US 11,818,301 B2
Enhancing group sound reactions
Qiyong Liu, Shenzen (CN); Oded Gal, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Lin Han, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/961,428.
Application 17/961,428 is a continuation of application No. 17/039,870, filed on Sep. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,503,163.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102108 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC H04M 3/568 (2013.01) [H04L 65/403 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
receiving instances of a group sound indicator, wherein each particular computer device belonging to a plurality of computer devices currently accessing a virtual online meeting transmits a respective instance of the group sound indicator;
determining whether (i) the plurality of computer devices that transmitted the respective instances of the group sound indicator within a selected time interval and (ii) a total number of computer devices in the plurality of computer devices exceeds a number threshold;
based on satisfaction of the selected time interval and exceeding the number threshold, generating a control signal identifying a group sound based on the group sound indicator; and
transmitting a group sound control indicator to the plurality of computer devices and an additional computer device also currently accessing the virtual online meeting, the group sound control indicator based on the control signal.