US 12,237,936 B2
Providing member interactions in persistent hybrid virtual collaborative workspaces
Ross Douglas Mayfield, Palo Alto, CA (US); Robert Allen Ryskamp, Mountainview, CA (US); and Jeffrey William Smith, Layton, UT (US)
Assigned to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,410.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353402 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/1822 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1818 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to join a virtual space, the request received from a user device associated with a first user;
responsive to determining that the first user is a member of the virtual space, providing access to the virtual space;
changing a status of the first user based on the first user accessing the virtual space;
providing state information associated with a then-current state of the virtual space, the state information indicating a status of one or more members of the virtual space and of one or more user-editable resources available within the virtual space;
in response to receiving, from the user device, a request to add a first user-editable resource to the virtual space, adding the first user-editable resource to the virtual space;
updating the state information based on the addition of the first user-editable resource to the virtual space; and
providing an indication of a conference attached to the virtual space to the first user, the conference being between two or more members of the virtual space.