US 12,284,047 B2
Previewing chat communications prior to joining a conference
Nick Swerdlow, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoom Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/487,499.
Application 18/487,499 is a continuation of application No. 17/472,023, filed on Sep. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,824,671.
Prior Publication US 2024/0039746 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 12/1818 (2013.01) [G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1095 (2013.01); H04L 12/1822 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
transmitting, to a client device, a graphical output for a conference that is in progress, the graphical output configured for display on the client device and comprising a response option to initiate an in-conference communication application associated with the conference;
prior to the client device joining the conference:
granting the client device access to the in-conference communication application based on a request to communicate with a participant device;
receiving, via the in-conference communication application, a chat message from the client device, wherein the chat message is an automatically generated message based on historical conference data associated with a user of the client device; and
updating a topic of the conference based on the chat message.