US 12,302,038 B2
Providing a takeable item within a virtual conferencing system
Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Long Island City, NY (US); and Walton Lin, Chatham, NJ (US)
Assigned to SNAP INC., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/953,956.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/250,593, filed on Sep. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108152 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/157 (2013.01) [G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/152 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2219/024 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for designating an element within the room to be takeable during virtual conferencing;
receiving, based on the interface, an indication of first user input designating the element to be takeable;
providing a virtual conference between plural participants within the room, the room including the element;
receiving an indication of second user input, by a first participant of the plural participants, to take the element;
associating, in response to receiving the indication of second user input, the element with the first participant;
providing, for each of the plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a live video feed of the participant for viewing by the plural participants; and
displaying, in association with the participant video element corresponding to the first participant, a badge icon which represents the element, for indicating to the plural participants that the first participant has the element.