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System and method enabling awareness of others working on similar tasks in a computer work environment
System and method enabling awareness of others working on similar tasks in a computer work environment
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机译:使计算机工作环境中的从事类似任务的其他人的意识得到提高的系统和方法
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A computer system and method provide networked computer users with information about which other users are task proximate to the user, thereby facilitating spontaneous communications regarding task-related, or other, issues. The information about other users is displayed in a user interface window on each computer that presents a visual representation of each user who is task proximate to the user operating the computer. Task proximity to other users may change as the user context switches between applications, and the user interface window is updated accordingly. Task proximity is determined individually by different applications. One exemplary system architecture for providing the information includes a person object representing each user, and storing the visual representation of the user. An encounter window on each computer displays the visual representations. A number of encounter-aware applications may execute on each computer. An encounter server on each computer provides communication between the encounter-aware applications of the positions of each user, position being determined, for example, by the function the user is using, the data, and the time. At least one encounter-aware application includes a match object that accepts information from the encounter servers about user positions and determines the task proximity of the users. The match object informs the encounter server of the task proximity of the user. The encounter server then updates the appropriate encounter window. The encounter windows further provide a number of communication mechanisms so that users can efficiently contact those other users who are task proximate.
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