Patents by Inventor Michael Maxim

Michael Maxim 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).

  • ENABLING SUB-MEETINGS IN ENCRYPTED VIDEO CONFERENCES
    Publication number: 20240414283
    Abstract: One example method includes facilitating communications between a plurality of participants in a main meeting of a video conference, the communications encrypted using a first encryption key, the video conference provider lacking access to the first encryption key and a first decryption key; in response to receiving a command from a host to establish one or more sub-meetings, establishing the sub-meetings; for each sub-meeting, selecting a sub-meeting host; transmitting an indication that the selected sub-meeting host is a sub-meeting host; in response to receiving a request from a first participant to join a first sub-meeting, joining the first participant to the first sub-meeting; and facilitating sub-meeting communications between the sub-meeting host and the first participant, the sub-meeting communications encrypted using second encryption and decryption keys, the second encryption and decryption keys different than the first encryption and decryption keys, the video conference provider lacking access to
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Maxim
  • Enabling sub-meetings in encrypted video conferences
    Patent number: 12088960
    Abstract: One example method includes facilitating communications between a plurality of participants in a main meeting of a video conference, the communications encrypted using a first encryption key, the video conference provider lacking access to the first encryption key and a first decryption key; in response to receiving a command from a host to establish one or more sub-meetings, establishing the sub-meetings; for each sub-meeting, selecting a sub-meeting host; transmitting an indication that the selected sub-meeting host is a sub-meeting host; in response to receiving a request from a first participant to join a first sub-meeting, joining the first participant to the first sub-meeting; and facilitating sub-meeting communications between the sub-meeting host and the first participant, the sub-meeting communications encrypted using second encryption and decryption keys, the second encryption and decryption keys different than the first encryption and decryption keys, the video conference provider lacking access to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Maxim
  • ENABLING SUB-MEETINGS IN ENCRYPTED VIDEO CONFERENCES
    Publication number: 20230008701
    Abstract: One example method includes facilitating communications between a plurality of participants in a main meeting of a video conference, the communications encrypted using a first encryption key, the video conference provider lacking access to the first encryption key and a first decryption key; in response to receiving a command from a host to establish one or more sub-meetings, establishing the sub-meetings; for each sub-meeting, selecting a sub-meeting host; transmitting an indication that the selected sub-meeting host is a sub-meeting host; in response to receiving a request from a first participant to join a first sub-meeting, joining the first participant to the first sub-meeting; and facilitating sub-meeting communications between the sub-meeting host and the first participant, the sub-meeting communications encrypted using second encryption and decryption keys, the second encryption and decryption keys different than the first encryption and decryption keys, the video conference provider lacking access to
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael MAXIM
  • Systems and methods for enabling sub-meetings in encrypted video conferences
    Patent number: 11394924
    Abstract: One example method includes facilitating communications between a plurality of participants in a main meeting of a video conference, the communications encrypted using a first encryption key, the video conference provider lacking access to the first encryption key and a first decryption key; in response to receiving a command from a host to establish one or more sub-meetings, establishing the sub-meetings; for each sub-meeting, selecting a sub-meeting host; transmitting an indication that the selected sub-meeting host is a sub-meeting host; in response to receiving a request from a first participant to join a first sub-meeting, joining the first participant to the first sub-meeting; and facilitating sub-meeting communications between the sub-meeting host and the first participant, the sub-meeting communications encrypted using second encryption and decryption keys, the second encryption and decryption keys different than the first encryption and decryption keys, the video conference provider lacking access to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Maxim
  • Portable seat tote
    Patent number: D376946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Inventor: Michael Maxim