US 12,284,463 B2
Event notifications for online meetings
Jay Kemper Johnston, Raleigh, NC (US); David C. White, Jr., St. Petersburg, FL (US); and Magnus Mortensen, Cary, NC (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/203,173.
Application 18/203,173 is a continuation of application No. 17/513,427, filed on Oct. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,729,353.
Application 17/513,427 is a continuation of application No. 17/159,646, filed on Jan. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,223,799, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0308606 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/15 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G08B 25/009 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
establishing, by a network-based communications platform, a communication session between a first user device associated with a first user account and a second user device associated with a second user account;
receiving, via the communication session and from the first or the second user account of the network-based communications platform running on the first or the second user device, an indication of an emergency associated with a location of the first user device;
receiving, from user accounts of the network-based communications platform running on one or more user devices, location data associated with the one or more user devices on which the user accounts are running;
subsequent to receiving the indication of the emergency, determining using the location data, that a third user device with a user account of the network-based communications platform running is currently within a threshold proximity to the location of the first user device;
sending a notification indicating the emergency to the third user device based at least in part on the third user device being within the threshold proximity at a first instance;
sending an updated notification indicating the emergency to the third user device based at least in part on the third user device still being within the threshold proximity at a second instance; and
notifying other users that are not participating in the communication session about the emergency, the other users being located proximate to the first user account experiencing the emergency.