US 12,341,620 B2
Participant interactions during a virtual expo
Pankaj Kumar Prasad, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoom Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,332.
Application 18/405,332 is a continuation of application No. 17/582,830, filed on Jan. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,870,598.
Prior Publication US 2024/0146561 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/1822 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1831 (2013.01); H04N 7/152 (2013.01); H04N 7/157 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
creating, by a video conference provider, a virtual expo;
receiving, by the video conference provider from a first client device associated with a first participant in the virtual expo, a request to interact with a second participant in the virtual expo;
providing, by the video conference provider to a second client device associated with the second participant, a notification of the request to interact;
receiving, by the video conference provider from the second client device, an approval of the request; and
in response to receiving the approval, establishing a first virtual interaction session between the first participant and the second participant.