware. The method comprises the steps of (a) displaying a status row bar in a view window of each user; and (b) indicating the status whether or not each user has read each document by the displayed status row bar. To carry out the method, an apparatus comprises a network; a server connected to the network and including a status database for storing the status of each user to each document; a manager operation section connected to the network and including a manager screen and a manager input device; and a user operation section connected to the network and including at least one user screen and at least one user input device.

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