Multi-team immersive integrated collaboration workspace

Abstract

A collaborate workspace offers a set of integrated components. Within a project, users may view avatars representing other team members, view the current schedule, add or change meetings, update documents, complete deliverables, and interact with team members around the world. Other projects are shown in the background, enabling users to easily and quickly switch between projects and be informed about actions occurring in the background tasks.

1 . A system for use by at least a first user, comprising:
 a first project including the first user as a member;   a second project;   a change to the first project; and   propagation arrangement for propagating the change to the second project.   
     
     
         2 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the propagation arrangement includes:
 a first determiner for determining that the first user is a member of the first project; and   a second determiner for determining if the first user is a member of the second project.   
     
     
         3 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the change includes a scheduled time during which the first user is working on the first project; and   the propagation arrangement includes a schedule changer for changing a schedule of the second project to reflect that the first user is unavailable.   
     
     
         4 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the change includes a first date for a first deliverable of the first project;   the second project includes a second date for a second deliverable of the second project; and   the propagation arrangement includes a third determiner for determining a conflict between the first date for the first deliverable and the second date for the second deliverable.   
     
     
         5 . A system according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the first project includes a first priority;   the second project includes a second priority; and   the propagation arrangement includes a prioritizer to resolve the conflict.   
     
     
         6 . A method for propagating changes across projects, comprising:
 receiving a change to a first project;   determining at least a first user who is a member of the first project;   determining at least a second project of which the first user is a member; and   determining if the change to the first project affects the second project.   
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 6 , further comprising, if the change to the first project affects the second project, propagating the change to the second project. 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 7 , wherein propagating the change includes:
 determining that a conflict exists between a schedule of the first project and a schedule of the second project;   determining a relative priority between the first project and the second project; and   resolving the conflict using the relative priority.   
     
     
         9 . An article comprising a machine-accessible media having associated data, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
 receiving a change to a first project;   determining at least a first user who is a member of the first project;   determining at least a second project of which the first user is a member; and   determining if the change to the first project affects the second project.   
     
     
         10 . An article according to  claim 9 , wherein the machine-accessible media further includes data, when accessed, results in the machine performing, if the change to the first project affects the second project, propagating the change to the second project. 
     
     
         11 . An article according to  claim 10 , wherein propagating the change includes:
 determining that a conflict exists between a schedule of the first project and a schedule of the second project;   determining a relative priority between the first project and the second project; and   resolving the conflict using the relative priority.