Michael B Stapleton

US Patent:

20140282106, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Feb 6, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/173934

Inventors:

- Waltham MA, US
Sunil Anant Gupta - Reading MA, US
Michael Stapleton - Lexington MA, US
Benjamin James Davis - Torrington CT, US
Amy Annette Hahn - Morrisville NC, US
Jordan Haneil Shatsoff - Waltham MA, US
Joshua Benjamin Wakefield - Durham NC, US
Biying Huang - Apex NC, US
Brandon William Arther Graham - Guelph, CA
Beau Guy Tremblay - Arlington MA, US
Sonal Shashikant Kulkarni - Durham NC, US
Daniel Oberlin - Bedford MA, US
Julie E. Nelson - Braintree MA, US

Assignee:

CambridgeSoft Corporation - Waltham MA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715753

Abstract:

Described herein are various embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatus that allow a user to share data, such as one or more files from within an application with one or more other (not necessarily co-located) computing devices using a gesture-based sharing function. In a particular example, systems, methods, and apparatus described herein may be used to share graphical representations of chemical structures within a chemical structure rendering application between two or more user devices. By offering a user a quick and visually intuitive option for sharing a file with other user(s) without exiting a current application, the systems, methods, and apparatus described herein provide efficient and engaging tools for sharing work product in real time between two or more users.