US 12,010,153 B1
Method and apparatus for displaying video feeds in an online meeting user interface in a manner that visually distinguishes a first subset of participants from a second subset of participants
Benjamin Slotznick, Mt. Gretna, PA (US)
Filed by Benjamin Slotznick, Mt. Gretna, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,147.
Application 18/130,147 is a continuation of application No. 17/942,635, filed on Sep. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,621,979.
Application 17/942,635 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/737,201, filed on May 5, 2022, granted, now 11,444,982, issued on Sep. 13, 2022.
Application 17/737,201 is a continuation of application No. 17/565,729, filed on Dec. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,330,021, issued on May 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/132,617, filed on Dec. 31, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/1059 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 3/60 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/1059 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1454 (2013.01); G06T 3/60 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing a gallery view or a virtual space view in an online meeting user interface associated with a videoconferencing system, the gallery view or virtual space view displaying video feeds of meeting participants on their respective participant computers, the video feeds being camera-captured views of each of the meeting participants, the method comprising:
(a) generating, by the videoconferencing system, instructions for a gallery view or virtual space view in the online meeting user interface using the video feeds of each of the meeting participants, wherein the generation of instructions for the gallery view or the virtual space view generates instructions for creating a visually distinct appearance for one subset of meeting participants, the generated instructions including instructions to display the gallery view or the virtual space view with the visually distinct appearance, thereby allowing views of the one subset of meeting participants to be visually distinguished from views of other meeting participants, wherein the visually distinct appearance persists regardless of whether any of the meeting participants in the subset of meeting participants are presently speaking; and
(b) transmitting, by the videoconferencing system, via an electronic network, instructions to display the gallery view or virtual space view to all meeting participants on their respective participant computers.