Patents Assigned to Zoom Communications, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12368766
    Abstract: A client application associated with a communications system may connect to a video conference. During the video conference, a decrease in a quality associated with an audio output generated by the communications system may be detected. In response to detecting that the quality associated with the audio output has decreased, a change to the communications system may be determined to increase the quality associated with the audio output. The change may be applied to the communications system to increase the quality of further audio output generated by the communications system during the video conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-chian Yu
  • Publication number: 20250233803
    Abstract: Audio, video conferencing with a dynamic, configurable mesh network is disclosed. A mesh reliability variable can condition the design of the mesh network between a high resiliency mode and a bandwidth saving mode. Artificial intelligence techniques and ranking techniques are provided to design the mesh network and determine which client machines are to act as parent nodes and/or child nodes. A Media Distribution Server (MDS) can provide the audio, video conference stream to the assigned parent nodes in the mesh network. The parent nodes can provide the stream to one or more child nodes over the local area network, conserving the external bandwidth of a recipient of the audio, video conference stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Shneyderman, Nicholas Alexander Sieracki, Michael Adrian White
  • Patent number: 12362955
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media related to a method for dynamic sharing of meeting assets within a messaging platform. A communication system receives one or more meeting assets that are associated with a meeting that was conducted via a video communication platform. After the meeting has ended, the communication system generates a meeting summary component configured to be displayed within the messaging platform. The meeting summary component may include information describing the meeting and meeting assets. The meeting summary component may be posted into a messaging channel of the messaging platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Cècile Boucheron, Ganna Isayeva, Sharvari Nerurkar, Yoshifumi Takebuchi, Junqing Wang, Yuchen Zhang
  • Patent number: 12361948
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide an asynchronous pipeline for artificial intelligence service requests. In one embodiment, the system receives, at a gateway service, access to content associated with a communication session; sends, to an artificial intelligence (AI) cluster including a number of AI services, a data payload, the data payload including a location to access the content and a number of requests for AI services to be performed by one or more AI models hosted on the AI cluster using the content as an input; receives one or more AI service results as the AI cluster completes the corresponding requests for the AI services; and stores each received AI service result in one or more databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Haifeng Geng, Jian Jin, Stephen Muchovej, Mengxiao Qian, Min Xiao-Devins, Fangyi Zhao
  • Patent number: 12361337
    Abstract: A recommended workspace at a premises is determined for a user of a software platform requesting a workspace reservation based on learned preferences specific to the user. The workspace reservation request is initiated via an interaction by the user with one or more graphical user interfaces displaying information associated with workspaces at the premises. Scores for each of multiple candidate workspaces identified for the user from amongst available ones of the workspaces are determined based on weights defined according to learned personnel preferences of the user and learned workspace preferences of the user. A recommended workspace is determined for the user as a candidate workspace of the multiple candidate workspaces corresponding to a highest one of the scores. An indication of the recommended workspace is then output for display within the one or more graphical user interfaces in response to the workspace reservation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Wing Hong Michael Lam, Cynthia Eshiuan Lee, Carleigh Pereira Noble, Jeffrey William Smith
  • Patent number: 12360727
    Abstract: Feedback can be automatically generated for visual content presented during a videoconference. For example, a system can receive a user selection of a file containing visual content to be presented to members of a video conference, wherein the visual content includes pages that are to be sequentially presented to the members during the video conference. The system can then facilitate presentation of the visual content to the members of the video conference. The system can also obtain metadata associated with at least one page of the visual content presented during the video conference, determine feedback about the at least one page by analyzing the metadata, and provide the feedback to an editor of the visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Vi Dinh Chau, Graeme Lambourne Geddes
  • Patent number: 12363314
    Abstract: Constructing a motion vector candidate list for inter-prediction in video coding is provided. A video encoder performs inter prediction for a frame of the video to generate prediction residuals. The inter prediction is performed using motion vectors (MVs) for blocks of the frame. To determine the motion vector of a block, the encoder determines an integer-valued MV for the block based on a reference frame and selects, based on the integer-valued MV, a subset of candidate MVs from a list of MVs including MVs of neighboring blocks. The encoder identifies a MV from the subset of candidate MVs for the block and searches in a neighborhood of the identified MV for a refined MV. The encoder calculates the prediction residuals for the block based on a reference block in the reference frame pointed by the refined MV and encodes the prediction residuals into a bitstream representing the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Guo, Zhichu He, Rui Li, Bo Ling, Jing Wu, Minxia Yang, Yichen Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250227136
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for displaying Up-Next conference status for seamless transition between network conferences. In an embodiment, a method is provided for displaying Up-Next conference status. The method includes attending a first network conference, obtaining a meeting identifier and a meeting time for a second network conference, requesting conference status information for the second network conference based on the meeting identifier. The conference status information includes images of attendees that have joined the second network conference. The method also includes displaying Up-Next conference status during the first network conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick John Jensen
  • Patent number: 12355742
    Abstract: A request from a first device of a first communication session participant to connect to a second device of a second communication session participant is received at communications software. The communications software connects the first device to the second device, communications software determines a level of authenticity for the first communication session participant based on a communications history of at least one of the first communication session participant or the second communication session participant. The communications software notifies the second communication session participant of the level of authenticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Waibel
  • Patent number: 12356118
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media relate to a method for casting from a virtual environment to a video communications platform. The system may provide a video conference session in a video conference application. A connection may be established between the video conference application and a VR or AR device. The video conference application may receive 2D video content from the VR or AR device. The 2D video content may comprise a view of a virtual environment. The video conference application may stream the 2D video content in the video conference session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Jordan Thiel
  • Patent number: 12356116
    Abstract: One example system for multiple host management of videoconferencing sub-meetings includes a processor and at least one memory device. The processor establishes a main videoconferencing meeting and establishes a host of the main videoconferencing meeting. The host participates using a first host client device. The processor can receive a selection of a participant to be a co-host. The co-host participates in the main videoconferencing meeting from a second host client device. The processor receives a first sub-meeting control input from the second host client device, wherein the first sub-meeting control input identifies an action to perform with respect to a sub-meeting. The system generates a second sub-meeting control input based on the first sub-meeting control input, executes the second sub-meeting control input, and discards the first sub-meeting control input so that the sub-meeting command is associated with the main host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Nitasha Walia
  • Patent number: 12356115
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing voice feedback for video conferences are provided. A computer-implemented method includes joining, by a client device, a video conference hosted by a video conference provider, the video conference having a plurality of participants using a plurality of client devices. With voice feedback enabled, the client device may receive a first audio stream from the video conference provider, the first audio stream associated with a first participant of the plurality of participants and a second audio stream from a user of the client device, the second audio stream comprising a voice of the user of the client device. The client device can play the first audio stream on one or more channels of one or more audio devices connected to the client device and play the second audio stream on the one or more channels of the one or more audio devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Qiang Gao, Zhaofeng Jia
  • Patent number: 12355920
    Abstract: A server determines a number of devices preceding a user device in a user queue of devices for communication with a contact center agent device. The server determines a number of contact center agent devices available for the communication. The server calculates an estimated wait time for the user device based on the number of devices preceding the user device, the number of contact center agent devices, and wait times of user devices, distinct from the user device, requesting communications with the contact center agent device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristin Renae Bosch, Maikl Adly Abdel-Malek Eskander
  • Patent number: 12355581
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for creating breakout chat channels are provided. A chat and video conference provider receives from a client device associated with a first member of a plurality of members of a chat channel a request to create a subchannel related to a topic. The chat and video conference provider enables the client device to transmit an invitation message for joining the subchannel to a subset of the plurality of members. The chat and video conference provider establishes the subchannel based on acceptance messages from one or more members of the subset of the plurality of members. The chat and video conference provider generates a chat summary of prior chat messages related to the topic of the subchannel from the chat channel using a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model. The chat and video conference provider provides the chat summary in the subchannel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications Inc.
    Inventor: Sachin Srivastava
  • Patent number: 12354352
    Abstract: A computer determines one or more configurations specific to a first participant of a video conference for altering functionality of one or more components of the video conference. The computer applies the one or more configurations during the video conference. The computer determines one or more preferences of a second participant of the video conference associated with the one or more components. The computer determines at least one additional configuration of the video conference based on at least one of one or more prioritizations of the first participant or one or more prioritizations of the second participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Reed Hunter Allen, Shane Paul Springer
  • Publication number: 20250219860
    Abstract: One example method includes receiving, from a first client device, a request to join a video conference, the video conference having a main meeting, creating, in response to the request, a sub-meeting associated with the main meeting, connecting the first client device to the sub-meeting, connecting a host client device to the sub-meeting simultaneously with the host client device being connected to the main meeting, the host client device associated with a host of the main meeting, receiving first multimedia content from the first client device, and providing the first multimedia content to the host client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Nitasha Walia
  • Patent number: 12348672
    Abstract: Voice and video features of a software platform are integrated to enable customization of software services of the software platform on a customer-basis. Routing rules are defined to route calls to certain phone numbers or extensions to certain software services. Thereafter, when a call is received via a telephony system associated with the software platform, a routing rule customized for the software platform is identified based on information signaled with the call, such as a phone number or extension dialed to place the call. A software service is determined based on the routing rule, and the phone is connected with the software system that provides the software service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter F. C. Anderson, Brendan James Ittelson
  • Patent number: 12348465
    Abstract: Example methods and systems facilitate user actions during a chat session on an online chat platform. A client device is installed with a chat and video conference application. The chat and video conference application includes a machine learning (ML) model. The client device receives a chat message during a chat session and identifies an action item from the chat message using the ML model. One or more GUI elements can be generated associated with a functionality of an application corresponding to the action item. A GUI element can be activated to invoke the functionality of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bilung Lee, Vijay Venkataswamy Parthasarathy, Chih-Kai Ting, Bing Zhao
  • Patent number: 12348476
    Abstract: Example methods and systems provide a workplace assistant application that can detect one or more received messages associated with a remote user and access multiple communication channels connected to a workplace assistant client application. Received message(s), information from the channels, and stored metadata can be submitted to one or more predictive models to provide a context for the message(s). The system can generate, using output from the predictive model(s), a response message based at least in part on the context of the received message. The system can display the response in the workplace assistant client application for acceptance or editing by the user, or transmit the response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Han, Jingwei Li, Zijian Li, Yike Liu, Ying Lu, Keping Zhai, Fengtian Zhang, Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12348901
    Abstract: Interactions with objects depicted within video streams displayed during a video conference are detected to cause information associated with the interacted objects to be presented. During a video conference, multiple video layers of a video stream obtained from a first participant device connected to the video conference are identified. An interaction with an object within one of those multiple video layers is detected during the video conference, in which the interaction is from a second participant device connected to the video conference. Based on the interaction, information associated with the object is presented during the video conference within a graphical user interface associated with the video conference. The video stream may, for example, initially include a background layer, a foreground layer, and an overlay layer. Interactive video layers corresponding to each of those initial layers may be introduced to receive interactions with objects depicted therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Lambourne Geddes, Brendan James Ittelson, Shawn Michael Rolin