Patents by Inventor Johnson J. LEE

Johnson J. LEE 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).

  • Lobby chat with external anonymous guests
    Patent number: 12418630
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for lobby chat with external anonymous guests are described. The described systems and techniques allow for two-way chat functionality while attendees of a virtual meeting are in a virtual lobby. A virtual lobby is a gateway to a virtual meeting where participants wait for admittance to the virtual meeting. “Lobby chat” refers to a chat within a virtual lobby of a virtual meeting. Advantageously, through the lobby chat, attendees within the virtual lobby can communicate prior to being admitted to the virtual meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hayley Christine Farmer, Cassandra Nichole Jackson, Andres Mauricio Santamaria Borda, Shyama Prasad Hembram, Ai He, Johnson J. Lee, Sonal Aggarwal, James Patrick Frisby, Christopher Jordan Bohlin, Karthik Venkataramana Pemmaraju, Wenjing Liu, Feven Debela
  • LOBBY CHAT WITH EXTERNAL ANONYMOUS GUESTS
    Publication number: 20240244162
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for lobby chat with external anonymous guests are described. The described systems and techniques allow for two-way chat functionality while attendees of a virtual meeting are in a virtual lobby. A virtual lobby is a gateway to a virtual meeting where participants wait for admittance to the virtual meeting. “Lobby chat” refers to a chat within a virtual lobby of a virtual meeting. Advantageously, through the lobby chat, attendees within the virtual lobby can communicate prior to being admitted to the virtual meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hayley Christine FARMER, Cassandra Nichole JACKSON, Andres Mauricio SANTAMARIA BORDA, Shyama Prasad HEMBRAM, Ai HE, Johnson J. LEE, Sonal AGGARWAL, James Patrick FRISBY, Christopher Jordan BOHLIN, Karthik Venkataramana PEMMARAJU, Wenjing LIU, Feven DEBELA