Patents by Inventor Samuel Lum
Samuel Lum 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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Patent number: 12261708Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 12244771Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system determines a relevance score for each of the video feeds. The relevance scores are associated with a participant engagement score. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on a corresponding relevance score of the video feed.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 12206824Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system determines a relevance score based on a detected object. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on the relevance score of the video feed.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 12014731Abstract: One example method includes receiving, by a computing device, audio during a video conference having a plurality of participants, the audio comprising spoken words by a user of the computing device; recognizing one or more words from the spoken words; identifying one or more keywords within the one or more recognized words; accessing a set of rules comprising one or more rules, each rule of the one or more rules associated with an application of a set of applications, and at least one rule of the one or more rules associated with a functionality of a respective application; determining a context associated with the one or more keywords; determining an application to execute based on the one or more keywords, the context, and the one or more rules, wherein determining the application comprises determining a functionality of the application to invoke; and in response to receiving user confirmation of the functionality of the application to invoke, executing the application and invoking the functionality.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20240056325Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 11895041Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 11863306Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20230188478Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20230118583Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 11601381Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20230031351Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system determines a relevance score based on a detected object. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on the relevance score of the video feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20230035582Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20230029764Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on a detected face and a gaze duration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20230036861Abstract: A video conference system has a multi-camera setup to allow automatic switching of video feeds without intervention from a video conference host. The video conference system obtains video feeds from multiple cameras at the same location and displays the video feed from one of the cameras in a primary area of a display. The video conference system determines a relevance score for each of the video feeds. The relevance scores are associated with a participant engagement score. The video conference system automatically displays a video feed in the primary area of the display based on a corresponding relevance score of the video feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 11558209Abstract: Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20220246145Abstract: One example method includes receiving, by a computing device, audio during a video conference having a plurality of participants, the audio comprising spoken words by a user of the computing device; recognizing one or more words from the spoken words; identifying one or more keywords within the one or more recognized words; accessing a set of rules comprising one or more rules, each rule of the one or more rules associated with an application of a set of applications, and at least one rule of the one or more rules associated with a functionality of a respective application; determining a context associated with the one or more keywords; determining an application to execute based on the one or more keywords, the context, and the one or more rules, wherein determining the application comprises determining a functionality of the application to invoke; and in response to receiving user confirmation of the functionality of the application to invoke, executing the application and invoking the functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel LUM
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Patent number: 11405226Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assessing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes transmitting a quick response (QR) code and a sound signal, receiving an image of the QR code and a sound clip of the sound signal, and determining a presence score associated with a user device based on at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image of the QR code and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20220231966Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes capturing an image of a QR code displayed on a secondary device, capturing a sound clip of a sound signal reproduced on the secondary device, and transmitting the image and the sound clip to a server. The method also includes receiving a presence score determined from at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Publication number: 20220231872Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assessing network presence. In an embodiment, a method is provided for determining a presence score. The method includes transmitting a quick response (QR) code and a sound signal, receiving an image of the QR code and a sound clip of the sound signal, and determining a presence score associated with a user device based on at least one of a comparison of the QR code to the image of the QR code and a comparison of the sound signal to the sound clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Lum
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Patent number: 10702451Abstract: Pharmaceutical compliance systems for improving patient compliance in taking a plurality of pharmaceutical medications. The pharmaceutical compliance systems include a plurality of compliance holders each having a plurality of retainers. Each of the plurality of retainers are configured for securing an individualized pharmaceutical container to the compliance holder for grouping the plurality of plurality of medications according to one or more preferred grouping preferences.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Inventor: Samuel Lum