Patents by Inventor Paul Springer
Paul Springer 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: 20240146777Abstract: Systems and methods for providing first responder system access are provided herein. In an aspect, a method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, a request to initiate an incident response system and establishing, by the video conference provider, an incident response session with the incident response system. The method may also include determining, by a video conference provider, an incident event associated with the incident response session and determining, by the video conference provider, an authorized agency based on the incident event. The method may also include transmitting, to the authorized agency, a request to join the incident response session and joining, by the video conference provider, an authorized agency device from the authorized agency to the incident response session. In some examples, the request to initiate an incident response system may be from an administrator of a facility where an incident event has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Paul Rubery, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240144680Abstract: Systems and methods for providing dynamic prominence are provided herein. In an aspect, a method may include establishing, by a video conference provider, an incident identification system and determining, by the video conference provider, client devices associated with the incident identification system. The method may also include joining, by the video conference provider, one or more of the client devices to an identification session and receiving, by the video conference provider, at least one multimedia stream from each of the one or more client devices. The method may also include determining, by the video conference provider, a relevant multimedia stream from the received multimedia streams and transmitting, by the video conference provider, an indication to increase a prominence of the relevant multimedia stream during the identification session.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Dennis Paul Rubery, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240144681Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an incident identification system is provided herein. In an aspect, a method may include determining, by a video conference provider, client devices associated with an incident identification system and joining, by the video conference provider, one or more of the client devices to an identification session. The method may also include receiving, by the video conference provider, at least one multimedia stream from each of the one or more client devices and monitoring, by the video conference provider, the received multimedia streams for one or more incident factors. The method may also include identifying, by the video conference provider, an incident factor in at least one received multimedia stream and generating, by the video conference provider, an incident alert for an incident event based on identifying the incident factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Dennis Paul Rubery, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240146778Abstract: Systems and methods for providing user location-based collaboration are provided herein. In an aspect, a method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, a request to initiate an incident response system and establishing, by the video conference provider, an incident response session with the incident response system. The method may also include determining, by the video conference provider, a location associated with the incident response system and determining, by the video conference provider, client devices within a predetermined vicinity of the location. The method may also include transmitting, by the video conference provider, a request to one or more of the client devices to join the incident response session. In an example, the request to initiate an incident response system may be from an administrator of a facility where an incident event has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Paul RUBERY, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240144682Abstract: Systems and methods for providing identification of person(s) of interest is provided herein. In an aspect, a method may include determining, by a video conference provider, client devices associated with an incident identification system and joining, by the video conference provider, one or more of the client devices to an identification session. The method may also include receiving, by the video conference provider, at least one multimedia stream from each of the one or more client devices and identifying, by the video conference provider, one or more identifying characteristics in a first multimedia stream from the received multimedia streams. The method may also include obtaining, by the video conference provider, a set of one or more monitored identifying characteristics from a database and generating, by the video conference provider, an incident alert based on the one or more identifying characteristics and the set of one or more monitored identifying characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Dennis Paul Rubery, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240144197Abstract: Task-based user schedule changes are asserted within a virtual calendar of a software user. User-specific calendar rules for automated assertion against the virtual calendar of the software user are generated by modeling trend and priority data for meetings and tasks associated with the software user. A set of pending tasks of the software user are obtained. A determination is then made, by asserting the user-specific calendar rules against the virtual calendar, that a priority level of a current task of the set of pending tasks is higher than a priority level of a current meeting scheduled on the virtual calendar. Based on such determination, an adjustment is caused to the virtual calendar to remove the current meeting and add a new event corresponding to the current task. The virtual calendar may in some cases be facilitated by an email client.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240137235Abstract: A conference schedule system that implements automated privacy controls for a schedule view of a shared conference space digital calendar. The conference schedule system determines an identity of a person viewing a display screen configured to display a schedule view of a digital calendar associated with a shared conference space, accesses event permissions associated with an event schedule for the shared conference space, and modifies a selective output of information associated with the event in the schedule view displayed at the display screen based on the event permissions and the identity of the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Reed Hunter Allen, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240137454Abstract: A first image of a first video stream and a second image of a second video stream are displayed at a device. The first video stream and the second video stream are video streams of a video conference. A stitching image is identified in preview images received from a camera of the device. The stitching image is transmitted to a conferencing software associated with the video conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240137236Abstract: A shared conference space system is configured for use with a shared conference space. The shared conference space system determines identities of a set of conference participants of a shared conference space using a sensor. The shared conference space system associates the identities of the set of conference participants to a shared conference space digital calendar associated with the shared conference space and outputs to a display of the shared conference space system a portion of the shared conference space digital calendar including the identities of the set of conference participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Reed Hunter Allen, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240137398Abstract: Respective video streams of participants of a video conference are received. A first video stream of the respective video streams is determined to be unstitchable into a unified stream of the video conference. A request for a stitching image is transmitted to a participant of the participants corresponding to the first video stream. The stitching image is received from the participant. The first video stream is stitched into the unified stream by stitching the first video stream with at least one other video stream of the respective video streams. The unified stream is transmitted for display at a device connected to the video conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventor: Shane Paul Springer
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Patent number: 11966883Abstract: A server determines, during a conference implemented using conferencing software and based on stored data associated with two or more users participating in the conference, that the two or more users are accessing the conferencing software from separate user devices located in separate areas of an office premises. The server determines, by accessing stored conference room scheduling data of the office premises, that a conference room within the office premises is available for use by the two or more users. The server transmits, to each of the separate user devices, a prompt recommending that the two or more users further participate in the conference using a shared device configured to access the conferencing software within the conference room.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: John Carl Kennedy, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240129438Abstract: Usage of the same virtual background during video communications associated with multiple meetings is identified. Common information details in respective information details of the multiple meetings are identified. A virtual background selection rule that associates the common information details of each of the multiple meetings with the same virtual background is automatically generated. A determination is made that information details of a planned meeting matches the common information details. In response to determining that the information details of the planned meeting matches the common information details, the same virtual background of the virtual background selection rule is used for display during the planned meeting.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Shane Paul Springer, Ryan Lee Weddle, Servio Lee, Irina Cohen
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Publication number: 20240119058Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a contextual comparison engine for historical record search and review is provided. In an aspect, a method may include receiving a search request including one or more properties and processing a plurality of historical records. The method may also include identifying a first historical record, wherein the first historical record has a first plurality of characteristics correlated with the one or more properties, identifying a second historical record, wherein the second historical record has a second plurality of characteristics correlated with at least one of the one or more properties or at least one characteristic of the first plurality of characteristics, and generating a correlation between the first plurality of and the second plurality of characteristics. A result including the correlation between the first historical record and the second historical record may be transmitted to a first client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Shane Paul SPRINGER
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Publication number: 20240096375Abstract: A server causes transmission of an invitation for a video conference to a device of a proposed participant of the video conference. The server receives, from the device of the proposed participant, a request for a recording of the video conference in response to the invitation. The server generates the recording based on the request and a stored setting associated with a host of the video conference. The server provides, to the device of the proposed participant after completion of the video conference, a message indicating that the recording is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventor: Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240097923Abstract: A server causes transmission of an invitation for a video conference to a device of a proposed participant of the video conference. The server receives, from the device of the proposed participant, a request for a recording of the video conference in response to the invitation. The server generates the recording based on the request and a stored setting associated with a host of the video conference. The server provides, to the device of the proposed participant after completion of the video conference, a message indicating that the recording is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventor: Shane Paul Springer
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Patent number: 11915201Abstract: A server determines, during a conference implemented using conferencing software and based on stored data associated with two or more users participating in the conference, that the two or more users are accessing the conferencing software from separate user devices located in separate areas of an office premises. The server determines, by accessing stored conference room scheduling data of the office premises, that a conference room within the office premises is available for use by the two or more users. The server transmits, to each of the separate user devices, a prompt recommending that the two or more users further participate in the conference using a shared device configured to access the conferencing software within the conference room.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: John Carl Kennedy, Shane Paul Springer
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Patent number: 11916688Abstract: A recording of a conference is selectively configured to include only certain conference content. A server receives, from a requesting user device, a request to generate a recording of a conference. The server outputs, to the requesting user device based on the request, a graphical user interface listing content of the conference to include within the recording of the conference. The content comprises at least one of: audio content from one or more participant user devices connected to the conference, camera-generated video content from the one or more participant user devices, or screensharing video content from the one or more participant user devices. The server receives, via the graphical user interface, a selection of a subset of the content to include in the recording of the conference. The server generates the recording of the conference according to the selection of the subset of the content.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Shane Paul Springer
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Patent number: 11915483Abstract: A system may detect a participant of a video conference, such as by facial recognition, voice detection, beaconing from a device, login information, location information, or calendar information. The system may identify the participant as a particular person, a person belonging to a particular group, or a person in a particular geographic region. The system may determine one or more configurations specific to the participant for altering functionality of one or more components available for use during the video conference. The one or more configurations may be determined based on one or more preferences of the participant and a priority associated with the functionality. The system may apply the one or more configurations during the video conference.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Reed Hunter Allen, Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240064187Abstract: A presenter device connected to a conference provides shared data to one or more destination devices connected to the conference. The presenter device receives a representation of a download progress of the shared data at the one or more destination devices. The presenter device prompts a user of the presenter device to select a presentation time of the shared data in conjunction with causing display, at the presenter device, of the download progress.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventor: Shane Paul Springer
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Publication number: 20240064081Abstract: Diagnostic output is received from an endpoint device connected to a conference. At least one of a location or an orientation of the endpoint device is determined based on the diagnostic output. A configuration setting for the endpoint device is determined based on at least one of the location, or the orientation of the endpoint device. The configuration setting may be obtained from an artificial intelligence engine that is trained based on various configurations of endpoint devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventor: Shane Paul Springer