US 12,231,814 B1
Apparatus for capturing a group photograph during a video conferencing session
Dingping Jiang, Hefei (CN); Juan Jiang Wald, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Liang Wang, Hefei (CN); and Huipin Zhang, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/211,687.
Application 18/211,687 is a continuation of application No. 17/862,960, filed on Jul. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,722,639.
Application 17/862,960 is a continuation of application No. 17/100,682, filed on Nov. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,418,759.
Application 17/100,682 is a continuation of application No. 16/716,290, filed on Dec. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,880,520, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/716,290 is a continuation of application No. 16/359,390, filed on Mar. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,523,900, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/155 (2013.01) [H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04N 7/152 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for taking a group photograph during a video conference, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first user equipment (UE) during a video conference, a first ranking for a first photograph;
generating a score based on the first ranking; and
generating a group photograph based on the score.