Patents by Inventor Robert Mews

Robert Mews 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).

  • Application access signal for videoconferences
    Patent number: 11785181
    Abstract: Example methods and systems provide a participant attending a videoconference with a user interface indicator that signals access to personal information. More particularly, the indicator can signal that a companion application being used by attendees of the videoconference is accessing or has accessed videoconference meeting data that includes the personal information. In some examples, the participant can subsequently interact with the user interface to obtain additional information about the companion application. For example, the participant may be able to display user identifiers of the attendees using the companion application and/or a description of the companion application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Ittelson, Robert Mews, Yoshifumi Takebuchi
  • APPLICATION ACCESS SIGNAL FOR VIDEOFERENCES
    Publication number: 20220385857
    Abstract: Example methods and systems provide a participant attending a videoconference with a user interface indicator that signals access to personal information. More particularly, the indicator can signal that a companion application being used by attendees of the videoconference is accessing or has accessed videoconference meeting data that includes the personal information. In some examples, the participant can subsequently interact with the user interface to obtain additional information about the companion application. For example, the participant may be able to display user identifiers of the attendees using the companion application and/or a description of the companion application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Ittelson, Robert Mews, Yoshifumi Takebuchi