Patents by Inventor Douglas Mayfield
Douglas Mayfield has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240195849Abstract: System and methods for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. The method includes participating in a network conference using a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, running the conference application from the client application during the network conference, capturing a screen shot of a display window generated by the conference application during the network conference, and transmitting the screen shot to attendees of the network conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Yoshifumi Takebuchi
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Publication number: 20240187465Abstract: System and methods for running conference applications before, during, and after a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for running a conference application before joining a network conference. The method includes activating a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, running the conference application from the client application before joining a network conference, and joining the network conference using the client application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Yoshifumi Takebuchi
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Publication number: 20240106873Abstract: Systems and methods for providing shared dialogs for initiating a collaborative session are provided. In an aspect, a system comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium; a communications interface; and a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium and the communications interface. The processor may be configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: receive, from a first client device, a request to initiate a collaborative session with a second client device; determine a status associated with a user of the second client device; determine, responsive to the status associated with the user of the second client device, identity information for the user; and transmit, to the second client device, access to the collaborative session.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Dushman, Ross Douglas Mayfield
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Patent number: 11936696Abstract: System and methods for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. The method includes participating in a network conference using a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, running the conference application from the client application during the network conference, capturing a screen shot of a display window generated by the conference application during the network conference, and transmitting the screen shot to attendees of the network conference.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Yoshifumi Takebuchi
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Patent number: 11916984Abstract: System and methods for running conference applications before, during, and after a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for running a conference application before joining a network conference. The method includes activating a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, running the conference application from the client application before joining a network conference, and joining the network conference using the client application.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Yoshifumi Takebuchi
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Publication number: 20240040084Abstract: One example method includes establishing a virtual meeting and joining a plurality of client devices to the virtual meeting, each client device associated with a corresponding participant; in response to a request to record the virtual meeting, recording the virtual meeting; accessing a virtual whiteboard based on a request received from a first participant; receiving inputs associated with the virtual whiteboard from the first participant; and storing whiteboard information associated with the inputs as a part of recording the virtual meeting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Ross Douglas Mayfield
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Publication number: 20240039971Abstract: One example method includes accessing, by a client device associated with a user, a virtual whiteboard; receiving navigational inputs to select a portion of the virtual whiteboard; receiving an input to capture the selected portion of the virtual whiteboard; generating a presentation slide based on the selected portion of the virtual whiteboard; and inserting the presentation slide into a presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Ross Douglas Mayfield
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Publication number: 20240040081Abstract: One example method includes joining, using a computing device, a video conference hosted by a video conference provider, the video conference having a plurality of participants; accessing, by the computing device, presentation content during the video conference, the presentation content comprising one or more content items and one or more video filters, at least one of the one or more video filters corresponding to one of the content items; receiving a selection of a first item of the one or more content items; accessing a first video filter of the one or more video filters, the first video filter corresponding to the content item; receiving a video feed from a video source; generating a composite video feed comprising the first content item and the first video feed, the composite video feed based on the video filter; and providing, via the video conference provider, the composite video feed to one or more video conference participants via the video conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Ross Douglas Mayfield
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Publication number: 20230370294Abstract: Techniques for providing using software applications within persistent hybrid virtual collaborative workspaces are provided. In an example, a method establishes a virtual collaborative workspace characterized by or more virtual collaborative workspace resources and associated with one or more users to interact with other users or collaborative workspace resources within the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further receives, from a client device associated with a first user associated with the virtual space, an identification of an application to use in the virtual collaborative workspace. The method, based on the receiving, adds the application to the virtual collaborative workspace and configures the application to access one or more resources associated with the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further provides access to the application within the virtual collaborative workspace to at least a subset of the users associated with the virtual collaborative workspace.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
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Publication number: 20230353402Abstract: One example method includes receiving a request to join a virtual space, the request received from a user device associated with a first user; responsive to determining that the first user is a member of the virtual space, providing access to the virtual space; changing a status of the first user based on the first user accessing the virtual space; providing state information associated with a then-current state of the virtual space; and providing an indication of a conference attached to the virtual space to the first user, the conference being between two or more members of the virtual space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
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Publication number: 20230353403Abstract: One example method includes determining, by a computing device, a user present in a room is associated with a virtual space hosted at a video conference provider, wherein the room includes one or more peripheral devices; connecting, by the computing device, to the virtual space; receiving, by the computing device, data from at least one of the one or more peripheral devices or one or more user devices while connected to the virtual space, the one or more user devices associated with the user or one or more other users within the room; transmitting, by the computing device, at least a portion of the data to the virtual space; determining, by the computing device, a state change associated with the room based on the data received from the one or more peripheral devices or one or more user devices; generating, by the computing device, a change detection signal; and transmitting, by the computing device, the change detection signal to the video conference provider to cause the video conference provider to store dType: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith, Matthew Brandon Wesson
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Publication number: 20230353611Abstract: Techniques for managing outputs from persistent hybrid collaborative workspaces are disclosed. In an example, a method receives, from a client device, a request to view a history of the virtual collaborative workspace. The method obtains, from a data store, past occurrences associated with one or more virtual collaborative workspace resources within the virtual space. The virtual collaborative workspace resources can include a virtual collaborative workspace, a list of users associated with the virtual collaborative workspace, a shared document, a video stream, or textual messages. The method further transmits indications of the one or more virtual collaborative workspace resources to the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
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Publication number: 20230353401Abstract: One example method includes receiving, from a client device by a conference provider, a request to join a virtual space hosted by the conference provider, the virtual space having a plurality of members, the client device associated with a first member of the plurality of members; joining the client device to the virtual space; establishing a presence associated with the first member based on an interaction of the first member with the virtual space, the presence indicating whether the first member is present in the virtual space and a context; and providing an indication of the presence to the other members of the plurality of membersType: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
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Publication number: 20230353608Abstract: One example method includes receiving, by a computing device, a detection signal wherein the detection signal corresponds to an individual entering a room hosted by a video conference provider; transmitting, by the computing device, a control signal to one or more peripheral devices wherein the control signals cause the one or more peripherals to enter an active state; determining, by the computing device, that the individual is associated with a virtual space; and joining, by the computing device, the virtual space hosted by the video conference provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas MAYFIELD, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith, Matthew Brandon Wesson
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Publication number: 20230353404Abstract: One example method includes generating, by a conference provider, a virtual space; adding a plurality of members to the virtual space; adding one or more resources to the virtual space in response to one or more inputs from one or more of the members; initiating, by the conference provider, a conference between two or more of the members; attaching the conference to the virtual space; and providing an indication of the conference in the virtual space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas MAYFIELD, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
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Patent number: 11800058Abstract: One example method includes joining, using a computing device, a video conference hosted by a video conference provider, the video conference having a plurality of participants; accessing, by the computing device, presentation content during the video conference, the presentation content comprising one or more content items and one or more video filters, at least one of the one or more video filters corresponding to one of the content items; receiving a selection of a first item of the one or more content items; accessing a first video filter of the one or more video filters, the first video filter corresponding to the content item; receiving a video feed from a video source; generating a composite video feed comprising the first content item and the first video feed, the composite video feed based on the video filter; and providing, via the video conference provider, the composite video feed to one or more video conference participants via the video conference.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Ross Douglas Mayfield
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Patent number: 11785063Abstract: One example method includes joining, using a video conferencing application, a video conference hosted by a video conference provider, the video conference having one or more participants; executing, within an execution environment provided by the video conferencing application, a software application to access a content object; receiving a command to share the content object to the one or more participants; and providing the content object to the one or more participants via the video conference provider.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Arun Janakiraman, Yeki Giles, Ross Douglas Mayfield, Shishir Sharma
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Publication number: 20230299991Abstract: A video conference provider, may receive a request to schedule a video conference, where the request includes meeting information and information associated with a suggested application. The video conference provider may generate a meeting link, based on the meeting information and the information associated with the suggested application. The video conference provider may transmit, the meeting link to one or more client devices. The meeting link may be configured to cause a video conferencing application to be executed, and the conferencing application to launch the suggested application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Farina, Arun Janakiraman, Ross Douglas Mayfield, Kwon Woong Oh, Shishir Sharma
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Publication number: 20230300204Abstract: A client device may receive a meeting link for a meeting hosted by a video conference provider. The meeting link may include information associated with a suggested application. In response to a selection of the meeting link, the client device may join the meeting via the video conference provider utilizing a video conference application and execute the suggested application. The suggested application may be controlled by the client device from the video conference application. The client device may receive application content from a meeting participant via the video conference provider and display the application content using the suggested application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Kevin Farina, Arun Janakiraman, Ross Douglas Mayfield, Kwon Woong Oh, Shishir Sharma
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Patent number: 11757667Abstract: Techniques for providing using software applications within persistent hybrid virtual collaborative workspaces are provided. In an example, a method establishes a virtual collaborative workspace characterized by or more virtual collaborative workspace resources and associated with one or more users to interact with other users or collaborative workspace resources within the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further receives, from a client device associated with a first user associated with the virtual space, an identification of an application to use in the virtual collaborative workspace. The method, based on the receiving, adds the application to the virtual collaborative workspace and configures the application to access one or more resources associated with the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further provides access to the application within the virtual collaborative workspace to at least a subset of the users associated with the virtual collaborative workspace.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith