US 11,991,225 B2
Enabling breakout rooms in webinars
Lin Han, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/096,627.
Application 18/096,627 is a continuation of application No. 17/245,214, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,575,720.
Prior Publication US 2023/0144781 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 65/401 (2022.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 65/4015 (2013.01) [H04N 7/15 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
transmitting, by a virtual conference provider to a plurality of client devices connected to a main meeting of a webinar, a message indicating a transition to one or more sub-meetings of the webinar, each message identifying one of the one or more sub-meetings;
receiving, from a subset of the plurality of client devices, requests for access information for a respective one of the one or more sub-meetings;
in response to authenticating a request, providing, to the corresponding client device of the subset of the plurality of client devices, the access information for the respective one of the one or more sub-meetings;
receiving from a first client device a request to join a first sub-meeting, the request based on the access information; and
joining the first client device to the first sub-meeting.