Patents by Inventor Samuel Lum

Samuel Lum 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: 20240056325
    Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Patent number: 11895041
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Patent number: 11863306
    Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20230188478
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20230118583
    Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Patent number: 11601381
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20230036861
    Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system determines a relevance score for each of the video feeds. The relevance scores are associated with a participant engagement score. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on a corresponding relevance score of the video feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20230029764
    Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on a detected face and a gaze duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20230035582
    Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20230031351
    Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system determines a relevance score based on a detected object. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on the relevance score of the video feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Patent number: 11558209
    Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20220246145
    Abstract: One example method includes receiving, by a computing device, audio during a video conference having a plurality of participants, the audio comprising spoken words by a user of the computing device; recognizing one or more words from the spoken words; identifying one or more keywords within the one or more recognized words; accessing a set of rules comprising one or more rules, each rule of the one or more rules associated with an application of a set of applications, and at least one rule of the one or more rules associated with a functionality of a respective application; determining a context associated with the one or more keywords; determining an application to execute based on the one or more keywords, the context, and the one or more rules, wherein determining the application comprises determining a functionality of the application to invoke; and in response to receiving user confirmation of the functionality of the application to invoke, executing the application and invoking the functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel LUM
  • Patent number: 11405226
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assessing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes transmitting a quick response (QR) code and a sound signal, receiving an image of the QR code and a sound clip of the sound signal, and determining a presence score associated with a user device based on at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image of the QR code and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20220231966
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20220231872
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assessing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes transmitting a quick response (QR) code and a sound signal, receiving an image of the QR code and a sound clip of the sound signal, and determining a presence score associated with a user device based on at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image of the QR code and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Patent number: 10702451
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compliance systems for improving patient compliance in taking a plurality of pharmaceutical medications. The pharmaceutical compliance systems include a plurality of compliance holders each having a plurality of retainers. Each of the plurality of retainers are configured for securing an individualized pharmaceutical container to the compliance holder for grouping the plurality of plurality of medications according to one or more preferred grouping preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Samuel Lum
  • Publication number: 20180028399
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compliance systems for improving patient compliance in taking a plurality of pharmaceutical medications. The pharmaceutical compliance systems include a plurality of compliance holders each having a plurality of retainers. Each of the plurality of retainers are configured for securing an individualized pharmaceutical container to the compliance holder for grouping the plurality of plurality of medications according to one or more preferred grouping preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Samuel Lum