Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Houng
Jeffrey Houng 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: 20250203046Abstract: One example method for virtual expo booth previews includes joining a virtual expo hosted by a video conference provider, the virtual expo including a plurality of virtual expo booths; presenting a graphical representation of the virtual expo and one or more virtual expo booths of the plurality of virtual expo booths; receiving an input indicating a first expo booth of the plurality of virtual expo booths; receiving, from the video conference provider, one or more multimedia streams associated with the first virtual expo booth; and presenting the one or more multimedia streamsType: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: Zoom Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Kumar Prasad
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Patent number: 12238456Abstract: One example method for virtual expo booth previews includes joining a virtual expo hosted by a video conference provider, the virtual expo including a plurality of virtual expo booths; presenting a graphical representation of the virtual expo and one or more virtual expo booths of the plurality of virtual expo booths; receiving an input indicating a first expo booth of the plurality of virtual expo booths; receiving, from the video conference provider, one or more multimedia streams associated with the first virtual expo booth; and presenting the one or more multimedia streams.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Kumar Prasad
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Publication number: 20250014234Abstract: A system comprising for providing a virtual exposition floor where a first video conference and a second video conference may be established. The first video conference may provide a virtual exposition floor and the second video conference may be associated with a virtual expo booth within the virtual exposition floor. A plurality of participants may access at least the virtual exposition floor. The system may provide, information to generate a graphical representation of the virtual exposition floor, a first graphical representation of the virtual expo booth, and a plurality of avatars associated with the plurality of participants to one or more client devices. The system may also provide data associated with the first video conference, data associated with the second video conference, or data associated with the plurality of avatars.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Prasad
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Publication number: 20240283828Abstract: One example method includes receiving configuration information for a virtual expo, the configuration information includes information associated with one or more virtual expo booths; generating a virtual expo floor based on the one or more virtual expo booths; establishing a virtual meeting comprising the virtual expo; receiving requests to join the virtual expo from a plurality of client devices; joining each client device of the plurality of client devices to the virtual meeting; providing, to each joined client device, information describing the virtual expo floor and locations of each of the one or more virtual expo booths; providing a location of a respective participant avatar on the virtual expo floor; receiving, from a first client devices, a selection of a first virtual expo booth; and join the first client device to a second virtual meeting associated with the first expo booth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Prasad
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Patent number: 12039627Abstract: A system comprising for providing a virtual exposition floor where a first video conference and a second video conference may be established. The first video conference may provide a virtual exposition floor and the second video conference may be associated with a virtual expo booth within the virtual exposition floor. A plurality of participants may access at least the virtual exposition floor. The system may provide, information to generate a graphical representation of the virtual exposition floor, a first graphical representation of the virtual expo booth, and a plurality of avatars associated with the plurality of participants to one or more client devices. The system may also provide data associated with the first video conference, data associated with the second video conference, or data associated with the plurality of avatars.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Prasad
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Patent number: 11909778Abstract: One example method includes receiving configuration information for a virtual expo, the configuration information includes information associated with one or more virtual expo booths; generating a virtual expo floor based on the one or more virtual expo booths; establishing a virtual meeting comprising the virtual expo; receiving requests to join the virtual expo from a plurality of client devices; joining each client device of the plurality of client devices to the virtual meeting; providing, to each joined client device, information describing the virtual expo floor and locations of each of the one or more virtual expo booths; providing a location of a respective participant avatar on the virtual expo floor; receiving, from a first client devices, a selection of a first virtual expo booth; and join the first client device to a second virtual meeting associated with the first expo booth.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Prasad
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Publication number: 20230281883Abstract: A system comprising for providing a virtual exposition floor where a first video conference and a second video conference may be established. The first video conference may provide a virtual exposition floor and the second video conference may be associated with a virtual expo booth within the virtual exposition floor. A plurality of participants may access at least the virtual exposition floor. The system may provide, information to generate a graphical representation of the virtual exposition floor, a first graphical representation of the virtual expo booth, and a plurality of avatars associated with the plurality of participants to one or more client devices. The system may also provide data associated with the first video conference, data associated with the second video conference, or data associated with the plurality of avatars.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Prasad
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Publication number: 20230239330Abstract: One example method includes receiving configuration information for a virtual expo, the configuration information includes information associated with one or more virtual expo booths; generating a virtual expo floor based on the one or more virtual expo booths; establishing a virtual meeting comprising the virtual expo; receiving requests to join the virtual expo from a plurality of client devices; joining each client device of the plurality of client devices to the virtual meeting; providing, to each joined client device, information describing the virtual expo floor and locations of each of the one or more virtual expo booths; providing a location of a respective participant avatar on the virtual expo floor; receiving, from a first client devices, a selection of a first virtual expo booth; and join the first client device to a second virtual meeting associated with the first expo booth.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Prasad
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Publication number: 20230239434Abstract: One example method for virtual expo booth previews includes joining a virtual expo hosted by a video conference provider, the virtual expo including a plurality of virtual expo booths; presenting a graphical representation of the virtual expo and one or more virtual expo booths of the plurality of virtual expo booths; receiving an input indicating a first expo booth of the plurality of virtual expo booths; receiving, from the video conference provider, one or more multimedia streams associated with the first virtual expo booth; and presenting the one or more multimedia streamsType: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Kumar Prasad
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Publication number: 20230239169Abstract: One example method includes receiving, at a video conference server, interaction data representing a plurality of participant interactions in a virtual expo with a plurality of virtual expo elements; storing the interaction data in a data store, the interaction data including a participant identifier, a virtual expo element identifier, and an interaction characteristic; determining one or more analytics for one or more of the plurality of virtual expo elements based on the interaction data; and causing the one or more analytics for one or more of the plurality of virtual expo elements to be displayed on a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Andy Chan, Jeffrey Houng, Yuk Fai Lam, Pankaj Prasad