US 12,284,230 B2
Transmitting conference application content during a network conference
Ross Douglas Mayfield, San Jose, CA (US); and Yoshifumi Takebuchi, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoom Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,950.
Application 17/863,950 is a continuation of application No. 17/069,718, filed on Oct. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,425,176.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141437 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [H04L 67/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a conference system with application support (“CSAS”) client application executed by a client device, a user selection of a conference application from a plurality of conference applications installed on the client device, wherein the CSAS client application is:
configured to execute the plurality of conference applications within the CSAS client application,
connected to a network conference, the network conference involving exchanging audio and video information between participants in the network conference, and
configured to provide audio or video information from the client device to the network conference and display received audio or video information from the network conference;
responsive to receiving the user selection, running, by the CSAS client application, the selected conference application within the CSAS client application;
receiving, by the CSAS client application during the network conference, application content from the selected conference application; and
transmitting the application content and a conference application identifier to one or more other participants in the network conference, the application identifier enabling other participants of the network conference to interact with corresponding local instances of the selected conference application based on the transmitted application content.