Patents by Inventor Amanda Naomi Etheridge

Amanda Naomi Etheridge 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: 20240163126
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing spotlight cards within a chat channel are provided. In an aspect, a method includes establishing, by a video conference provider, a first chat channel for exchanging chat messages between a plurality of client devices and receiving, by the video conference provider, an indication to generate a first spotlight card within the first chat channel, wherein the indication identifies spotlight content from a first resource external to the first chat channel. The method also includes generating, by the video conference provider, the first spotlight card identifying the spotlight content and transmitting, by the video conference provider to one or more of the client devices connected to the first chat channel, the first spotlight card for display within a spotlight panel within the first chat channel, the spotlight panel positioned proximate to a chat messaging panel including chat messages posted to the chat channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Clark, Benjamin Gareth Dove, Amanda Naomi Etheridge, Li-An Huang, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Adam Justin Spooner, Matthew Brandon Wesson
  • Patent number: 11863334
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, method(s), system(s) and computer program product(s) described herein are directed to a Folder Engine. The Folder Engine detects a hover action initiated by a recipient user account proximate to a folder created by the recipient user account. Based on detecting the hover action, the Folder Engine displays one or more notifications that correspond to one or more online chats selected by the recipient user account to be organized in the folder. The Folder Engine receives a selection from the recipient user account of a first notification that corresponds to a first online chat within the folder. Based on the selection of the first notification, the Folder Engine initiates access of the first online chat by the recipient user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Naomi Etheridge, Sally Lu, Archil Vardidze
  • Patent number: 11863335
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing spotlight cards within a chat channel are provided. In an aspect, a method includes establishing, by a video conference provider, a first chat channel for exchanging chat messages between a plurality of client devices and receiving, by the video conference provider, an indication to generate a first spotlight card within the first chat channel, wherein the indication identifies spotlight content from a first resource external to the first chat channel. The method also includes generating, by the video conference provider, the first spotlight card identifying the spotlight content and transmitting, by the video conference provider to one or more of the client devices connected to the first chat channel, the first spotlight card for display within a spotlight panel within the first chat channel, the spotlight panel positioned proximate to a chat messaging panel including chat messages posted to the chat channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Clark, Benjamin Gareth Dove, Amanda Naomi Etheridge, Li-An Huang, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Adam Justin Spooner, Matthew Brandon Wesson
  • Publication number: 20230246858
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, method(s), system(s) and computer program product(s) described herein are directed to a Folder Engine. The Folder Engine detects a hover action initiated by a recipient user account proximate to a folder created by the recipient user account. Based on detecting the hover action, the Folder Engine displays one or more notifications that correspond to one or more online chats selected by the recipient user account to be organized in the folder. The Folder Engine receives a selection from the recipient user account of a first notification that corresponds to a first online chat within the folder. Based on the selection of the first notification, the Folder Engine initiates access of the first online chat by the recipient user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Amanda Naomi Etheridge, Sally Lu, Archil Vardidze
  • Patent number: D1005314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Sally Lu, Amanda Naomi Etheridge, Archil Vardidze
  • Patent number: D1009063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Sally Lu, Amanda Naomi Etheridge, Archil Vardidze