Metadata Capture for Screen Sharing

Abstract

A method for metadata capture for screen sharing of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen includes determining by a screen share sending module a region of the GUI screen to be shared; analyzing the GUI screen by a metadata capture module to determine metadata relevant to the region to be shared; and sending a screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata to a receiver by the screen share sending module.

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;   analyzing the GUI screen by a metadata capture module to determine metadata relevant to the region to be shared; and   sending a screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata to a receiver by the screen share sending module.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata relevant to the region is located outside of the region. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the metadata relevant to the region is located outside of a visible region of the GUI screen. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving the screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata by a screen share receiving module, wherein the received screen share comprises the relevant metadata in the same format in which it is presented in the GUI screen. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying a list of the relevant metadata to a sender of the screen share, receiving a selection of a piece of the relevant metadata from the sender, and sending the screen share of the region with selected metadata. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising applying a set of stored preferences to the relevant metadata, and sending the screen share of the region with metadata designated by the set of stored preferences. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the relevant metadata comprises authorship of a document, confidentiality information, audit trail information, table cell color, a persistent session ID, text content, text font size, text line spacing, window title, whether a window is minimized or maximized, or a search string. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the screen share is sent as part of a web conference or chat session. 
     
     
         9 . A system for metadata capture for screen sharing of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen, the system comprising:
 a screen share sending module configured to determine a region of the GUI screen to be shared;   a metadata capture module configured to analyze the GUI screen to determine metadata relevant to the region to be shared; and   wherein the screen share sending module is further configured to send a screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata to a receiver.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the metadata relevant to the region is located outside of the region. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the metadata relevant to the region is located outside of a visible region of the GUI screen. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising a screen share receiving module configured to receive the screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata, wherein the received screen share comprises the relevant metadata in the same format in which it is presented in the GUI screen. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the screen share sending module is further configured to display a list of the relevant metadata to a sender of the screen share, receive a selection of a piece of the relevant metadata from the sender, and send the screen share of the region with selected metadata. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the screen share sending module is further configured to apply a set of stored preferences to the relevant metadata, and send the screen share of the region with metadata designated by the set of stored preferences. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the relevant metadata comprises authorship of a document, confidentiality information, audit trail information, table cell color, a persistent session ID, text content, text font size, text line spacing, window title, whether a window is minimized or maximized, or a search string. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the screen share is sent as part of a web conference or chat session. 
     
     
         17 . A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium containing computer code that, when executed by a computer, implements a method for metadata capture for screen sharing of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen, wherein the method comprises:
 determining by a screen share sending module a region of the GUI screen to be shared;   analyzing the GUI screen by a metadata capture module to determine metadata relevant to the region to be shared; and   sending a screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata to a receiver by the screen share sending module.   
     
     
         18 . The computer program product according to  claim 15 , wherein the metadata relevant to the region is located outside of the region. 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product according to  claim 15 , further comprising receiving the screen share of the region comprising the relevant metadata by a screen share receiving module, wherein the received screen share comprises the relevant metadata in the same format in which it is presented in the GUI screen. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product according to  claim 15 , further comprising displaying a list of the relevant metadata to a sender of the screen share, receiving a selection of a piece of the relevant metadata from the sender, and sending the screen share of the region with selected metadata.