178 patents
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Utility
Joint audio interference reduction and frequency band compensation for videoconferencing
12 Sep 23
One disclosed example method includes a device receiving an audio signal recorded in a physical environment and applying a machine learning model onto the audio signal to generate an enhanced audio signal.
Xiuyu Xu, Jianfang Zhai
Filed: 26 Apr 22
Utility
Applications within persistent hybrid collaborative workspaces
12 Sep 23
Techniques for providing using software applications within persistent hybrid virtual collaborative workspaces are provided.
Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Scene layouts in video conferences
12 Sep 23
One example method for conducting a conference between conference participants includes obtaining a scene layout for the conference, the scene layout comprising a plurality of video areas that are each assigned to a respective display video stream from one of the conference participants, and the scene layout forming a common visual presentation for the conference; receiving video streams from one or more of the conference participants; and displaying the scene layout, wherein the video streams from the conference participants are displayed in their respective assigned video areas.
Lin Han, Wei Li
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Controlling presentations in video conferences
12 Sep 23
One example method for controlling presentations in video conferences includes displaying, by a video conference application executing on a first client device, a first slide of a plurality of slides in a slide presentation as part of a visual display of a video conference on the first client device, receiving, by the video conference application executing on the first client device from the video conference application executing on a second client device, a command to display a second slide, wherein the command is issued by a first user of a plurality of users of the video conferencing application authorized to control the slide presentation; and displaying, by the video conference application executing on the first client, the second slide in response to receiving the command.
John Andrew Alexander Beckmann, Ailian Gan, Michelle Frances Koike, Hailei Sheng
Filed: 10 Sep 21
Utility
Contact center interactions using assigned telephone numbers for text messaging
12 Sep 23
A text message communication is received from an operator device.
Vi Dinh Chau
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Locking encrypted video conferences
5 Sep 23
One disclosed example method includes receiving, during a first encrypted video conference including a plurality of participants, a request to admit an additional participant to the encrypted video conference; determining whether the additional participant is one of the plurality of participants.
Max Krohn
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
Signed contact lists for user authentication in video conferences
22 Aug 23
One example method includes connecting, by a first client device associated with a user, to a video conference hosted by a video conference provider, the video conference having a plurality of participants; receiving participant information for each participant of the plurality of participants; generating, for one or more of the participants, an identity record corresponding to the respective participant, the identity record including video conference information, at least a portion of the participant information, and a cryptographic signature; appending, for each generated identity record, the respective identity record to a user contact list; and verifying at least one participant of the plurality of participants based on the user contact list.
Karan Lyons
Filed: 27 Jan 22
Utility
Conference gallery view intelligence system
22 Aug 23
A conference gallery view intelligence system determines regions of interest for display within views of conferencing software based on input streams received from devices within a conference room during a conference.
Jeffrey William Smith, Chi-chian Yu
Filed: 28 Apr 21
Utility
Virtual environment interactivity for video communications participants
22 Aug 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media relate to a method for virtual environment interactivity for video communications participants.
Jordan Thiel
Filed: 31 Oct 21
Utility
Waiting notifications for videoconferencing sub-meetings
15 Aug 23
One example system for providing notifications to videoconferencing sub-meetings includes a processor and at least one memory device.
Lin Han, Nitasha Walia, Yamin Wei
Filed: 19 Apr 22
Utility
Remotely adjusting audio capture during video conferences
15 Aug 23
One example method includes joining, by a first client device, a videoconferencing meeting hosted by a video conference provider, the videoconference meeting including a plurality of participants; providing an audio stream and a video stream to a video conference provider; receiving, from a second client device, an audio focus area associated with a video stream provided the first client device; determining, based on the audio focus area, a bounding region within an environment shown in the video stream; directing a microphone array to capture audio from the bounding region; and providing the captured audio as an audio stream to the video conference provider.
Shane Springer
Filed: 29 Oct 21
Utility
Intelligent detection of sensitive data within a communication platform
15 Aug 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media provide for the intelligent detection of sensitive information within a communication platform.
Shane Springer, Thomas Noble
Filed: 30 Jan 21
Utility
Multi-stream video encoding for screen sharing within a communications session
8 Aug 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media related to multi-stream video encoding for screen sharing a communications session.
Zhichu He, Yi Guo, Bo Ling, Jing Wu, Yichen Zhang
Filed: 30 Jul 22
Utility
Automated rearrangement of digital whiteboard content
8 Aug 23
Content items are rearranged within a digital collaboration space (e.g., a digital whiteboard) based on category metadata determined for the content items using one or more learning models.
Raghavendra Bhagavatha, Alicia Kepner, Stephen Newton, Ihor Shadko, Jeffrey William Smith, Jordan Thiel
Filed: 31 Oct 21
Utility
Computing device for facilitating electronic communication among users in a network including professional acquaintances
8 Aug 23
A method of forming unique, private, personal, virtual social networks on a social network system that includes a database storing data relating to corresponding user entities.
Grant James Ryan, Gary Lee Franklin, Julian Malcolm Cone, William Ferguson Stalker, Derick Ian Robinson
Filed: 7 Jun 21
Utility
Method and apparatus for capturing a group photograph during a video conference session
8 Aug 23
In various embodiments, a group photograph system coordinates and creates a group photograph of participants of a video conferencing session.
Dingping Jiang, Juan Jiang Wald, Liang Wang, Huipin Zhang
Filed: 12 Jul 22
Utility
Dynamic note generation with capturing of communication session content
1 Aug 23
Methods and systems provide for dynamically generating a note with captured content from a communication session.
Thanh Le Nguyen, Shane Paul Springer
Filed: 18 Dec 21
Utility
Recording gap detection and remediation
1 Aug 23
A disconnection of a client device is disconnected during a multi-participant communication, such as a call or a conference.
Walter F. C. Anderson, Vi Dinh Chau
Filed: 29 Apr 21
Utility
Video conferencing integration for third party applications
1 Aug 23
Provided herein are methods and systems for a video conference widget for scaled integration.
Abhishek Balaji
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Packet processing at a server
25 Jul 23
A server processers received real-time transport protocol packets from a first device to obtain sequentially ordered packets at a first buffer.
Yongxiang Dai, Shaohua Li, Lin Sun
Filed: 31 Oct 21