Patents by Inventor Reed Hunter Allen

Reed Hunter Allen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240137235
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Reed Hunter Allen, Shane Paul Springer
  • Publication number: 20240137236
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Reed Hunter Allen, Shane Paul Springer
  • Patent number: 11915483
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Reed Hunter Allen, Shane Paul Springer
  • Publication number: 20230401146
    Abstract: A processing system may execute diagnostic software to test the functionality of one or more components arranged in a physical space for use during a video conference. Functionality of the diagnostic software may include determining a configuration of a component of the one or more components and comparing the configuration to a parameter associated with the component to detect that the component is in a condition that limits the functionality of the component for use during the video conference. The processing system may initiate a response, based on an output of the diagnostic software, to change the condition of the component to increase the functionality of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Reed Hunter Allen